Research Institute for European and American Studies
Newsletter on Immigration to Greece
Editor: Ioannis Kolovos
Minister for Migration Policy interviewed
Mr Mouzalas offered his view on the current situation and future development regarding immigration and asylum.
The interview (Efimerida ton Syntakton, 13/11/2016) can be read in full here (in Greek only)
In 2013, RIEAS has founded the Journal of Mediterranean and Balkan Intelligence (JMBI).
The eight issue (December 2016) focuses on “Intelligence and Terrorism” Read more
The 2nd Zagreb Security Forum Workshop will take place on 6-7 March 2017 in Zagreb, Croatia. The Workshop emphasizes on “Resilient Critical Infrastructure with focus on Energy, Water and Cyber” and is supported by the NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme. Read more
In 2013, RIEAS has founded the Journal of Mediterranean and Balkan Intelligence (JMBI).
The ninth issue (June 2017) will focus on “The Intelligence-Law Enforcement Nexus in the Current Global Security Environment: Lessons Learned and Best/Worst Practices.“ Read more
Research Institute for European and American Studies
Newsletter on Immigration to Greece
Editor: Ioannis Kolovos
13% of births in Greece came from foreign mothers
According to 2015 data 13% of births in Greece came from foreign mothers (11,943 births out of a total of 91,847). Moreover, the Greek population continues to decline and age.
The relevant press release by the National Statistics Authority can be read here (in Greek only)
Research Institute for European and American Studies
Newsletter on Immigration to Greece
Editor: Ioannis Kolovos
On asylum applications
In the first five months of 2016, asylum has been granted in 23% of the application cases processed.
The relevant article (Kathimerini, 31/7/2016) can be read here (in Greek only)
Foreigners feature disproportionately in Police's statistics on serious crime
According to criminality figures for 2015 released by the Hellenic Police, foreigners contribute significantly in serious crime. Foreigners are 26.2% of those arrested for homicides, 38% of those arrested for rape, 26.6% of those arrested for thefts-burglaries and 37.7% of those arrested for robberies.
John M. Nomikos
(RIEAS Director)
Copyright:https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781442249417/Handbook-of-European-Intelligence-Cultures#
Publication date on RIEAS web site (www.rieas.gr) – 28 August 2016
John M. Nomikos contributed an article on “Greece: The Need for Modernization in an Unstable Environment” in the Handbook of European Intelligence Cultures” edited by Bob De Graaff and James M. Nyce – with Chelsea Locke, published by Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 2016, USA....Read more
Dr. Chikara HASHIMOTO
(Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations at The University of Sharjah, UAE, (Japanese)
"When we started to plan our first Zagreb Security Forum in the middle of 2015, one of the first persons that we wanted to invite as a speaker was our friend and colleague Dr. Chikara Hashimoto. Not because of the fact that he was our friend. ...Read more
Copyright: RIEAS 2016
Research Institute for European and American Studies
Newsletter on Immigration to Greece
Editor: Ioannis Kolovos
Risk of poverty much higher for foreign nationals
According to the latest Income and Household Living Conditions Survey the population at risk of poverty or social exclusion between the ages of 18-64 years old was much higher for foreign nationals compared to the Greeks (64.3% compared to 37.4% respectively).
The relevant press release by the National Statistics Authority can be read here (in Greek only)
The CHANTICLEER INTELLIGENCE BRIEF (CIB) at Coastal Carolina University (USA) is pleased to announce the publication of the first issue of The Intelligence Review, a compendium of useful analytical forecasts by CIB analysts, which relate to some of the most pressing questions in global security today. The volume is the product of a year-long collaboration between the CIB and the European Intelligence Academy (EIA), a network of intelligence studies scholars, specialists and students, who are dedicated to promoting international collaboration in intelligence scholarship and research.
In this volume, eleven CIB analysts tackle some of the most pressing and timely questions confronting intelligence observers today. Topics range from the price of oil to political stability in Venezuela, from the territorial cohesion of Iraq to the future of the Islamic State, and many other pressing subjects that feature daily in news headlines. CIB analysts propose carefully crafted and informed forecasts that outline future developments in some of the world’s most unpredictable hot spots.
The CIB analysts whose work is included in the first issue of The Intelligence Review are, in alphabetical order: Grant Barratt, Emily Clingenpeel, Amanda Corona, Diana Evans, Ryan Haag, Sarah Harvey, Matt Hayes, Connor Kilgore, Jeremy Lee, Benjamin Malone, and Amy Thomas. The issue is edited by CIB Faculty Mentor Dr Joseph Fitsanakis and includes a foreword by EIA Director Dr John Nomikos. Read more
Research Institute for European and American Studies
Newsletter on Immigration to Greece
Editor: Ioannis Kolovos
On the stay of refugees
The deputy Minister for Immigration Policy Mr Yiannis Mouzalas estimated that 30,000 to 40,000 refugees will remain in Greece for a long time.
The relevant article (Kathimerini, 5/5/2016) can be read here (in Greek only)
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