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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew for about one hour in Turkey and they stressed the need to confront the violence and to promote the interfaith dialogue.

Mr. Tsipras stressed also the need for cooperation with Turkey highlighting that the issue is very high on the discussions agenda that he will have in Ankara later today.

European Parliament President Martin Schulz has said that the EU shouldn't change its approach to the migration crisis in the wake of last week's deadly Paris attacks committed by Islamic militants.

The EU needs a comprehensive and long-term migration policy in cooperation with African countries in order to tackle the refugee crisis, European Parliament President Martin Schulz has said.

President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz asked for a refugee redistribution system offering as an incentive financial aid to countries that are willing to accept refugees.

During an interview to the German radio station ‘NDR’, Mr. Shultz warned EU leaders that “if Europeans do not agree now, then the situation will get a lot worse’.

On Nov. 5, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and European Parliament President Martin Schulz were on the Aegean island of Lesvos, which is much closer to Turkey than it is to the Greek mainland, carrying out observations over the ongoing influx of Syrian refugees.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is chairing a special meeting on the refugee issue at noon on Friday at the government’s headquarters at Maximos Mansion, Athens. The meeting comes following the Greek PM’s visit to the border island of Lesbos with European Parliament President Martin Schulz.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and President of European Parliament Martin Schulz visited the registration centre for refugees on the Greek island of Lesvos.

During their visit, a refugee boy from Afganistan approached Mr. Schulz and accompanied him through his visit to the registration centre.

Two children drowned overnight off the Greek island of Kos when a boat carrying migrants sank, officials said on Nov 5, as protests were held against rising migrant deaths.
 
The two children had boarded a dinghy in Turkey with their families to set sail for Kos, whose northern coast lies just 250 metres (820 feet) away, port police said.
 

President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos met with European Parliament President Martin Schulz and stressed the need to “correct mistaken calculations” in the economic program imposed on Greece.

The President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, talked to protothema.gr and said that he is in favor of linking the refugee crisis to deficits and costs arising from it.