Nikos Toskas

German authorities say they were unaware that an Afghan migrant accused of the recent rape and murder of a female medical student in Germany had been convicted of attempted murder in Greece after violating parole there.

Speaking to radio station “Vima FM”, journalist Pantelis Fikaris of the Chios-based newspaper “Politis Chios”, alleged that Alternate Minister for Immigration Policy, Ioannis Mouzalas and Alternate Minister of Public Order and Citizen Protection, Nikos Toskas had contacted him before the visit of US President Barack Obama asking to censor images of violence and riots from the Souda r

The government came under a hail of criticism on Friday from opposition parties over the street riots that marred the anniversary on Thursday of the deadly crackdown on a student uprising in 1973 by the military junta.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras reproved Deputy Citizen Protection Minister Nikos Toskas for using tear gas against pensioners who were protesting the new pension cuts. After pictures of sad old men with swollen, teary eyes were released in the press and the social media, Tsipras put the blame on the deputy minister. The prime minister expressed his disapproval of the use of tear gas agains

On Wednesday, Alternate Citizen Protection Minister Nikos Toskas attended the opening ceremony of the “new space”, as the center will be called now. The new space can host 300 refugees and is equipped with wireless Internet and a playground.

Six residents from the village of Idomeni, including community’s president Xanthoula Soupli, filed a legal suit against Alternate Citizen Protection Minister Nikos Toskas for failing to protect the village from problems that have arisen by the makeshift refugee camp.

The Greek transport industry has suffered great losses due to the occupation of the railway tracks at Idomeni by refugees and illegal migrants in northern Greece, according to the industry’s representative.

Greek Alternate Minister of Public Order and Citizen Protection Nikos Toskas said that the people living in urban areas have not ‘really’ felt the pressures of the refugee crisis, in an interview to state broadcaster ERT TV, Tuesday.

The statement of Citizen Protection Minister Nikos Toskas following the violent incidents took place in Idomeni has raised many concerns.

The admission by Greek Alternate Minister for the Protection of Citizens Nikos Toskas, Saturday that a Turkish official will be responsible for deciding the readmission of refugees and immigrants entering Greece into Turkey has caused a political uproar.