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Mouzalas: I cannot guarantee that we will not have children dying at Idomeni
Alternate Minister for Migration Policy Yiannis Mouzalas on Tuesday in an interview with Alpha TV expressed his fears that children may die at Idomeni.
Mr. Mouzalas admitted that, although the state should be 24-hour “present”, this has not been achieved due to his own oversights, too, stressing that Greece has never been called to deal with such a crisis in the past 50 years.
Bulgaria Beefs Up Security at Internal EU Borders
Bulgaria has bolstered security at both external and internal borders of the EU, the Interior Ministry's Chief Secretary Georgi Kostov has said.
Kostov has told the Bulgarian National Television that "100% border control" is currently being implemented in relation to the attacks that killed at least 31 people in Brussels on Tuesday.
See which countries have the highest terror threat level
Belgium had the highest terror threat level long before the deadly attacks on a metro station and airport in Brussels. It was one of more than 40 countries around the world where the threat from terrorism was rated “high” by the Foreign Office.
Idomeni: Refugees’ rage over closed borders grows – NGOs leave the camp
The rage and frustration of more than 12,000 stranded immigrants and refugees in Idomeni is now clearly expressed, while some of them take it out on members of NGOs who until yesterday were the only people who were supporting and helping them.
Merkel pledges to cooperate with Belgium to bring terrorists to justice
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany would closely cooperate with Belgium to track down the terrorists and bring them to justice, hours after the attacks rocked the capital of Belgium, Brussels. The Chancellor heard of the news of the terror attacks in Brussels while she was on the phone with Greek PM Alexis Tsipras.
UNHCR says won't work in Greek 'detention centers' in swipe at EU-Turkey deal
The United Nations refugee agency said on March 21 that it would not operate in "detention centers" on the Greek island of Lesbos for migrants and refugees arriving from Turkey, dealing a blow to the European Union's agreement with Ankara last week.
Greek Gov. spokesperson Gerovasili admits Greece ‘stuck’ with refugees
During Tuesday’s press briefing Greek government spokesperson Olga Gerovasili essentially admitted that Greece would be hosting a large number of refugees and illegal immigrants for a longer period than had initially been expected.
Two Idomeni camp refugees set themselves on fire in protest (photos)
Two refugees at the Idomeni camp in northern Greece tried to set themselves on fire Tuesday morning protesting against the wretched living conditions in the camp. Some eyewitnesses said other refugees intervened and smothered the two men before the flames totally engulfed them.
14 Greek students put in EU building cafe for safety reasons (photos+video)
14 Greek senior high school students and their two escorts from Evritania, who were visiting the EU Parliament building in Brussels on an excursion, have been transferred to a cafeteria on the promises for their safety by Belgian authorities.
Turkey 'not safe for refugees' claim insulting: Cameron
It is insulting to suggest Turkey is not a safe country for Syrian refugees, British Prime Minister David Cameron has said.
Cameron was addressing lawmakers in the House of Commons on last week's refugee deal between Turkey and the European Union, replying to a question from opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Albania, Greece Agree to End Forgotten 'War'
Albania and Greece are going to work together to abolish the technical state of war that has existed between them since World War Two.
Greece passed a law declaring a state of war between the two states after Italian occupation forces in Albania attacked Greece in October 1940.
New wave of tax hikes
The gap between Greece’s lenders and the government widens, while the pressure for higher taxes rises since the government excludes any cuts in government spending. But, so long as both sides fail to reach an agreement, it seems that Greece will be forced to accept both tax hikes and cuts in government spending.
Turkish fighter jets violate Greek airspace 24 times
Ten Turkish fighter jets and one CN-235 maritime patrol aircraft entered Athens’ FIR on Monday without submitting a flight plan violating the Greek airspace 24 times in the Aegean.
Athens’ FIR also recorded six more violations of air traffic rules.
In two cases, the intercepting of two armed fighter jets by two Greek aircraft developed into a dogfight.
Fifth of Beds at Bulgaria's Refugee Accommodation Centers Used
Of 5130 beds for asylum seers in accommodation and reception centers across the country, around twenty percent are used as of March 22, the new refugee agency head has announced.
Petya Parvanova told private bTV broadcaster on Monday the capacity could be increased to 6000 in cases of emergency.
Cafe shop also selling…sex in Edessa
A 45 year old cafe owner woman of Albanian decent in the city of Edessa, northern Greece is facing charges of soliciting, after police discovered her 25-year old waitress was also offering sexual services to customers apart from serving them coffee… The police were alerted to the illicit activities in the cafe shop and caught the waitress ‘red handed’ in a back room when they busted