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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

Austria Warns New Migrant Route Might Be Opened Up via Bulgaria

A new corridor might be opened up through Bulgaria for migrants heading to Western Europe, Austrian Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner warned on Sunday.

In an interview with public broadcaster ÖRF, she urged the closure of what she called the "Eastern Balkans migrant route".

Bank of Greece head says the crisis was brewing since 2000

Bank of Greece head Yiannis Stournaras said the effects of implementing the memoranda in Greece were devastating, but added the results of a default would have been incalculable, during an event organised by a group called ‘Citizen’s Movement’ on Monday.

Greece calls on EU co-ordinator on refugee crisis to pressure Turkey to implement refugee deal

The Greek authorities have called on EU Coordinator for the refugee crisis Maarten Verwey to pressure Turkey to implement the EU-Turkey refugee agreement, as the food of refugees and immigrants from Turkey has increased after only the second day the agreement was put into effect.

Turkish, Greek officials meet on migrant swap

A total of 25 Turkish officials have reached their assigned posts on the Greek islands to work together with Greek officials to coordinate the registration of illegal migrants arriving via Turkey, which has agreed to take them back as part of a Turkey-EU deal.

Turkish officials in Greece for groundwork on refugee swap

HSBC report: Serious concerns over EU-Turkey refugee plan and impact on Greek economy

In a report published Monday, HSBC bank expressed its serious doubts whether the EU-Turkey agreement on the refugee crisis could operate. The report also expressed serious reservations regarding the negative impact the agreement would have on the fragile Greek economy.

European Commission to send 4,000 experts to Greece by March 28 for refugee crisis

The European Commission has decided to send 4,000 expert officials in its effort to assist Greece on the refugee/migrant crisis. Responding to the press on the arrival of over 15 hundred more refugees in Greece since the official implementation of the EU-Turkey sea on Sunday, the Commission’s spokesperson Margaritis Schinas said the body was ‘aware of the difficulties’.