Thousands stranded in Greece after Macedonia opens border for 250 migrants
Macedonian authorities on Wednesday allowed some 250 asylum seekers from Syria and Iraq to cross its border with Greece at
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Europe migrant crisis: EC proposes 700M euro emergency assistance for hardest-hit EU countries
The European Commission (EC) said on March 2 that it was proposing a new “emergency assistance instrument” to provide a
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Turks see Russia as greatest threat, poll finds
With Russian-Turkish tensions mounting, a recent poll finds that the Turkish people see Russia as their greatest threat. The annual
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New businesses open in wake of European migrant crisis
From human smugglers to bus services to the sellers of life jackets, new businesses have popped up everywhere along the
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UNHCR: Greece faces humanitarian crisis amid disarray in Europe over asylum-seekers
Europe is facing a largely self-induced humanitarian crisis as there is a rapid build-up of people in an already struggling
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EU looking for answers to crisis along migrant route
A day after Macedonian police fired tear gas to push back refugees trying to cross the border from Greece, European
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Chaos and desperation at the Greek-Macedonian border
Tensions are rising in Idomeni with more than 7000 refugees – mainly from Syria and Iraq – trapped between Greece
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Greek FM says Austrian policy could endanger the unity of the EU
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias has strongly criticised Vienna’s stance towards Greece, and in particular that of Austrian Interior Minister
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Austrian chancellor Faymann accuses Greece of acting ‘like a travel agency’
“I no longer understand the policy of the Greeks. Greece cannot act as a travel agency and send all the
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