European Commission and UNHCR launch scheme to provide 20,000 reception places for asylum seekers in Greece
The European Commission and the UNHCR today launched a scheme to provide 20,000 additional reception places for asylum seekers and…
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Event announcing Greece’s participation in the Pacific Alliance
On the initiative of the General Secretariat of International Economic Relations, a ceremony announcing Greece’s participation in an international regional…
Hungarian prisoners make razor-wire, to keep refugees out of Hungary[video]
Hungarian prisoners have been tasked with making razor wire, in order to use it for the protection of the external borders…
”Refugees” and ”Grexit” are Germany’s words of the year for 2015
‘Refugees’ is Germany’s word of the year for 2015. “Grexit”, the term created to describe the risk of Greece exiting euro…
Designer furniture made by refugees in Berlin!
The chairs and tables made by Cucula are one-of-a kind and made by refugees from West Africa. The Berlin start-up…
Toronto welcomes first of many Syrian refugees [photos]
After months of promises and weeks of preparation, the first planeload of Syrian refugees was headed to Canada on Thursday,…