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Greek Govt Concerned Over EU-Turkey Migrant Deal

The steady stream of refugees arriving on Greek islands from Turkey in recent days has been a cause of concern for the Greek government. In the past week there has been an average of 100-120 migrants and refugees landing on...

Europol Deploys 200 Officers in Greece to Identify Possible Terrorists Among Migrants

Europol is to send 200 officers to Greece next month in order to identify possible terrorists among migrants and refugees. The European Union's law enforcement agents will be deployed in refugee registration centers and camps across the country in order...

Refugees Cross Into FYROM; Unofficially Sent Back to Greece [Exclusive Video]

At the village of Chamilo, near Greece's border with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), refugees and migrants attempting to cross the Suva Reka river are once again caught between a rock and a hard place. At least...

Council of Europe Report on FYROM and Greece: Overcrowded Camps, Child Detentions

The Council of Europe's new report addressing the situation of refugees and migrants in Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia was published on Wednesday by Tomáš Boček, the Special Representative on Migration and Refugees of the Council...

Most Migrants on Greece-FYROM Border Have Expired Permits

The majority of refugees and migrants stranded in Idomeni, on the Greece - Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, are there with expired documents, said Migration Policy Minister Yannis Mouzalas. "The (registration) papers of 70 percent of the people at Idomeni...

President Pavlopoulos: Greek Veto on FYROM's EU-NATO Bid is Non-Negotiable

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said that Greece's stand on the ongoing name dispute with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) is non-negotiable. Visiting the Macedonian Tombs of Lefkadians, near Naoussa, the Greek leader said that those who dispute...

Frustration Builds as Hopes Dim Among Refugees at FYROM Border

The biting cold of the winter wind has been tempered by spring, but among the thousands trapped in limbo on the Greek border, it is the rumors that now swirl through Idomeni camp. "They say that maybe the border will...

FYROM Police Return to Greece Refugees Who Crossed Border Illegally

Several groups of refugees and migrants have tried to cross the Greek border to get into FYROM, but were detained by police and returned to the country, according to a Sputnik report. The report cites a witness who spoke to...

Angelina Jolie: ‘Refugee Situation in Greece is Deteriorating’

Hollywood actress, celebrity, humanitarian, and UNHCR ambassador; Angelina Jolie was in Greece a few days ago to examine the refugee crisis first-hand. On her visit she went to several refugee camps overwhelmed with migrants and refugees fleeing conflict and desperately seeking to...

FYROM Helicopters Fly Over Evzones-Kilkis

Two flights by FYROM military helicopters occurred over Evzones in Kilkis, which entered Athens FIR on Wednesday morning. According to the Hellenic National Defense General Staff, the first flight took place at 9:33 am over Evzones at 7,000 feet and...