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Greece denies role in Aegean migrant deaths
Greek authorities have denied any involvement in the Jan. 5 migrant tragedy in the Aegean Sea, citing reports in several Turkish media outlets to that end.
Turkey Enforces Visa Restrictions for Syrian Citizens
Turkey has introduced, as of January 08, 2016, visa requirements for Syrians entering the country by air or sea.
The measure, supposedly aimed at stemming the flow of migrants, follows an agreement with the EU to help address the migrant crisis that has caught the region in the past years, the last summer being particularly intense.
EU should establish new Greek frontier to stop migrants, Hungarian PM says
The European Union should establish a new frontier on the northern border of Greece, because an agreement with Turkey will not be sufficient to stop hundreds of thousands of migrants from entering Europe, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.
Hungarian PM: EU Should Admit Bulgaria to Schengen to Halt Migrant Influx
According to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Bulgaria should be admitted to the Schengen Area in order for the EU to be able to deal more effectively with the ongoing refugee crisis.
Orban added in an interview for a public radio on Friday that the EU should establish a new frontier on the northern border of Greece in order to halt the migrant influx to Europe.
Bus carrying migrants in Aegean crashes, four killed
Four people, including two migrants, were killed early Jan. 8 in the Aegean province of Çanakkale when a bus carrying migrants collided with a car.
EU Unsatisfied with Turkey's Cooperation on Stemming Migrant Influx
European Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans would visit Turkey on Monday to discuss Ankara's efforts to hold back migrants sailing to Greece's Aegean islands, Reuters reported on Thursday.
In November 2015, the EU pledged cash and other concessions to Turkey in return for Turkish help in curbing irregular immigration into Europe.
Human traffickers shift routes to avoid raids
Human traffickers are changing their illegal trafficking routes to Europe depending on the density of the controls on the Aegean coasts, where 96 percent of all illegal passages to Europe are being done.
Human traffickers prefer the suitable bays and beaches of Turkey's Aegean coast when sending hundreds of migrants to Greek islands in inflatable boats.
German minister says deportations possible in Cologne case
Asylum-seekers could be deported if they're found to have participated in a string of New Year sexual assaults in Cologne, Germany's justice minister said Jan. 7.
EU 'long way from satisfied' with Turkish migrant cooperation
The EU is far from satisfied with Turkey's cooperation in stemming the flow of migrants to Europe after a deal clinched late last year, European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans said Jan. 7.
Mouzalas admits thousands of immigrants may become trapped in Greece
Deputy Minister of Migration Policy Giannis Mouzalas stated that from those who enter Greece through Turkey 50% are illegal immigrants and 50% are refugees, while two months ago the ratio was 80% refugees and 20% illegal immigrants.
Syrians show refugees' economic potential in Turkey's borderlands
Ankara has spent more than $8.5 billion on feeding and housing Syrian refugees since the start of the war, but has yet to introduce a policy to allow them to work legally.
Syrian migrant women should have a choice too
As pain is difficult to measure in Turkish, we sometimes use "the grief of losing a child," as a reference point to try to quantify the amount of suffering. We therefore accept that there is no bigger pain than witnessing the death of your child.
Turkey blames Greece for death of 31 migrants on Aegean
Turkey has accused Greece of causing the death of 31 migrants in the Aegean Sea on Jan. 5, claiming that the Greek authorities forced migrant boats that later capsized in the Aegean to return to Turkey.
Turkish PM accuses UN Security Council for 'sin of dead migrants'
The responsibility for the deaths of innocent Syrians, including 36 migrants who washed up on Turkey's shores on Jan. 5, lies with the international community and particularly the U.N. Security Council, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has said.
Turkey to build 10 more schools for Syrians in border town
Turkey is preparing to open 10 new education centers for Syrian migrant children in the Reyhanl? district of southern Hatay province, which is located on the border with Syria.