migrants
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Refugees 1 March Mar 2016 1714 01 March 2016 Greece, UNHCR warns of imminent humanitarian crisis
As of Monday 24,000 refugees and migrants in Greece needed accommodation. More resources and better coordination are critical for averting wider suffering and chaos, says the UN Refugee agency.
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Idomeni camp 1 March Mar 2016 1003 01 March 2016 Stranded in dire conditions without any idea of what happens next
Refugees on the Greece-Macedonia border told Amnesty International about the lack of basic services in addition to a total lack of information on where they should go next. «European countries more interested to coordinate blocking borders than to provide refugees and asylum-seekers with protection» said Giorgos Kosmopoulos, Director of AI Greece.
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Best practices 26 February Feb 2016 1251 26 February 2016 Avoiding deaths at sea is not a utopia. Sant'Egidio achieves "safe passages"
On Monday the 29th, a group of a hundred refugees will reach Europe by the so-called "safe flights”. An initiative of the Community of Sant'Egidio and some Protestant churches.
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Added Value 26 February Feb 2016 1014 26 February 2016 The important role of immigrants in our economy
Too much of the rhetoric on immigration focuses on things like stealing jobs from locals, more criminal violence and increasing the burden of government for the native-born. Contrary to those concerns, recent studies show that migrants represent an important pool of potential entrepreneurs. They creates jobs and value, both economically and of a more socio-cultural nature.
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Migration 25 February Feb 2016 1744 25 February 2016 Eviction to go ahead at the Calais camp
A French court has given the green light for the state to expel hundreds of migrants from their shelters in the north of France. Save the Children:«Almost 400 children will be forced to flee their makeshift homes in the Calais, when many of them having already fled war zones»
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Migration 25 February Feb 2016 1218 25 February 2016 Vita International journalist wins prestigious prize
One of Vita International and Afronline’s correspondent journalists, Salih Amar Hamid, has won a journalism Thomson Foundation prize for his article covering refugees and migration in Sudan.
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Migration 24 February Feb 2016 1541 24 February 2016 Reports of Balkan border closures very worrying, says UNHCR head Filippo Grandi
Such decision will lead to further chaos and confusion and it will increase the burden on Greece. «We are worried that these closings are happening and that there are no corresponding openings through relocation and resettlement» warns the Head of the UN Refugee agency.
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Best practices 24 February Feb 2016 1016 24 February 2016 It takes a Duo, a migrant and an elderly person, to find a job
The association Duo For a Job connects refugees with professionals over fifty who will support the new comers in their search for work. A relationship that and in the end, say the volunteers, you no longer know who supported whom.
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Econimic outlook 23 February Feb 2016 1522 23 February 2016 End to Schengen ? Decline in prosperity is guaranteed
Discussing the possibility of new border checks, Europe's citizens have so far focused on the potential inconvenience for travelers from one country to another. Economists, however, warn of much more serious consequences. According to a study released by the Bertelsmann foundation, the reinstatement of border controls would pose an extraordinary threat to growth and prosperity.
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Refugees 23 February Feb 2016 0936 23 February 2016 Welcome to Zeebrugge, the new Calais of Belgium
The stories and aspirations of a group of Iranian refugees hoping to reach England. In the meantime, they are stuck in the town of Zeebrugge: a place that risks becoming the new migrant crisis in Europe.
