Tag: Refugee Crisis

International Academics to Nominate Greek Islanders for Nobel Peace Prize

A group of prominent academics from Harvard, Cornell, Oxford and other universities are drawing up an official nomination for Greek

January 24, 2016

World Economic Forum: Davos 2016 Discussion on the Future of Europe; Alexis Tsipras “Europe Cannot be an a la Carte Union”

An interesting conversation took place at the World Economic Forum about the Future of Europe. Included in the dialogue were

January 23, 2016

Austrian Official Wants Greek Border with Europe Sealed

The Austrian Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner suggested in an interview that the solution to the refugee crisis was to seal

January 23, 2016

Dozens Drown Overnight in Aegean as European Leaders Warn of Europe’s Future

At last count, 44 refugees drowned in two separate incidents off Greek islands overnight, making it one of the most

January 22, 2016

Crisis Mounting as FYROM Closes Border with Greece; Daily Arrivals on Greek Islands Continue Unabated; More Dead in Waters

People thought that money and mother nature would do the trick, believing that the winter chill, as well as a

January 20, 2016

Turkish Foreign Minister to EU: Pay Up or “These People Will Come to You”

While the European Union delays payments to Turkey of the €3 billion it promised to help stem the flow of

January 20, 2016

Innovation and the Refugee Crisis in Greece

It didn’t take long for interesting ideas to emerge to assist in the continuing refugee crisis on Greece’s islands. Volunteers

January 19, 2016

Upcycling Life Vests to Mattresses on Lesvos

LESVOS, Greece, Jan 14 (UNHCR) – Vast piles of lifejackets clogging the idyllic beaches of the Greek island of Lesvos

January 19, 2016

Greek President: Turkish Officials Guilty of “Slave Trade”

Greece’s President Prokopis Pavlopoulos came out swinging against Turkey’s handling of the refugee crisis, claiming in a meeting with his

January 19, 2016

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