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Greece
Noam Chomsky on Europe’s Refugee Crisis and the Endless Greek Debt Drama
Professor Noam Chomsky talks about Europe's refugee crisis and the Greek debt drama in an exclusive interview.
Europe is torn apart as there is no end to the arrival of ever greater number of refugees and migrants, while many European...
Greece
Greek Government Accuses EU Officials of Lies Over Refugee Crisis
The Greek government tore into European governments with allegations that the country is not doing its part in protecting Europe from the inflow of refugees and migrants.
And rightly so. EU’s “big and unfair blame game against Greece,” to use...
Greece
Greek Alt. Migration Minister: "Belgium Proposed a Camp for 300,000 Refugees in Athens"
The Schengen issue was not discussed at the EU ministers meeting in Amsterdam, Greek Alternate Migration Minister Yiannis Mouzalas noted, revealing that only the Belgian minister touched the issue.
"An unbelievable minister proposed setting up a camp for 300,000 refugees in...
Greece
EU Proposes Temporary Exclusion of Greece from Schengen Zone
Greece must comply with the rules of the Schengen zone, the Dublin Treaty and the agreements it has signed during EU summits, was the message sent after the informal council of justice and interior ministers in Amsterdam.
The European Commission...
Greece
Fyrom FM: Skopje to Take Action on Refugee Flows 'in Step' with Northern EU Countries
The foreign minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on Monday said his country does not wish to close its borders with Greece in order to stop refugee and migrant flows but will "do whatever is necessary"...
Greece
UN High Commissioner Says 2016 Challenge is Common European Asylum System
"The greatest challenge for this year is to have a really common European asylum system and a just sharing of a responsibility system in the EU member-states, UN Assistant High Commissioner for Protection and Director of the Division of...
Greece
Greek Alternate ForMin: 'Greece Is the Guardian of European Civilization'
Greece guards the national and European borders and is not going to sink boats with children, Alternate Foreign Minister responsible for European Affairs Nikos Xydakis said in a statement on refugees.
Greece is a guardian of the European civilization, he...
Greece
Message of Solidarity from Technological Educational Institute of Athens Students
Academic essays are usually only read through a few times, by students and professors and then stored away. However, the Graphic Design Department of the Technological Educational Institute of Athens went out of its way to help students create...
Australia
Australian Lifesaver Volunteering in Greece Watch as Refugees Drown
Melbourne lifesaver Simon Lewis traveled to Greek island of Lesbos to help refugees crossing the dangerous waters between Turkey and Greece. The Australian volunteer from St Kilda Surf Lifesaving Club in Melbourne was participating in a venture between Greek...
Greece
Greece and Europe are Becoming Numb to Refugee Tragedies
It was only a few months ago when the tragic death of little Aylan Kurdi became front-page news all over the world. Millions of words were written about the boy and the sad picture of him on the shore...