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Farmers decide to escalate their protest actions

Representatives of farmers at 37 protest road blocks in Greece decided that they will further escalate their protest actions against the reforms on social security system and tax measures that the government proposes, after a meeting at the Nikaia Arts Centre in central Greece.

Greek govt critical of EU pressures: Belgium asks for camps of 300-400,000 refugees in Athens

Alternate Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas on Monday criticized pressures on Greece concerning the refugee crisis, adding that Greece’s exclusion from the Schengen Zone would not solve any problems. He instructed the European Commission to explore a procedure to extend temporary internal border checks within the Schengen area for up to two years.

Greek FinMin says new pension system necessary for stability

Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos addressed a book presentation in Athens on Monday and took the opportunity to stress the importance of a new pension system.

Financial Times: Keep refugees in exchange for debt haircut

Financial Times article, titled “Greek debt is the key to the refugee crisis”, claims to provide a solution to solve two problems: Greek debt and the refugee crisis. The article by Gideon Rachman states that “it is time to think creatively about how these two problems could be linked into a diplomatic package that helps to fix them both. The broad outlines of the deal would be simple.

Freelancers outraged by govt’s proposals for the self-employed

Greece’s creditors (EC, ECB, ESM, IMF) are heading to the country on Wednesday evening following the Ministry of Labor’s submission of proposals through to 2019 (another study for Greece until 2060 is still outstanding).

Juncker’s instructions on Greece’s ‘de facto’ expulsion from Schengen area

Financial Times insist on the “plan for Greece’s isolation” that European partners are thinking of putting into effect, which will mean that Europe will expulse Greece from Schengen area.

Regling: Greece will face financial problems sooner or later

President of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) Klaus Regling said in an interview with French Le Figaro that although he sees signs of improvement regarding the relations between Greece and its international creditors, Greece will face financial problems sooner or later.

Clash among refugees leaves one dead

Episodes broke out among the refugees in Idomeni at Greece-FYROM borders who are waiting to enter FYROM leaving one dead and two wounded.

Police will announce further details.

Times: Greece has a six-week manifesto to curb migrant flow

The Sunday Times reports that Germany, Austria, Belgium, Sweden and Denmark are set to warn Greece that it has six weeks to curb its migrant flow or else it will be “quarantined” outside the EU’s borderless Schengen area.

Protesters march against Greece-Turkey border fence

Hundreds of people protested in north-east Greece on Jan. 24 against the security fence along the Turkish border, demanding the opening of safe routes for migrants, two days after 45 died making the risky Aegean Sea crossing.

Hundreds protest against security fence in northeast Greece on Sunday

Hundreds gathered in northeast Greece on Sunday to rally against the security fence along the Turkish border. The protestors demanded the opening of safe routes for migrants. Some of the demonstrators, wearing life jackets as a symbol of the flow of people making the perilous journey from Turkey to Greece just two days after another 45 migrants died.