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InfoMigrants By InfoMigrants Published on : 2021/01/28 A number of NGOs, including Human Rights Watch, have urged the Greek government to be transparent about the details of the risks of lead poisoning at a migrant camp on Lesbos. They also urged for migrants to be evacuated as a precautionary measure. The Greek ministry of migration and asylum had announced on Saturday that an investigation would be launched with the help of experts from the European Union to analyse soil samples at Mavrovounio camp on Lesbos, where migrants have be...

Former Greek socialist minister Sifis Valirakis found dead at sea Search for: According to his wife, Valirakis went alone on a small boat trip on the coast of Eretria, Euboea, where his family has a vacation home. She reported him missing after he failed to return home. Port authorities are investigating two scenarios: Valirakis slipped, fell from the boat and was hit by his own propeller Valirakis’ boat collided with another vessel which caused him to fall in the water before being hit by another boat The body of the 77-year-old was found on rocks of a small island in the area called “Pe...

Construction of Evros border fence to be completed within months Search for: Greece’s Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis visited the Greek-Turkish border region of Evros on Tuesday. There he met with police and army officers at the border stations of Kastanies and Feres and examined the construction of the fence. Referring to the situation that started in March, Chrysochoidis thanked the officers for their service and told them he was proud to be where the “battle without bullets” took place. In March this year, Turkey attempted to asymmetrically invade Greece with the u...

“Security in an Insecure World” December 17, 2020 Thank you very much Ambassador Prevelakis, and Theo, thank you for the invitation to come speak again. I want to say what a pleasure and honor it is to be on the circuit with so many old friends and colleagues. It’s great to see Jim Townsend there and also Admiral Apostolakis who gets so much credit in my mind for laying the foundation for the extraordinary military-to-military relationship we enjoy with Greece today. I also want to say it’s a real pleasure to have the opportunity to speak to some of the issues that Ambassador Lyberopo...