Theodoros Papatheodorou
Minister defends efforts to improve conditions at Moria migrant camp
Greek Migration Minister Dimitris Vitsas on Friday defended efforts to improve conditions at the notorious Moria migrant reception and processing center on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos, saying that all its residents are vaccinated and have access to education and "music classes."
Some 500 migrants to be evacuated from makeshift Patra camps
Around 500 migrants and asylum seekers staying in makeshift camps near the western port of Patra to organized facilities in other parts of the country, Migration Minister Dimitris Vitsas told lawmakers in Athens on Friday.
Minister accuses fire service of being 'used like a party mechanism'
Comments by Citizen's Protection Minister Nikos Toskas in Parliament Thursday, including calling the Hellenic Fire Service the "most warped service in the Greek public sector," prompted angry reactions from opposition parties.