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At least 120,000 displaced in Syria since Russia strikes began: US
Syrian government offensives backed by Russian air strikes have displaced at least 120,000 people in the war-wracked country, senior US officials said Nov. 4, accusing Moscow of complicating the situation on the ground.
Juncker sees no Greek debt haircut
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker stated on Thursday that he didn’t think there would be a haircut of Greek debt, but he argued that Greece is “finally on the right track.”
Two more child migrants drown off Greece amid angry protests
Two children drowned overnight off the Greek island of Kos when a boat carrying migrants sank, officials said on Nov 5, as protests were held against rising migrant deaths.
The two children had boarded a dinghy in Turkey with their families to set sail for Kos, whose northern coast lies just 250 metres (820 feet) away, port police said.
Bulgaria Border Security System 'Out of Service over Unpaid Electricity Bills'
State-of-the art border monitoring equipment has been installed at the Bulgarian-Turkish border but it is "out of service. Police have no money for electricity," German magazine Der Spiegel's website notes.
Citing official documents, it also suggests the number of people crossing Bulgaria's border without being caught might be "enormous".
Pontians protest against Education Minister’s rebuttal of Pontic Genocide
Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) Education Minister Nikos Filis is under fire for his comments during an interview on Monday refuting the Pontic Genocide followed by conservative New Democracy deputy Miltiadis Varvitsiotis’ revelations that high school students are no longer being taught about this dark chapter in recent history.
Turkish and Greek Cypriot coast guards save refugees
At least 129 refugees, mostly Syrian, have been rescued off the coast of Turkey's western province of Mu?la.
The operation on Nov. 4 followed a failed attempt to reach the nearby Greek island of Rhodes, Turkish coast guard officials have said.
President Pavlopoulops stresses the need to correct ‘mistakes’ in Greek program
President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos met with European Parliament President Martin Schulz and stressed the need to “correct mistaken calculations” in the economic program imposed on Greece.
I agree on a certain amount of flexibility in the Stability and Growth Pact, says Schulz
The President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, talked to protothema.gr and said that he is in favor of linking the refugee crisis to deficits and costs arising from it.
Greek army officers can now sew patron saints onto uniforms
Greek daily newspaper To Vima reported on Wednesday that new regulations will allow military personnel of Greece to sew on icons of military patron saints onto their uniforms if they so wish.
EU's Tusk Calls New Summit over Migrant Crisis
EU heads of state and government are set to meet again on November 12 in another push to address the migrant influx into the continent, European Council President Donald Tusk has announced.
Education Minister isolated by govt in comments refuting Pontic Genocide
Greek Education Minister Nikos Filis is a persona non grata following comments made on private STAR TV where he refuted the occurence of the Pontic Genocide that resulted in the slaughter of tens of thousands of Pontic Greeks of the Black Sea region by Turks almost a century ago.
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras meets European Commissioner Pierre Moscovici
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday received European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Pierre Moscovici at Maximos Mansion at 17.30. Their meeting was concluded and Mr. Moscovici will then meet Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and Alternate Finance Minister George Chouliarakis.
Merkel warns of Balkans fighting amid migrant influx
German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that fighting could break out in the Balkans, along the main route of migrants trying to reach Europe, if Germany closed its border with Austria, in remarks published Nov. 3.
Merkel: Danger of war in Balkans if borders are closed
Merkel: Danger of war in Balkans if borders are closed
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned of "the danger of armed conflicts in the Balkans" in the event Germany closes its border with Austria.
There are already tensions in the Western Balkan countries, said Merkel, and added she "did not want military conflicts to occur there."
Greece should comply with the terms to get the next tranche, Dijsselbloem says
Dutch Finance Minister and Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem reiterated Netherlands’ position on the disbursement of the next tranche to Greece in a briefing letter to Dutch lawmakers.
He said that the release of funds will only take place if the terms of the loan agreement are fulfilled.