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Refugees in northern Greece take part in protests against closed borders (photos)

Frustration and anger among the refugees and illegal immigrants in Greece is growing, causing concerns for Greek authorities, especially after the Brussels terrorist attacks. In separate incidents some 150 blocked the highway Thessaloniki-Kilkis in northern Greece in a protest against the closed borders between Greece and FYROM. This resulted in a minor traffic jam.

Protesting migrants block Greece-Macedonia border

Around a hundred migrants on Wednesday blocked the Evzonoi border crossing between Greece and Macedonia, on the Greek side of the border.

Beta agency reported this quoting Macedonia's TV Telma.

See which are the cheapest European cities for a weekend getaway

The latest City Costs Barometer from Post Office Travel Money was released showing the most affordable cities to travel in Europe for a weekend getaway.

Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia 'Most Corrupt EU Countries'

Three states in Southeast Europe have been named as the most corrupt countries in the 28-nation bloc, according to a European Parliament study done by RAND Europe and several other organizations and researchers.

Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia top a list where Eastern European countries are all above EU average levels in terms of corruption.

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.