Europe
Migrants moved to new Lesbos camp as Mitsotakis demands more EU help
Around 300 refugees and migrants had by Sunday evening moved into a new camp facility being built by the Greek army in a former military shooting range in Kara Tepe,…
Search: Greece
Europe
EU and China talk trade despite rifts
EU leaders will talk to Chinese President Xi Jinping seeking trade and investment Monday, despite tensions over Hong Kong's freedoms and Beijing's treatment of its Uighur minority. Chinese officials, EU…
Europe
The Observer view on the EU’s refugee crisis | Observer editorial
Scenes of devastation and desperation at the burnt-out refugee camp at Moria, on the Greek island of Lesbos, are powerful reminders that Europe’s migrant crisis never really ended. The response…
Europe
UN chief calls on EU to share out migrants from Lesbos
PARIS — The UN secretary general urged European Union members on Saturday to take in thousands of migrants and asylum seekers who have been left homeless and destitute in Greece…
Christianity
Moria fires, COMECE urges action to protect asylum seekers
Moria fires, COMECE urges action to protect asylum seekers In the context of the tragedy occurred in the Moria camp (Lesvos) on Tuesday 8 September 2020, the Bishops of the European Union urge…
News
A journey into Europe’s dreamer generation
Dreamer generation - “Why do you sound so British?” the immigration officer asked 15-year-old Ijeoma Moore as she followed orders to pack her and her 10-year-old brother’s clothes. Officers had…
News
Cardinal: Europe should be ‘ashamed’ after refugee camp fire
CNA Staff, Sep 10, 2020 / 05:10 am MT (CNA).- refugee camp fire - A cardinal said Wednesday that Europe should be “ashamed” after fire devastated the continent’s largest refugee…
News
Cardinal calls for resettlement of asylum-seekers from Greek island
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — By Barbe Fraze - Hours after a fire or fires sent thousands of migrants and refugees fleeing their tents and makeshift container homes at the Moria…
Europe
European Council chief calls on Turkey’s Erdogan to hold consultations on Eastern Mediterranean settlement
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and European Council President Charles Michel discussed developments in the Eastern Mediterranean on Sunday, CNN Turk reported, according to Reuters. NATO allies Turkey and Greece have…
Europe
EU’s Michel says relocation no silver bullet to migration feuds
Europe must improve migration procedures on its external borders, seal more deals with foreign countries and synchronise asylum policies in the bloc before it tackles the thorny issue of hosting…