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Protests flare up in Greece and Turkey over migrant crisis

A controversial EU deal to return refugees and migrants who landed in Greece to Turkey takes effect on Monday

Greece

Athens protesters chant 'open the borders' ahead of migrant returns

Hundreds of human rights activists, students and migrants have taken to the streets of Athens chanting “open the borders.” The migrants were some of

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Greece: The growing refugee population on Lesbos

More than 500 migrants and refugees arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos on Tuesday. The majority came from Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, and Pakistan

Iraq

Iraqi families flee Mosul amid army offensive to retake city

reporting from Iraq by Mohammed Shaikhibrahim The Iraqi army has released footage of its forces retaking a village near the strategic base of

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Greece – Idomeni: Migrants protest calling for the borders to be opened

Migrants rally at Greece’s makeshift border camp calling for authorities to open the border with FYROM and let them continue on their journey.

Greece

Protesting migrants demand FYROM border is re-opened

Let us through. The message from migrants stranded at a makeshift Greek camp near the border with the former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia

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Migrants hold protest on border

Dozens of migrants held a protest at the Greek-Macedonian border on Tuesday against the closed borders in Europe. More than 12,000 people have been

World News

Greece begins deportation process under new EU - Turkey deal

Greece begins deportations FRONTEX says implementing EU -Turkey deal is a ‘challenge’ Migrants keep coming unaware of new accord Greece has begun

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Migrants arrive on Greek islands as EU-Turkey deal enters into force

Some 200 people, mostly Syrians were caught by the Turkish Coast Guard attempting the dangerous journey across the Aegean and were sent to a registration centre in Dikili.

Greece

Stranded refugees struggle to keep hope alive on Greek-Macedonian border

The fate of thousands of men, women and children stuck at the closed Greek-Macedonian crossing is in the balance as EU leaders again discussed the

Cinema

George and Amal Clooney show solidarity with Syrian refugees

Actor George Clooney and his wife Amal have been in Berlin to meet with refugees to mark the fifth year of the Syrian war.

Turkey

Migrants wait in Turkish town of Cesme to cross to Greek island

The Turkish town of Cesme lies on the Aegean coast, just six miles from the Greek island of Chios. For this reason it’s popular with migrants

Greece

Migrants: what could scupper the EU's talks with Turkey?

Officials say human rights, press freedom and the Cyprus question are three potential deal-breakers.

Europe News

Socialist MEPs call for unity ahead of EU-Turkey summit on migrants deal

Demonstrators, led by the Socialist group in the European Parliament, have called for EU member countries to stop building walls to keep out refugees

Germany

Migrants: what Merkel said to her parliament

German Chancellor speaks to the Bundestag the day before the start of a crucial EU summit

Greece

Migrants heckle EU commissioner in Idomeni

10,000 are stranded on the border separating Greece from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

Europe News

Cyprus objections could derail EU‒Turkey migrant deal

Cyprus said on Tuesday it won’t back any acceleration of negotiations for Turkey’s EU membership, jeopardising an accord between the EU and Ankara

Greece

Greece buckles under migrant pressure

Greece is buckling as migrants exert unprecedented pressure on Greek resources. Refugees continue to stream across the Aegean Sea from Turkey

World News

Greek-Macedonian border breached by migrants, as three drown crossing river

Officials say they are now taking steps to return the group of migrants who breached a border fence and crossed into Macedonian territory

Germany

Graffiti artwork of drowned Aylan highlights refugees' plight

A huge graffiti image of toddler Aylan Kurdi, pictures of whose dead body stirred global sympathy for migrants fleeing war and poverty, confronts