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Where can we put the refugees? World's wealthiest offer their mansions!
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Live Aid mastermind Bob Geldof, aged 63, offered to open the doors of his home to ease the refugee crisis after seeing pictures of Syrian Aylan Kurdi’s lifeless body washed up on a Turkish beach.
Istanbul pogrom: More Greek skeletons in Turkey’s closet (pics + vid)
The Istanbul pogrom, known in Greece as Septembriana, took place on September 6-7, 1955. Anti-Greek riots were orchestrated by the Tactical Mobilization Group, the Counter-Guerrilla and the National Secuρity Service.
Avramopoulos tells Greek PM Thanou that 33mln Euros will be released for refugee crisis
Following his meeting with the President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos met Saturday with caretaker PM Vasiliki Thanou. The Commissioner told the Greek caretaker PM that 33mln Euros would be released within the next week in aid to Greece to deal with the explosive refugee crisis.
Commissioner Avramopoulos promises aid to Greek Prez. Pavlopoulos on refugee crisis
The President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos received European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos, Saturday at the presidential residence in Athens.
Migrants stream into Austria from Hungary
Thousands of exhausted migrants streamed into Austria from Hungary on Sept. 5, after Vienna and Berlin agreed to take in thousands of refugees desperate to start new lives in Western Europe.
SYRIZA leader Tsipras on campaign trail in Livadeia
Former Greek PM Alexis Tsipras is continuing his pre-election campaign in an effort to turn the negative tide against him and take change the political agenda away from the immigration crisis and the economy, which are ‘hurting’ him so much . This time he spoke in Livadeia in central Greece on Friday. Tsipras said to a cheering partisan crowd that the people should awaken, revolt and act.
Chepurin: Serbia in danger of "reverse migrant wave"
Chepurin: Serbia in danger of "reverse migrant wave"
Russian Ambassador Aleksandr Chepurin has said that Serbia is at real risk from a "reverse wave of migrants" that could be sent back from EU countries.
Syrian refugees continue Europe 'journey' on foot
Hungarian authorities were locked in a stand-off with migrants who left Budapest?s main train station on foot for Austria, while the U.K. said it would take thousands more Syrian refugees as the crisis gripping Europe mounted.
Egyptian billionaire offers to buy a Greek island to host Syrian immigrants
Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris offered to buy an island from Greece and develop it to host hundreds of thousands of people who leave Syria to save themselves.
The tycoon announced his idea on Twitter by saying: “Greece or Italy sell me an island, I’ll call its independence and host the migrants and provide jobs for them building their new country”.
Ministers Sign Memo on Balkan Refugee Flow
A memorandum of cooperation on refugees and migrants was signed on Friday in Ohrid, Macedonia by ministers from Macedonia, Austria, Serbia and Hungary.
Interior Minister Mitko Cavkov represented Macedonia, Johanna Mikl-Leitner siged for Austria, Nebojsha Stefanovic for Serbia and Deputy Interior Minister Krisztina Berta for Hungary.
Immigrants should be relocated to other countries by the end of month, says Commissioner Avramopoulos
Vice president of European Commission Frans Timmermans and EU Commissioner of Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos visited Kos Island to talk about the refugee problem.
We will cooperate with anyone who thinks Memorandum is catastrophic, says SYRIZA spokesperson
SYRIZA spokesperson Olga Gerovasili talked at Parapolitika radio station and stated “We will cooperate with anyone who believes that memorandum is catastrophic. The neoliberal approach imposed through it, the wrong recipe provided to the country was disastrous not only judging by the results but from the moment the memorandum was imposed as policy”.
Sept. 4 is the day for wild ‘n’ reckless breaking of sexual taboos!
World Sexual Health Day was instituted on September 4, 2010, in an effort to generate discussion on issues considered taboo. It is hoped that in this way social awareness will be increased and sexual health will be promoted as an attainable and inalienable right.
UN calls for up to 200,000 refugees to be shared among EU states
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees called on Sept.4 on the European Union to admit up to 200,000 refugees as part of a "mass relocation programme" that would be binding on EU states.
Turkey arrests 'four traffickers' over migrant toddler's death
Turkish authorities have arrested four suspected traffickers over the deaths of 12 Syrian migrants in two boat sinkings, including a three-year-old boy whose image became a viral symbol of the tragedy of refugees, a report said on Sept.3.