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Turkey Coast Guard saves lone Syrian refugee stranded on sinking boat
Turkey's coastguard said on Feb. 10 it had rescued a Syrian refugee who clung on alone to a sinking boat for his life after it went down while seeking to cross the Aegean Sea to Greece.
Greece should speed up construction of hotspots, says EU report on migration
The European Commission reported on Wednesday on progress made on measures to tackle the refugee and migration crisis in Italy, Greece and along the Western Balkans Route. The European Agenda on Migration presented in May 2015 included a series of measures to address the migratory crisis.
Stournaras calls for an immediate completion of program review to avoid catastrophic consequences
Bank of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras said that a first review of the Greek economic program, which already has been delayed, must be completed rapidly, otherwise there will be catastrophic consequences for Greece’s economy.
Call for help: 28-year-old suffering from rare form of cancer
A 28-year-old girl has been recently diagnosed with a rare form of cancer close to her heart and has to be transferred to Boston, U.S so as to undergo a specialized surgery.
Last night the Greek government announced that Denia Paraschi will be transferred to US by prime minister’s aircraft.
PM Tsipras’ overhasty announcements before farmers driving to Athens
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras stated on Wednesday during a cabinet meeting that the government is open to discuss with the farmers, but he did not submit any specific proposal, while his announcements on social security contributions have already been rejected by the farmers.
Mr. Tsipras referred to hotspot issue reiterating that “they will be ready by next week,”.
Varoufakis back in Germany to launch EU grassroots movement
Greece's far-left former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis came to Berlin on Feb. 9 to launch a pan-European grassroots political movement, saying its goal was to "democratize" the 28-member bloc.
Varoufakis: Tsipras surrendered – There is no doubt I failed
Greece’s former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis launched a pan-European movement “Democracy in Europe Movement 2025″ (Diem25) in Berlin on Tuesday.
The even was held at the historic Volksbuehne theater, a venue which is well-known for its leftist political activism.
Austria Tells Balkans to Curb Refugee Flow
Croatian Interior Minister Vlaho Orepic said trains will begin transporting refugees directly from the Macedonia-Greece border to Austria without stopping in any countries on the way.The move came two days after Macedonian Army began erecting a new 37 km-long fence on the border with Greece to prevent refugees and migrants from entering the country illegally.The new, longer and taller fence is
Mouzalas admits gov’t is being prepared to have Greece’s borders closed
Alternate Minister for Migration Policy Yiannis Mouzalas admitted on Wednesday that Greek government is being prepared “to have our borders closed”.
However, he said that Greece will be able to address the difficult situation.
Greek beaches included in the top European beaches
Even though summer is still far away, we all love looking at summer destinations either recalling our past vacation or dreaming of our future holiday.
But, it is also a good time to book early our next trip and get huge savings.
Blockade at Bulgarian-Greek Border Checkpoint Temporary Lifted
The blockade at the Kulata checkpoint located on the Bulgarian-Greek border was temporary lifted on Tuesday evening to allow for the passage of the vehicles that have piled up on both sides of the border over the past days.
The queue of trucks on the Bulgarian side of the border has cleared, with passage allowed for all types of vehicles.
Turkey Reportedly Threatened to Open to Migrants Its Border with EU
A Greek website claims that Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened last year to open to migrants Turkey's border with the EU if the bloc didn't offer him a better deal to tackle the migrant influx into Europe, Reuters has reported.
NATO takes call on aid for migrant crisis 'seriously'
NATO will take any request to help with the refugee crisis "very seriously," chief Jens Stoltenberg said Feb. 9, as thousands continued to flock to the Syria-Turkey border fleeing assaults by Russian-backed Syrian government forces around the city of Aleppo.
EU says ‘Yes’ to NATO migrant patrols in Aegean Sea
The EU said it would welcome any assistance in dealing with the refugee crisis referring to NATO’s involvement, European Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas stated in a news briefing.
“Of course it is for NATO to take a decision on the opportunity and modalities of the eventual involvement,” Mr. Schinas said.
Turkish police detain one over refugee boat disaster
Turkish police have detained one person suspected of organizing a smuggling operation that left 27 refugees dead on Feb. 8.
At least 27 foreign nationals, including 11 children, died after a boat carrying refugees sank in the Aegean Sea off Turkey's western Bal?kesir province.