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Greek migrant plan won't end 'inhumane' conditions — aid group

Medecins Sans Frontieres says plans by Greece for new migrant facilities amount to the creation of detention centres.

Greece

Greece to replace crowded refugee camps with closed detention centres

The 3,000-person-capacity Moria camp, currently home to 15,000 migrants, is among those earmarked for closure and conversion into a detention centre.

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Greece: The impact of broadband on remote areas

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Greece: from isolation to connection with the outside world thanks to the arrival of broadband in remote areas

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Greece commemorates student uprising that doomed military junta

It's the annual commemoration that is often marred by violence.

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European Council on Refugees blames Greece for islands migrant crisis

The Director of the European Council on Refugees and Exiles has said the migrant crisis in Greece is the direct result of EU policy Catherine Woollard’s comments to Euronews’ Good Morning Europe came as the migrant issue in Greece and Bosnia was being discussed by the European Parliament

World

Golden Dawn leader Nikos Michaloliakos to testify in murder trial

Nikos Michaloliakos is accused of involvement in the murder of rapper Pavlos Fyssas

Greece

'I was blown away': Tourist adrift for two days survived on sweets

The 47-year old woman was floating in a rubber dinghy in the Aegean Sea for nearly two days before she was rescued by Greek coast guards.

Greece

Police find 41 migrants inside refrigerated truck in northern Greece

Police in northern Greece have discovered dozens of migrants hiding in a refrigerated truck outside the town of Xanthi.

World

Macron in China: French president to discuss trade, climate with Xi

In Shanghai, the French president will attend an import expo with other EU leaders.

Brazil

Oil tanker owner denies causing massive spill off Brazil's coast

Delta Tankers said the Bouboulina left Venezuela in July, bound for Malaysia, and that the trip ended "uneventfully."

Greece

'A struggle for survival': Greece told to act on migrant camps

The Council of Europe has slammed Greece for the conditions migrants are living under on the Aegean islands, with the Commissioner for Human Rights saying people are now in a “struggle for survival”.

World

Failure to begin EU accession talks 'a betrayal' - Zoran Zaev

North Macedonia's Prime Minister has warned that the agreement with Greece that led to his country's renaming could be in danger. Zoran Zaev's comments follow the European Union’s decision not to begin accession negotiations with the Balkan nation. France vetoed the plan.

Greece

Syrian boy dies after migrant dinghy collides with coastguard boat

The incident took place in the night of Tuesday and Wednesday near Kos, a Greek island off the coast of Turkey.

World

Migrants from overcrowded Greek island camps transferred to mainland

The islands are close to Turkey and have seen a surge of new arrivals. The UNHCR says there are now 33,700 people living there.

Greece

Police raid Joker screenings in Athens, turfing out 19 children

Four of the 19 young people removed from the cinema were with their parents at the time.

Greece

Watch: Playmobil brings Greek Revolution to life

The Greek War of Independence was waged against the Ottoman Empire in 1821, and 1,300 Playmobil figures are depicting scenes from the war as well as everyday life at the time.

Greece

Not kidding: Goats outnumber humans 12-to-1 on this Greek island

50,000 goats, 3,000 humans - Samothraki's chefs like those odds

Greece

Greece's new leader plans to stub out smoking in enclosed public place

It's not the first time the Greek government has attempted to impose a ban but enforcing it has been the problem

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Pompeo condemns Turkey over 'unacceptable' drilling in Cypriot waters

Pompeo condemns Turkey over drilling in Cypriot waters

World

Pompeo in North Macedonia seen as sign of US Balkan re-engagement

A former NATO spokesperson says the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to North Macedonia is an important sign of re-engagement with the Balkan region.