Tag: Greece
Greece: in Lesbos, after Moria, an increasingly closed camp
On the Greek island of Lesbos, the Moria camp, which has become a symbol of migratory flows to Europe, was destroyed by fire in September 2020. Since then, a temporary…
Greece starts vaccination of children aged 5 to 11
As Greece faces a new wave of Covid-19 contamination, the vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 began on Wednesday, December 15. More than 30,000 appointments have already been made…
In head-on competition with France, the United States offers frigates to Greece
The US government on Friday gave the green light to a possible sale to Greece of four frigates. A decision that opens up competition with Paris since France concluded in…
Refugees: “If EU states achieve a more humane approach, we can get out of it”
Pope Francis was visiting the Island of Lesbos in Greece, this Sunday, December 5, 2021. This 35th trip of the Sovereign Pontiff is placed under the sign of solidarity with…
Pope Francis at the bedside of migrants on the island of Lesbos
Five years after his first visit to the island of Lesbos in the midst of a migratory crisis, the Pope is once again on the move in a migrant camp…
new symbolic visit of Pope Francis to Lesbos
At the heart of a three-day visit to Greece, an Orthodox country, the Pope made a stopover this Sunday in the Lesvos refugee camp where just over 2,000 asylum seekers…
From Orthodox priest to Pope: You are an infidel
The spiritual leader of the Catholics, Pope Francis, arrived in Athens, the capital of Greece, after a 3-day visit to the Greek Cypriot Administration (GCA). “PAPA YOU ARE A FAITHFUL”…
in Athens, the Pope denounces a Europe “torn by nationalist egoisms”
During a statement on the subject of migrants at the door of the European Union, the sovereign pontiff blasted Europe, believing that it was “torn by nationalist selfishness”. It was…
Before the Pope’s arrival in Lesbos, the reception conditions for migrants are slightly improved
After a first stopover in Cyprus, the Pope begins this Saturday, December 4, a three-day visit to Greece, which will be marked in particular by a visit to Lesbos on…
Travel to Greece: form, health pass, PCR tests, Covid info for this winter
We take stock of the health situation and the measures to be followed during your trip to mainland Greece, Crete, the Cyclades or the Ionian Islands this winter during the…