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Refugee Crossing at Border Between Greece and FYROM Conducted Smoothly

The crossing of refugees from Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria at the buffer zone between Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) in Idomeni was conducted smoothly today. This is a positive transition on border crossings, especially in light of...

EU Considers Ring-fencing Greece to Stop Migrant Influx

European Union leaders are considering the option to ring-fence Greece in order to stop the massive inflow of migrants coming from Turkey. Despite the agreement with Turkey for 3 billion euros in financial aid in exchange for stemming the boat...

Austria Warns Greece About Exclusion from Schengen Zone

Greece has received more pressure on the refugee crisis on Saturday as Austria's Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner warned that Athens faces "temporary exclusion" from the Schengen zone. Earlier in the week Athens criticized a Financial Times report alleging several European...

US Plans World Summit on Refugee Crisis

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called on the world's nations Friday to redouble their efforts to solve the crisis posed by unprecedented numbers of war refugees, help victims of other global crises and combat the rising threat of...

FYROM Authorities Again Bar Passage to Refugees at Idomeni

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) authorities again barred the passage of refugees through the Greece-FYROM border at Idomeni, starting at 6:00 on Friday morning. According to sources, the decision was made in order to ease overcrowding at the...

It's the Economy, Mr. Tsipras!

The Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' trip in Davos is very similar to his disastrous visit to New York last year, where he went to attract American investors to Greece. Instead of investors, he attracted tons of ridicule in...

Two Refugee Boats Sink in the Aegean; At Least 41 Dead

Two boats carrying refugees and migrants from Turkey to Greece have sunk in the Aegean, leaving 41 dead with 17 children among them. In two separate incidents off the Greek islands of Kalolymnos and Farmakonisi, at least 21 people lost their...

More Refugee Bodies Wash Up on Turkish Shores

According to Turkish news agencies, at least 12 people, have drowned on the coast of Turkey when their boat capsized while on its way to Greek islands. Among the dead there were also young children. The Turkish coast rescued 28...

IMF: Four Million Migrants Will Enter Europe in Next Three Years

The migrant inflow to Europe will continue at a minimum rate of about 1.3 million people each year for the next three years, according to an International Monetary Fund forecast. The IMF will present its report on migrants and its...

German Fin Min Hints at Greek PM: 'It's the Implementation, Stupid'

Speaking at a panel with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble hinted that Greece is not implementing the reforms it has agreed on as required by the bailout agreement. In a panel discussing "The Future of...