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Margaritis Schinas, vice-president of the European Commission

Greece should 'respect international law amid border crisis', says EU

He was speaking after accusations of violence at the Greek-Turkish border.

04/03/2020

Syrian refugees living in Akcakale, southeastern Turkey, wait for bread distribution by the local municipality

A EU-Turkey trade pact is a better solution to deal with the Syrian refugee crisis than aid ǀ View

The EU could pursue a track focused on mutual economic benefits, creating attractive trade incentive programs in exchange for Turkey continuing its difficult task. Direct aid is helpful, but perhaps the most sustainable and realistic approach is for Europe to set a new higher mutual trade volume.

25/02/2020

Greece

Greece plans to build a 2.7km floating fence to curb illegal migration

It comes as part of the new government's pledge to take a tougher stance on refugees and migrants arriving at its ports.

30/01/2020

Turkey

Turkey warns Europe of new refugee wave as Syrian forces advance

"Turkey cannot handle a new refugee wave from Syria," Erdogan said, adding that 80,000 people from Syria's Idlib had fled toward the Turkish border.

23/12/2019

Orban says would have to 'use force' if Turkey 'opens gates' to refugees

Hungary

Orban says would have to 'use force' if Turkey 'opens gates' to Europe

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Thursday he might have to "use force" if Turkey opens their gates to Europe to refugees.

17/10/2019

brussels bureau

Here are the five key takeaways from the latest EU summit

Brexit, budget, climate, enlargement, Turkey's military incursion in Syria — what the EU leaders decide on the key issues?

17/10/2019

The Cube

Turkey ready for military operation in Syria after Trump pulls troops

US President Donald Trump has said he will "totally destroy and obliterate the economy of Turkey" if the country does anything he considers "off-limits" in northern Syria.

07/10/2019

Total of 546 migrants arrive on Greek island of Lesbos in the space of only an hour

Good Morning Europe

Hundreds of people continue to head to Greece from Turkey each week

On the Greece's Aegean coast, 13 migrant boats carrying a total of 546 people arrived on the island of Lesbos in the space of about an hour on Thursday last week.

02/09/2019

Athens to increase deportations after Lesvos sees biggest migrant influx since 2016

Greece

Greece sets out new measures to curb migrant flows

More than a dozen boats carrying migrants arrived in Greece on Thursday.

31/08/2019

Turkish Navy frigate TCG Fatih (F-242) is seen next to Turkish drilling vessel Yavuz at Dilovasi port in the western city of Kocaeli, Turkey, June 20, 2019.

Belgium

EU sanctions Turkey for drilling off the coast of Cyprus

EU foreign ministers decided to cut aid to Turkey and suspend high-level bilateral talks.

16/07/2019

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pays his respects at a convoy carrying remains of the Srebrenica genocide victims, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina,

Good Morning Europe

Turkey's coup three years on; inside the clamp down on journalism

More than 250 journalists have been arrested since that long summer’s night in 2016. Mahir Zeynalov is one of the lucky ones.

15/07/2019

FILE PHOTO: Turkish drilling vessel Yavuz sets sail in Izmit Bay, on its way to the Mediterranean Sea, off the port of Dilovasi, Turkey, June 20, 2019.

Cyprus

Tensions mount as second Turkish ship plans to drill off Cyprus

A Turkish ship planning to drill for oil and gas close to Cyprus dropped anchor off the island on Monday, sparking tensions with Nicosia and the European Union.

08/07/2019

Drilling off the coast of Cyprus is Turkey's 'sovereign right' says minister

World

Turkish ministers claim right to drill of coast of Cyprus

Turkish Minister for Foreign Affairs writes letter to EU in which he claims drilling off the coast of Cyprus is Turkey's "sovereign right"

20/05/2019

brussels bureau

"People are split, brothers are becoming enemies, families are torn."

Suvari Öztürk is a Turkish songwriter, performer and interpreter. He wrote a song called “Enkaz” which means “wreckage” - a not so subtle reference to what's happening these last years in Turkey. In his songs you hear him talk about the violation of human rights in Turkey.

12/04/2019

European leaders condemn New Zealand mosque shootings | Europe briefing

World

Europe briefing: five top stories to know about today

Euronews brought you the latest news and updates as they happened this morning.

15/03/2019

world news

European Parliament calls for suspension of Turkey EU accession talks

The European Parliament has called on the European Commission and member states to officially suspend negotiations for Turkey's EU accession

13/03/2019

brussels bureau

EU 'concerns' over Turkey detentions

The EU has strong concerns over the large number of journalists and academics being detained in Turkey, the EU's commissioner for candidate countries has said. The comments come after talks with Turkey's foreign minister in Ankara. The EU's foreign affairs chief also expressed concerns over detaine

22/11/2018

brussels bureau

EU court struggles to trace Turkey migrant fund spending

The European Court of Auditors has expressed doubts about the use of European funds for migration by Turkey. The Court regrets that Ankara refuses to communicate the beneficiaries of these funds. The EU agreed to a deal with Turkey in 2016 to reduce migrants arrivals in Europe.

13/11/2018

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech in Cologne, Germany

World

Turkey's Erdogan opens Germany's largest mosque amid security lockdown

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wrapped up a three-day visit to Germany on Saturday with a visit to Cologne, where a security lockdown kept supporters and protesters away from a ceremony to open the country's largest mosque.

30/09/2018

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Turkey needs the EU - how much will it pay? | View

The key challenge for Turkey is not the form of its relationship with the EU, but the fact that it crucially needs EU markets, funds, and investment to prosper. This in turn requires the rule of law, not the rule of the arbitrary. Choices will have to be made in Ankara.

03/09/2018

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Blocked from western Europe, Erdogan takes his polarising rally to Bosnia

The capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina is offering a platform that countries like the Netherlands and Germany have denied to Erdogan. But as is so often in the country, the decision has proved divisive.

18/05/2018

Greece

Turkey using Greek soldiers as "bargaining chips"

Turkey has said it will release two Greek soldiers it has imprisoned once eight of its own servicemen are returned home from Greece, where they fled after a failed coup attempt. Athens says this amounts to "blackmail".

22/04/2018