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Eurogroup head says Elections are allowed

The head of the Eurogroup, Jeroen Dijsselbloem said the snap elections called by Greek PM Alexis Tsipras did not violate the terms of the recent agreement between the cash-strapped country and its EU partners.

Serbians advised to stay away from Gevgelija border crossing

The Serbian Foreign Ministry has said it is "not recommending" that Serbians travel via the Gevgelija/Idomeni border crossing between Macedonia and Greece.

This comes as several thousand refugees from the Middle East, stranded at this railroad crossings, on Friday clashed with Macedonian police and soldiers.

Finland FinMin says elections will not affect 3rd bailout plan for Greece

Finland’s Finance Minister Alexander Stubb believes that the resignation of the Greek government will not have a negative impact on the 3rd Greek bailout plan approved by the Eurrogoup and EU member states.

Britain to help fund Calais migrants aid, asylum processing

Britain will contribute 10 million euros ($11.2 million) to increased French humanitarian assistance and a fast-track asylum process for thousands of migrants camped in Calais in the hope of crossing the Channel, both countries said on Aug. 20.

Macedonian troops fire stun grenades at migrants on border

Macedonian special police forces have fired stun grenades to disperse thousands of migrants stuck on a no-man's land with Greece, a day after Macedonia declared a state of emergency on its borders to deal with a massive influx of migrants heading north to Europe.

Sea route Piraeus-Lesvos for…migrant transport becoming permanent

The transport of refugees and migrants from eastern Aegean islands to mainland Greece continues unabated, as an additional 2,171 Syrian nationals are expected to disembark from the passenger ferry ‘Eleftherios Venizelos’, which was scheduled to dock at the port of Piraeus on Friday afternoon.

Turkish poet's verse quoted by Greek PM Tsipras in announcing resignation

?Our best days have yet to be lived,? Greek Prime Minister Tsipras has said while announcing his resignation, quoting a poem by Turkey?s most famous poet, Naz?m Hikmet. Here is that poem Greece?s president has formally asked opposition leaders to form a new government after a party rebellion over a bailout deal forced Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to call early elections next month.

Greece's Tsipras resigns, calls snap polls to beat party revolt

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced his resignation and called for snap elections on Aug. 20, as he went on the offensive to defend the country's massive bailout after it triggered a rebellion within his own hard-left party.

Euro Working Group: Funding process unaffected by Greek snap election

Commenting on the announcement of snap elections on September 20 by Greek PM Alexis Tsipras on Thursday night, Euro Working Group President Thomas Wiezer told Reuters that the this would in no way affect the flow of disbursements to Greece in the framework of the 3rd rescue plan.

Largest Opposition Party in Greece Will Attempt to Avoid Early Elections

The largest opposition party in the Greek Parliament will attempt to form a government, even a minority one, in order to avoid the holding of early elections.

The leader of New Democracy Evangelos Meimarakis announced on Thursday that he will use the constitutional right of his party to form a government.

Largest UK travel group’s convention in incomparable Messinia this autumn

ABTA, the UK’s largest travel association, will hold its annual travel convention this year in Greece, and specifically at the five-star luxury resort of in Costa Navarino, described by the trade group as a “a sustainable resort” in southeastern Peloponnese.