Ursula von der Leyen

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan paid a visit to Belgium on March 9 in a bid to revise an EU-Turkey deal because the terms of the agreement were no longer effective.

Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has held telephone talks with EC President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel.

Tens of thousands of migrants are now waiting on Turkish border and at Aegean Sea ports, hoping to enter Europe.

Both Greece and the EU have said that they will not allow them to cross the border, and Greece has tightened security in border areas, sending in more army and police units. Greece has accused Ankara of using refugees for "blackmail" purposes.

The European Commission will allocate € 700 million to Greece to tackle the flows of Syrian refugees seeking to enter Europe through Turkey. This was announced today by the chairman of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, at a joint press conference in Greece with Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the head of the European Council and the President of the European Parliament, BTA reported.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday voiced support for Greece's efforts to safeguard its borders amidst a build-up of thousands of migrants after Turkey opened its borders to let them through to Europe.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyden announced that Greece will receive an additional 700mn euro in EU aid in order to confront the mounting migrant and refugee crisis at its eastern land and sea borders.

European Council President Charles Michel Tuesday called on Turkey to respect a 2016 deal with the European Union in which it agreed to contain the flow of migrants to Europe in exchange for billions of euros in aid.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday a migrant crisis on its borders with Turkey was an "asymmetrical threat" to the borders of the European Union, noting that Greece and the European Union will not be blackmailed.

The presidents of the executive European Commission, the European Council and the European Parliament - Ursula von der Leyen, Charles Michel and David Sassoli - were joined by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis as they took a helicopter tour of the country's land border with Turkey.

The presidents of the executive European Commission, the European Council (which represents national governments) and the European Parliament - Ursula von der Leyen, Charles Michel and David Sassoli - have arrived in northern Greece for a planned tour at the country's land border with Turkey.
The EU officials were met at the airport by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.