refugee crisis

The European Union and Turkey have agreed to cooperate in order to curb the refugee influx into Europe. The leaders of the EU's 28 member states along with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu convened in Brussels to discuss how the union...

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras expressed confidence on Sunday that today’s EU-Turkey Summit on the refugee crisis in Brussels will be constructive and that solutions will be found to tackle the flows. “Today the EU-Turkey summit is an important step in...

Greece's political leaders failed to find common ground on reforms to Greece's social security system but agreed on future discussions over a Constitutional Revision as well as on a united approach to the refugee crisis, during a meeting on Saturday afternoon. Greek...

Cyprus is engaged in intense consultations with Brussels ahead of Sunday’s meeting of EU heads of state with Turkey to discuss the refugee crisis, government spokesman Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday. He also said that so far two drafts for...

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) has initiated the process of sealing its southern border with Greece by erecting a fence, resulting in clashes between migrants and police at the border on Saturday. Migrants located on the Greek side...

At least six children lost their lives during two separate efforts of migrants and refugees to cross from the Turkish shores to the Greek islands. In one of the two incidents, one boat transporting migrants and refugees capsized on its way...

A 2-year-old boy from Syria was found wandering on his own at the borders of Evros-Greece. It is unknown how he ended up there or how he got lost from his parents but for the time being he has...

EU Commissioner for Migration and Internal Affairs; Dimitris Avramopoulos stressed the need for a collective effort to fight radicalization by all means in order to avoid the stigmatization of any community, ethnicity, or origin - whether they are Muslims, refugees, or...

Following an extraordinary day on Monday, when there were not any reports of new arrivals on the East Greek island of Lesvos, thousands reached the island's shores on Tuesday. The Athens Macedonian News Agency reports that 1,700 people arrived at Lesvos...

Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis addressed the ongoing refugee crisis in the aftermath of ISIL's attacks in Paris, November 13, that killed 129 people. Over 850,000 migrants and refugees have arrived in Europe this calendar year, with 703,000 entering through...