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Lesbos: Humanity in the midst of a tragedy

It’s seven in the morning and a boat full of Afghan refugees is approaching the shores of Lesbos’ Katia Beach. Teams of volunteers are ready to

26/02/2016

Europe News

Greece fumes over Austria's 'hostile' migration policy

Austria’s tough stance on migration is undermining the EU’s response to the refugee crisis, Greece’s interior minister told euronews on Thursday

25/02/2016

Europe News

NATO agrees Aegean Sea mission

NATO will send ships to the Aegean Sea to combat people smuggling. The alliance overcame ongoing tensions between Greece and Turkey to agree a deal

25/02/2016

Greece

Migrant crisis: Greece will not be turned into a 'warehouse of souls,' says Tsipras

With migrant numbers stacking up in Greece, there’s tough talk from Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. He says Athens will block future European Union

25/02/2016

Greece

How one Greek island has discovered the secret to longer life

On a 255 square kilometre sliver of land in the southeastern Aegean Sea, about 10 hours by boat from Athens, residents appear to defy death. For a

24/02/2016

World

Yanis Varoufakis and his plan to take on Europe - again

Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis locked horns with the European establishment, and ultimately had to stand down. But now the bad boy of

23/02/2016

Greece

Migrants bussed back to Athens from border

Backlog impacts on the Greek capital as Athens stirs up a diplomatic row with Austria

23/02/2016

Greece

Migrants resist as Greek police move to clear border 'bottleneck'

Greek police remove migrants from the border with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to try to clear a 'bottleneck' that's creating increasing tension.

23/02/2016

Greece

The domino effect - new border controls leave migrants stuck in Greece

As more and more border controls are introduced amid Europe’s migrant crisis, dominoes are falling all the way to Greece. Around 800 Afghan migrants

23/02/2016

Greece

FYROM blocks Afghan migrants at border

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has reportedly closed its southern frontier with Greece to Afghan migrants. Only Iraqis and Syrians are

22/02/2016

Greece

Greece says it can now register all migrants.

Just hours before EU leaders meet in Brussels to discuss migration, Athens announced the opening on Wednesday of four migrant reception centres on

17/02/2016

Greece

Lesbos opens new cemetery for refugee victims

A cemetery has been opened in Lesbos for refugees and migrants who have died trying to cross from Turkey. The overcrowded rubber and wooden boats

15/02/2016

Greece

Greek farmers camp outside parliament to protest tax reforms

Thousands of Greek farmers protested against controversial pension reform plans on Saturday (February 13). Many spent Friday night camped out in

13/02/2016

Greece

Greek farmers' pension protests bring violence to Athens

A day of violent farmers’ protests in Greece blazed on into the night as police fought demonstrators in the capital for the first time over pension

12/02/2016

Greece

Greek farmers protesting pension reform plans clash with riot police

Violent clashes erupted in Greece as protesting farmers attempted to occupy the agriculture ministry in Athens on Friday (February 12). Riot police

12/02/2016

Europe News

Migrant crisis: EU 'dream' in jeopardy, says Avramopoulos

European Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos says he welcomes the involvement of NATO in helping to stem the flow of migrants into Europe

11/02/2016

Greece

Italian coastguard rescues migrants as volunteers prepare for more

The Italian coastguard has rescued 91 migrants in three different operations in the Aegean Sea. Italian coast guard rescues migrants off Greek island

10/02/2016

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Migrants brave freezing waters to reach Greece

On the island of Lesbos, the Greek Coastguard and Frontex patrols rescue refugees and migrants, the majority of whom were children and men attempting

09/02/2016

Greece

New migrant tragedy claims 27 lives as Greece grapples with refugee crisis

Thousands have died trying to reach Europe. On Monday, at least 27 more migrants and refugees drowned in their attempt. Among the dead were 11

08/02/2016

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Violence in Athens amid protests over planned pension reforms

Youths clashed with police in Athens on Thursday, throwing fire bombs and stones as tens of thousands of people marched through the capital

05/02/2016

Greece

Lesbos migrant 'hotspot' begins processing asylum seekers

As around 2,000 migrants continue to arrive on the Greek islands per day the EU plan to set up five “hotspots” to register, screen and interview

04/02/2016

Greece

Migrants: serious bottlenecks on Greece's northern border

Taxi strike means thousands are stranded on FYROM border

04/02/2016

Greece

Refugee crisis: a Nobel Peace Prize for the "Heroes of the Aegean"?

The people of the eastern Aegean islands have seen their lives change dramatically over the last 12 months. An unprecedented wave of refugees, many

04/02/2016

Greece

Migrants: We are not a concentration camp says Greek minister

Panos Kammeros has strong words for Europe

03/02/2016

Greece

Border blockade - Greek farmers protest over pension reforms

Angry farmers in Greece blocked the country’s borders and main motorways on Tuesday (Feb 2) in an ongoing dispute with the government over planned

03/02/2016

Greece

Another night in the cold for refugees en route to FYROM

Large crowds of migrants in Greece join thousands already waiting to cross the border into the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on

02/02/2016