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Greece Reacts at European Council Chief's Comment on Refugee Issue
The Greek government reacted to the comment by European Council President Donald Tusk that the closing of the Balkan route for refugees was a joint decision of the European Union 28.
The European official posted another comment on twitter where...
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Schulz Kicks Golden Dawn Politician Out of European Parliament [video]
For the first time in the history of the European Parliament, a politician was asked to leave the session of the Plenum.
Martin Schulz kicked out of the session of the European Parliament, Golden Dawn's politician, Eleftherio Synadino. The reason...
Greece
FYROM Completely Shuts Borders With Greece
FYROM has closed its borders completely to migrants stranded in Greece after several Balkan states, including Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia announced they will not allow migrants to cross their borders, according to Daily Mail
As reported in the Daily Mail,...
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Chaos at Idomeni as Greek Government Considers Relocating Refugees
About 13,000 refugees are stranded under bad weather conditions at Idomeni as Slovenia and Serbia sealed their borders; the Greek government is considering the relocation of all refugees from the Greece-FYROM border.
Greek media describe the situation at the neutral...
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Greek PM Tsipras Challenges Turkish Counterpart Over Airspace Violations
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras raised the issue of the frequent violations of Greek airspace by Turkish fighter jets, stressing that the withdrawal of the "Casus Belli" state from Turkey towards Greece would be a timely act in light...
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NATO Force Begins Patrols Along Turkish Coast to Control Traffickers
The NATO force in the Aegean on Tuesday began patrols along the Turkish coast to control and stop the lines to Greece used by refugee and migrant traffickers.
The commander of the Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2), Rear Admiral...
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Making Sense of the EU-Turkey Deal
While it is too early to jump into definite conclusions about the nature and scope of the EU-Turkey migrant deportation deal, it is nonetheless quite obvious that what is going on is a "bargaining game” of national interests where...
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Alexis Tsipras and Ahmet Davutoğlu Hand Out Roses to Women in Izmir [video]
Several moments before the start of the 4th Greek-Turkish Summit, PM Alexis Tsipras and Turkey's PM Ahmet Davutoğlu, handed out roses to all the female journalists for Women's day who were awaiting for their arrival.
Alexis Tsipras will participate in...
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Tension at Borders Continue, Thousands of Children in the Cold and Mud
The situation in Idomeni continues to be exasperating as thousands of refugees and migrants are trapped at the borders since no one is allowed to pass.
Moreover the heavy rain that fell on Monday night made things worse causing further...
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Turkey's Proposals at EU Summit Too Radical for the Majority of State-Members
"There was convergence in practical issues and this is positive. We did not reach an agreement because Turkey's proposals were extremely radical for the majority of the EU member states," Alternate Foreign Minister responsible for European Affairs Nikos Xydakis...