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World In pictures: what is going on at the Turkish-Greek border? Pictures reveal the scale of the crisis on the Turkish-Greek border, where thousands of refugees and migrants have been trying to get to Greece since Turkey allowed them to cross the border. 11/03/2020
Greece EU-Turkey migration deal is 'dead,' warns Greek PM Mitsotakis The migration deal is "dead because Turkey has decided to completely violate the agreement because of what happened in Syria," says Greek PM Mitsotakis. 07/03/2020
brussels bureau Turkey calls for EU help as bloc scrambles for Greek border solutions Turkey has called for more help with migrants after 'opening the door' and causing increased movement on the Greek border. Meanwhile, NGOs slam the EU for what they see as a lack of humanitarian response. 05/03/2020
View Gunshots, summary trials, deportations: the reality for refugees in the EU-Turkey stand-off ǀ View Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s cynical move to open his western EU borders to allow refugees and migrants to leave - while keeping his southern border to Syria shut to asylum seekers desperate to escape the onslaught there - poses an enormous challenge to Greece and the European Union. 05/03/2020
Greece Greece denies accusations that migrant was killed by gunfire A migrant was killed by gunfire while trying to illegally cross the border from Turkey to Greece, authorities in Turkey said on Wednesday. Greece issued an immediate denial. 04/03/2020
Turkey Explained: Why Turkey let refugees head for EU and the link with Syria Confused about why Europe is facing a fresh migrant crisis? Read our explainer. 03/03/2020
Greece Greece is 'Europe’s shield’ in migrant crisis: EU chief von der Leyen The EU has pledged €700 million in aid to Greece as European leaders visited the Greek-Turkish border which thousands of migrants have been trying to cross. 03/03/2020
Greece Child dies off Greece as migrants rush from Turkey to Europe A child died when a small boat capsized at sea off Greece on Monday as migrants tried to push into Europe after Turkey opened its frontiers for refugees to pass though. 02/03/2020
Turkey Stand-off between 4,000 migrants and Greek border guards Greek police officers sporadically fired tear gas to prevent them from entering the EU from Turkey. 29/02/2020
Turkey Greece latest: Lesbos residents try to stop migrants from disembarking The events came following an announcement by Turkey that it would open its border with Europe. 29/02/2020
state of the union This week in Europe: Coronavirus, Greek riots and Slovakia votes In case you missed it - Europe says 'don't panic' over coronavirus spread, Greek riots over migrant centres and Slovakia heads to the polls in an election plagued by allegations of corruption in high places. 28/02/2020
Turkey Why Europe could be on the brink of another refugee crisis Turkish action in Syria is just one part of a chain reaction that experts believe could lead to another humanitarian crisis in Europe. 28/02/2020
no comment Migrants arrive in Lesbos after Turkey says it can't stop them leaving Ankara has repeatedly threatened to "open the gates" and let migrants into Europe amid several disputes with European states. 28/02/2020
Turkey Turkish mayor offers refugees free bus trip to the Greek border The mayor of Bolu said he would arrange the buses for "whatever the number [of refugees]" who needed the service and wanted to travel on to Europe. 28/02/2020
Greece Residents clash with police on Greek islands over new migrant camps Crowds attempted to stop police from disembarking on the islands of Lesbos and Chios as they protested against the building of new migrant detention camps 26/02/2020
World Boat carrying 91 migrants goes missing in Mediterranean News of the missing boat comes amid criticism of the European Union's lack of rescue missions in the Mediterranean Sea. 20/02/2020
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
Good Morning Europe Hungary launches armed river patrols to catch swimming migrants The river border between Serbia and Hungary is a key entry point of entry for people trying to gain access to the EU. Hungary is trying to stop that. 24/01/2020
Italy Rescue ship Alan Kurdi docks in Sicily carrying 32 migrants Aid groups were on hand to offer assistance, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). 29/12/2019
Spain Sunbathers come to aid of exhausted migrants on Gran Canaria beach Two dozen people disembarked a rickety boat on Aguila beach in Gran Canaria, with members of the public joining emergency workers in coming to their aid. 29/11/2019
no comment UK truck death victims buried in Vietnam Family and friends of two Vietnamese men, found dead in a lorry in the UK last month, have gathered for their funeral. 28/11/2019
Italy Bodies of five migrants recovered from Italian island Their ten metre long boat was in distress less than one mile off Lampedusa, the Coast Guard said. It was reportedly carrying more than 160 migrants from Libya. 24/11/2019
Greece Greek PM tightens migrant controls: 'We are not an unfenced vineyard' Greece is to create a single border surveillance agency and employ 1,200 more guards to 'shut the door' on migrants not entitled to stay. 22/11/2019
Good Morning Europe 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. 21/11/2019
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. 20/11/2019
world news EU's rights agency warns of 'lost generation' of young refugees Europe is at risk of creating a "lost generation" of young refugees, who aren't properly integrated into their host countries, the EU's Agency for Fundamental Rights warns. 19/11/2019
