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More than 110K migrants arrive in Europe in 2016
More than 110,000 migrants and refugees have arrived in Greece and Italy since the start of the year, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said.
This represents "a sharp increase" compared to 2015 - when "the figure of 100,000 refugees and migrants was not reached until the end of June," Reuters said, quoting an IOM statement issued on Thursday.
Macedonia's Tighter Border Traps Refugees in Greece
Macedonia arrested two Afghans who tried to jump the fence on the border with Greece as authorities stuck firm behind their recent decision to bar entry to Afghans and other migrants apart from Syrians and Iraqis.
The Macedonian decision has created a refugee "bottleneck' in northern Greece, where thousands of migrants have gathered hoping to pass through to the European Union.
NATO force in the Aegean to also spy on the Russians?
It all happened so fast that probably the officials of both Turkey and Greece are worried about the unintended consequences of what they have found themselves in, if they are not already regretting it totally.
Let me explain.
Institutions come back and look for new measures to cover financial gap
The negotiation talks between the institutions and the Greek government do not seem to progress as it was supposed to be. Greece’s lenders will return to Athens to measure the gap in state budget and look for other measures, while the government is waiting to see farmers’ and institutions’ response on the social security reform and tax hikes.
Serbia closes FYROM border to Afghan refugees
Refugees and migrants in Idomeni face more problems in their efforts to enter FYROM since the country has closed its southern border with Greece to Afghan migrants, allowing entry only for Iraqis and Syrians responding to a “domino effect” of same restrictions imposed by their neighbors to the north, as FYROM authorities claimed.
Thousands of refugees and migrants arrive in Greece
More than 13,000 refugees and migrants have reached Greece during the last four days, since traffickers have found two new passages on the island of Kastelorizo and Alexandroupolis.
It seems that the bad weather is the only factor that could reduce the flow of migrants and refugees, as municipal councilor of Kastelorizo stated on Suνday.