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Greece
Border Tensions Rise as Refugees and Migrants Try to Enter Greece
Thousands of refugees and migrants continue to gather at Greece's border with Turkey in Evros, following Ankara's decision to stop preventing migrants from marching towards the EU.
On Saturday morning, tensions rose as groups of refugees and migrants tried to...
Greece
Bulgaria Joins Greece in Toughening Patrols Along Turkish Border
Bulgaria, the EU's other member-state that shares a national border with Turkey, has been toughening its controls along its frontier with the country since Friday morning.
Bulgarian Defense Minister Krasimir Karakachanov said on Friday that Sofia is ready to send...
Greece
Suspected American Jihadist Stranded at Greek-Turkish Border for Third Day (video)
A suspected American jihadist has been left stranded for a third day between Greece and Turkey after he was deported by Turkey, then refused entry by Greece.
Muhammad Darwis B., reportedly an American of Jordanian dissent, has been physically stranded...
Diplomacy
Turkey Attempts to Deport Jihadist to Greece at Evros Checkpoint
A bizarre incident took place on Monday afternoon at the Greek-Turkish border at Kastanies in the region of Evros.
According to Turkish media, a jihadist, who is allegedly an American citizen, was attempting to cross the border with Greece, as...
Greece
EU Deploys Border Guards on Albania-Greece Border
Teams from the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, or Frontex, will patrol Albania's borders with Greece for the first time, it was announced on Tuesday in Tirana. The newly-placed officers will patrol areas for illegal immigration and also keep...
Greece
Europol to Install Unit in Greece's Evros to Tackle Migrant Smuggling
It was announced on Wednesday that Europol will dispatch a mobile unit with a number of expert officers to assist the local Greek Police (ELAS) in Evros to tackle the increasing incidence of migrant smuggling from Turkey.
The Europol decision...
Greece
Europol Chief Visits Greek-Turkish Border at Evros
EUROPOL executive director Catherine De Bolle visited Greece's border region of Evros on Thursday.
De Bolle wanted to see for herself the situation at the Greek-Turkish border -- which also serves as an external border of the European Union itself.
The...
Greece
Mysterious Disappearance of 100 Greek/FYROM Border Markers
Greek police have launched an investigation to identify those responsible for removing 105 markers at the border line between the nations of Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM).
Some of the approximately one meter (three feet) tall pyramid-shaped...
Greece
Farmers Protesting Tax Increase and Cuts to Social Security Close Greek-FYROM Border
The customs office at Evzones, near Greece’s border with FYROM, was blocked by farmers and from the municipality of Peonia on Saturday, who are protesting about the increase in taxation and changes in their social security fees.
Speaking to Athens-Macedonian...
Greece
EU Extends Schengen Border Controls for Another Six Months
EU member states of the European Council backed last week's recommendation from the European Commission to extend border controls in the passport-free Schengen zone that were reintroduced in some places as a response to the refugee crisis.
Member states that...