EU commissioner lauds Turkish hospitality towards refugees

European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos on Nov. 27 praised Turkish hospitality towards millions of refugees hosted in the country.

EU announces new emergency funding for refugees in Greece. Greece has already received around €1.3 billion

The European Commission announced a new emergency support package for Greece Thursday to help it deal with the refugee crisis.

La Pologne fait appel au Luxembourg pour contester son obligation d’accueil de migrants

Les autorités polonaises ont demandé la révision de leur participation obligatoire au programme européen de répartition des demandeurs d’asile auprès de la Cour de justice de l’UE. Elles attendent désormais sa décision.

142 failed, foiled and completed terrorist attacks in EU in 2016

A total of 142 failed, foiled and completed terrorist attacks were reported by eight European Union (EU) countries in 2016, according to the EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report published in Valletta on Thursday.

Еврокомиссар: соглашение ЕС с Турцией снизило поток беженцев через турецкую границу на 97%

Соглашение ЕС и Турции по миграции сократило поток нелегальных мигрантов через турецкую границу в Грецию на 97% - до примерно 50 человек в день или 4,5 тыс. человек за I квартал 2017 года. Об этом заявил еврокомиссар по миграции, внутренним делам и гражданству Димитрис Аврамопулос, выступая в Европарламенте с отчетом о ситуации по миграции.

Turkey won't accept delay in EU visa liberalization

Turkish Presidential Spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin said on Tuesday that Turkey will not accept a delay for visa-free travel to the European Union (EU) until the end of the year, Daily Sabah reported.

Accord sur les migrants: l'UE tranchera la question des visas pour les Turcs début mai

Saluant les "progrès" de la coopération avec la Turquie sur le dossier migratoire, l'UE s'est engagée mercredi à trancher début mai sur l'exemption de visas exigée par Ankara, qui fait monter la pression sur ce sujet sensible.

Austria launches migrant cap despite EU anger

Austria's new daily cap on asylum seekers has entered into force, in a move that the European Commission has described as "plainly incompatible" with European Union laws.

EC asks Austria to reconsider asylum cap

The European Commission urged Austria Thursday to reconsider its plans to limit asylum claims which it warned would be "plainly incompatible" with European Union laws.

Migrant crisis: EU threatens Greece over border controls

Greece could face new border controls with other states if it fails to fix "serious deficiencies" in its management of the external frontier of the passport-free Schengen zone.

11 migrants drown heading from Turkey to Greek island

At least 11 migrants believed to be Syrians drowned as two boats sank after leaving southwest Turkey for the Greek island of Kos, Doğan News Agency reported on Sept. 2.

EU offers to help France, Britain tackle Calais migrant crisis

The European Commission offered Tuesday to help France and Britain deal with the migrant crisis at the Channel Tunnel, as police on both sides braced for new attempts at the crossing.

Statement by Commissioner Avramopoulos at the end of his visit to Egypt (EC -05.05.15)

From the Official Website of the  European Commission 05-05-2015:
[Speech]
"The European Union and Egypt have a long-standing relationship. We face common challenges and we need one another to address them.

EU Commission sets out urgent steps to ease migrant crisis

New measures to tackle a migration crisis in the Mediterranean include destroying smugglers' boats and a new programme to send migrants home, the European Commission said on Monday.

European asylum rules must change (European Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos)

The European Union is “concerned” by its existing asylum regulations and is looking at ways to amend them with large numbers of migrants fleeing conflict crossing the Mediterranean, the bloc’s top immigration official said April 7.

Boat sinks near Turkey: Statement by European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos

From the Official Website of the European Commission, Brussels, 03 November 2014:

The European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos made the following statement on the drowning of at least 24 people, after the sinking of a boat off the north coast of Turkey which carried migrants:
"I am appalled by today's tragedy in Turkey. This new deadly incident brings once again to the forefront the urgency to take concrete action to save lives, to address irregular migration, and to help those in need of protection.

Greek PM appoints new defense minister to replace Avramopoulos

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras appointed Current Development Minister Nikos Dendias on Friday as new defense minister, as outgoing Dimitris Avramopoulos is due to assume his new duties as European Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs in coming days.

According to the announcement issued by the premier's office Dendias' successor at the development ministry will be Costas Skrekas, an MP of the conservative ruling party.

Greek PM expresses his concerns to Rama about the “nationalist Tcham trumpeting” (Respect toward human rights is part of the process of EU accession)

Prime Minister Edi Rama met in Wales with the Prime Minister of Greece, Antonis Samaras, upon the request of the latter. The meeting has been held in the framework of the NATO summit, which started on Thursday in Wales (Great Britain). Delegations of both countries are participating in the NATO summit.

Prime minister Samaras was accompanied in this meeting by the foreign Minister, Evangelos Venizelos and the Defense minister, Dimitris Avramopoulos. Meanwhile, Rama was accompanied by the Foreign minister, Ditmir Buashti and the Prime Minister’s advisor, Endri Fuga.

Defence Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos' meeting with the Turkish Defence Minister Ismet Yilmaz, Brussels

Hellenic MOD, 3/6/14:

The Minister of National Defence Dimitris Avramopoulos met his Turkish counterpart Ismet Yilmaz in the context of the NATO Defence Ministers’ Meeting held in Brussels.

After the meeting the two ministers addressed the following statements:

ΥΠΕΘΑ: Δηλώσεις ΥΕΘΑ Δ. Αβραμόπουλου και ΥΠΕΞ Ισραήλ Avigdor Lieberman μετά τη συνάντηση τους στο ΥΠΕΘΑ

ΥΠΕΘΑ, 23/3/14
 
Δ.ΑΒΡΑΜΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ: Είχα τη χαρά σήμερα να συναντηθώ εδώ στο Υπουργείο Εθνικής Αμύνης, με τον Υπουργό Εξωτερικών του Ισραήλ, τον παλιό μου συνάδελφο αλλά πάντοτε φίλο μου, Avigdor Lieberman, ο οποίος πραγματοποιεί επίσημη επίσκεψη στη χώρα μας.

Με τον κ. Lieberman γνωριζόμαστε από την πρώτη θητεία του ως Υπουργού Εξωτερικών του Ισραήλ και είχαμε συναντηθεί αρκετές φορές τότε. Θυμίζω τη συνάντησή μας στη Νέα Υόρκη στα πλαίσια της Γενικής Συνέλευσης του ΟΗΕ, αλλά και αργότερα στο Ισραήλ.