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Education
First Kindergarten Opens on Tiny Borderline Greek Island Ereikoussa
The newly-founded first kindergarten on the tiny borderline Greek island of Ereikoussa, in the Ionian Sea, opened its doors to two students.
Europe
European Agency Deploys Blimps to Monitor Greek Borders
Aerostats are to be deployed to monitor the northern Greek border by Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency.
Diplomacy
Turkey Provokes Greece by Demanding Change in Border Treaty
Turkey provoked Greece by calling on Monday for a renegotiation of the Lausanne Treaty 1923, which set the borders between the countries.
Greece
Greece Begins Construction of New Border Fence at Evros
Greece begun this week the construction of the new fence at the border with Turkey along the Evros River, a project aimed at stopping illegal immigration into the country.
The 5-meter (16.4 foot) tall fence with a total length of...
Cyprus
EU Warns Turkey Over Violations From Drilling In Greek Waters
The European Union’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, has urged Turkey to respect the borders of Greece and Cyprus, following its earlier threats to drill for oil and gas inside Greece's territorial waters.
Further, Borrell also stated that the EU was...
Greece
Greece Shuts Borders, Suspends Ferry Travel to Italy to Contain Coronavirus
The Greek government announced on Sunday that it is closing off the country's borders with Albania and North Macedonia and suspending ferry services with Italy in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
The adoption of new emergency measures...
Greece
Austria Says Europe Won't Kneel Before Erdogan, Greece Will be Provided Assistance
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz issued a statement on Sunday, reiterating Austria's full support for Greece's efforts to keep Europe's borders intact.
Kurz declared that Greece needs the full solidarity and support of the European Union in this difficult situation, which...
Greece
Greek Government Says Country Faces Massive Organized Border Violation Attempt
Stelios Petsas, the Greek government's spokesperson said on Saturday that Greece has faced ''a massive organized illegal attempt to violate its borders and has managed to endure."
Following a meeting held at Maximos Mansion in Athens, Petsas announced Greece's steps...
Greece
Athens Declares No Illegal Entries Will Be Tolerated As Turkey Opens Gates
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made a short, forceful statement in English on his social media profiles on Friday afternoon, commenting on the recent developments since Turkey decided to let refugees and migrants freely leave the country and enter...
Greece
Survey Shows Greeks Favorable Toward Refugees; Hostile Against Economic Migration
According to a recent study conducted in four EU member states, Greeks have strong feelings in favor of refugees, but at the same time have strongly negative views toward migration as a whole.
More specifically, according to the survey, a...