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EU border force could target migration problem spots

Germany and France have proposed a new EU rapid response border control force. It could, in theory at least, be deployed in member states without

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Angela Merkel is Time's Person of the Year...beating the leader of ISIL and Donald Trump

Before German Chancellor Angela Merkel gets too carried away at being named Time magazine’s Person of the Year she should be aware of the opposition

Greece

Police remove hundreds of migrants blocked at Greek-Macedonian border

The migrants, mostly from Pakistan, Morocco and Iran, are expected to be taken to Athens on buses

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Migrants face nationality-based entry "discrimination"

Human rights group Amnesty International called on F.Y.R.O.M to stop what it called its discriminatory policy at the border because it was fuelling

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Violent protests mark anniversary of teenager's death in Athens

Black clad protesters and police fought pitched battles in Athens on Sunday evening , the seventh anniversary of the killing of a teenager by police

Greece

Greek parliament narrowly approves 2016 austerity budget

The Greek parliament has narrowly approved a 2016 budget which includes sharp cuts in spending and some tax increases. The measures were conditions

Greece

Migrant couple are stuck at Macedonian border - because he's Afghan and she's Iranian

In a squalid tent camp on the border, with temperatures barely above freezing, a young, married couple are in turmoil. Macedonian authorities are

World News

US wants to help Greece emerge from economic crisis, says Kerry

US secretary of state is visiting the Athens. John Kerry met with the Greek foreign minister to discuss security after last month’s Paris attacks

Europe News

IOM warns of tensions at Greek-Macedonian border

The International Organisation for Migration says the situation at the Greek-Macedonian border is becoming extremely tense as thousands of migrants

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Clashes erupt amongst asylum seekers in Greece

There were chaotic scenes at the border of Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on Friday (December 4). On the Greek side

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Greece asks for EU help with refugees

Greece has asked for more EU help to deal with the influx of refugees to its shores. It activated on Thursday the bloc’s so-called Civil Protection

Greece

Greece: death at the border leads to violence

The deaths of migrants at sea are all too common. But a man from Morocco has become the first person to die at the land border between Greece and the

Europe News

Greece seeks EU help with refugees and migrants

Greece will ask for help under the EU’s civil protection mechanism, the country’s migration minister told euronews on Wednesday. Speaking in a

Cinema

Greek films on the international stage

Making movies in the gloom of an economic crisis. The Greek cinema has continued to gain critical acclaim beyond the countries borders in 2015

Greece

Happy ending for young couple caught up in Europe's migration crisis

After an agonising wait, a young couple caught up in Europe’s migration crisis have finally been reunited. Syrian Samer Alkaled made it from Turkish

World News

In Greece and going nowhere: The barrier blocking migrants' hopes of a new life in Western Europe

Tension remained high on Sunday on the border with Greece after the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia built a barrier this weekend to control the

Republic of North Macedonia

Another border fence in Europe ahead of crucial migration summit

Police in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on Saturday fired tear gas and stun grenades at migrants and refugees stranded for days on its

Economy

Athens 'agrees new measures' to secure next bailout funds

A Greek newspaper is reporting that Athens and its international lenders have agreed a new set of measures the country must approve by next months to

Greece

Greek pensioners protest pension cuts

Thousands of pensioners have marched through Athens in the second anti-austerity protest in a month. Many feel betrayed by prime minister Alex