Greece–Turkey border
Turkey rescues 5,693 irregular migrants in 1st half of 2021
The Turkish Coast Guard rescued 5,693 irregular migrants, most of whom were pushed back by Greece, from the Aegean and Mediterranean seas in the first half of 2021.
The interest for the AEGEAN 600 sailing race is global
600 nautical miles, non-stop, through the beautiful waters of the Aegean sea
Refugees-migrants discussed at nerveless EU summit
By Professor Konstantinos Filis
The European Union has once again preferred to defer essential decisions regarding Turkey.
Brussels and major EU capitals have not yet decided what kind of relationship they want with Turkey and upcoming elections in Germany further delay things.
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EU Summit – PM Mitsotakis press conference (video)
He said that Greece supported an EU future of Turkey provided it refrained from exploiting immigration and respecting international law
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Post-Pandemic Europe to Migrants: Stay Away!
As the world begins to travel again, Europe is sending migrants a loud message: Stay away!
Greek border police are firing bursts of deafening noise from an armored truck over the frontier into Turkey. Mounted on the vehicle, the long-range acoustic device, or "sound cannon," is the size of a small TV set but can match the volume of a jet engine.
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Hopes for normalisation of Greek-Turkish ties after Cavusoglu’s talks with Mitsotakis-Dendias
«As two neighbors, we are destined to live in the same geography. Therefore, we should define our relationship with cooperation rather than conflict. It is in our hands to determine our destiny and the way forward,» Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu declared on the eve of his talks today with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias.
Sakellaropoulou from Evros: “Greece does not tolerate unacceptable claims & threats from anyone”
The President of the Republic visited a position of the deterrent fence at the Greek-Turkish border
Greek FM Dendias welcomed in Egypt by counterpart Shoukry (video)
Dendias visited Egypt in the wake of his visit to Turkey
Public skirmish between Dendias, Cavusoglu in Ankara points to rocky road in bilateral talks
The foreign ministers of Turkey and Greece clashed openly on Thursday at a joint news conference in Ankara that began with hopes of improved relations but quickly descended into acrimonious accusations from both sides.
Seeking to ease months of tensions over territorial disputes in the eastern Mediterranean, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias met
Why Turkey is Dialing Down Tensions in East Med
Turkey and Greece resumed their exploratory talks after a five-year break on January 25. Resuming the talks after such a long break was received positively by many international actors as a sign of de-escalation in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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