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Greece
Greek Government Calls on Refugees to Ignore Idle Information
The meeting of the Refugees Crisis Management Mechanism chaired by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was concluded late at night on Monday, in light of the tragic event at the northern borders of Greece. During the meeting the Prime...
Greece
FYROM to Send Back to Greece Migrants Who Entered Illegally
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is to send back hundreds of refugees who entered the country illegally from Greece, although Skopje has not made an official request yet.
According to FYROM police the 700-800 refugees and migrants who crossed...
Greece
Top 5 Things to Experience in Lefkada
Lefkada island in the Ionian Sea may not be as well-known to non-Greeks as Mykonos or Santorini, but it has a wild, lush, natural beauty that is unmatched by most Greek island destinations, as well as some of the...
Greece
FYROM Arrests Greek Photojournalists Following Refugee Trail
FYROM authorities arrested an undisclosed number of refugees and at least ten photojournalists who crossed into the Balkan country from Greece Monday evening.
Economy
Higher Taxes Loom on the Horizon as Greek Government Seeks New Revenues
What if all economic analyses point to devastating effects that high tax rates have on the Greek economy? In bankrupt Greece, raising ever higher taxes on all types of economic activity seems to be the only way Greek authorities...
Economy
Greece Can Expect Debt Restructuring, But Not Nominal Debt Relief, Head of Euro Working Group Says
The Grexit matter is completely off discussions, according to Thomas Wieser, head of Euro Working Group.
Speaking to the Austrian newspaper WirtschaftsBlatt, Mr. Wieser said that no one wishes to bring up any more the prospect of a Grexit as...
Economy
Migrant Crisis Will Cost Greece More than Original Estimate of 600 Million Euros
A report released last month by the Bank of Greece had estimated that the migrant crisis may cost Greece as much as 600 million euros this year, or approximately 0.3% of its gross domestic product.
Bank of Greece Director Yiannis...
Greece
Migrant Tragedies Continue Unabated
A new migrant tragedy has claimed the lives of three people on the blocked Greek-FYROM border.
FYROM police said three people, two men and a woman, drowned while trying to cross a river.
This latest migrant tragedy comes amid reports that...
Greece
Greek Minister Admits Many Migrants May Remain in Greece Permanently
The number of refugees and migrants stranded in Greece is over 45,000 and keeps growing on a daily basis as more desperate souls end up on Greek shores but cannot continue their way to the core of Europe as...
Greece
UN Human Rights Chief Praises Greece for Efforts to Manage Refugee Crisis
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, hailed Greece’s efforts to manage the refugee crisis in the organization’s annual report, while also expressing concern for the effects of closed borders on the well-being of...