Child custody
Rhodes: ‘There is no abduction’ says the brother of the mother of the two missing children
An announcement has been issued by the brother of the mother accused of parental abduction of her minor children in Rhodes.
In it, she makes it clear that there is no abduction, the children are safe with their mother, and accuses their father of trying to forcibly take them away from their mother.
The statement details:
lion: The mother allegedly abducted her children in a mafia-like manner, said Giannopoulos of Smile of the Child
Custody of the children had been taken away from the mother to protect them as they were in danger
Unaccompanied minors’ plight better, issues remain
Large numbers of unaccompanied minors continue to arrive in Greece, with one in three from Egypt. According to data until early April, 2,157 unaccompanied minors were registered and accommodated.
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Shelter for 4,255 homeless children has been secured, says Voultepsi
A document forwarded to Parliament on Wednesday by the Deputy Minister of Immigration and Asylum, Sofia Voultepsi, shows that a total of 4,255 children identified as homeless or in precarious living conditions have been housed in the last 2.5 years.
Most unaccompanied children failed to win asylum in Greece, NGO says
Fewer than a third of unaccompanied children succeeded in winning asylum in Greece last year, with the rest of the applications rejected or in limbo, aid agency Save the Children said in calling for better protection of those most vulnerable.
Some 1,836 quake survivor children reunited with families
More than 1,800 of the 1,914 unaccompanied minors taken under protection after the deadly Feb. 6 earthquakes have been handed over to their families, the Family and Social Services Ministry has announced.
Parliament approves new migration code
Greece's Parliament approved on Wednesday a Migration Ministry legislation that overhauls that migration code, clarifying regulations about residence permits for non-EU migrants and unaccompanied children, and incorporating a related EU Directive (2021/1883/EK).
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EU deal to move migrant children from Greece officially ends
A voluntary scheme by European Union member states to accept unaccompanied migrant children from Greece officially ended Tuesday, raising concern over delays still facing the bloc in hammering out a comprehensive new migration agreement.
Woman from Finland claims she was raped in Athens
Two men have been taken into custody
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"I was drugged and raped in Athens", says woman from Finland
Two men have been taken into custody