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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

World News

Italian singer-songwriter Gianmaria Testa dies at 57

Italian singer-songwriter Gianmaria Testa has died at the age of 57. His passing was announced on the Facebook page of the musician who had confirmed

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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

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Desperation in Idomeni - false information spreads about new route to western Europe

Where to next? Many refugees and migrants at the sprawling makeshift camp in the Greek border town of Idomeni are at a loss as to what to do now. The

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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

World News

Greece steps up efforts to clear Idomeni camp, but many reluctant to leave

The Greek authorities on Friday evening began transporting refugees and migrants from the sprawling settlement in the border town of Idomeni to

Turkey

All you need to know about the EU-Turkey refugee deal

The first migrant-asylum seeker exchange took place between the EU and Turkey on Monday, April 4, 2016. It comes two weeks after a landmark deal on

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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

Greece

One million and counting: EU migrant deal has little effect on Greece

Greece is bearing the brunt of the migrant crisis. Following the EU-Turkey deal, migrants and refugees attempting to cross the Aegean Sea to Greece

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Turkish officials arrive on Lesbos to oversee EU deal on migrants

At least 18 Turkish officials have arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos a day after the formal start of an agreement with the European Union aimed

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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.

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Questions and criticism as EU-Turkey migration deal takes effect

From today, Sunday, migrants crossing the Aegean Sea to Greece face being sent back to Turkey under a controversial deal between the EU and Ankara

Europe News

Refugees could be returned from Greece to Turkey as soon as Sunday under new EU deal

EU leaders and Turkey’s prime minister have approved a controversial deal on refugees which will see all migrants arriving in Greece from Sunday

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

Europe News

EU leaders begin negotiations on controversial refugee deal

EU leaders gathered in Brussels on Thursday for a decisive summit to stop more refugees and migrants coming into Europe. The controversial draft deal

Belgium

European leaders arrive in Brussels for EU-Turkey summit

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has told reporters outside an EU-Turkey summit in Brussels that they have to reach an agreement. As leaders arrived

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Angelina Jolie meets migrants in Greece

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie, who is also a UN special envoy, visited an office of the UNHCR at the port of Piraeus in Greece, where an estimated

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