Greece: Evacuation of Idomeni refugee ‘camp’ begins
Greek authorities began the evacuation of the informal refugee camp in Idomeni at dawn Tuesday. At least four hundred police
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Bulgarian PM inspects progress on Turkish border fence
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov carried out an aerial inspection of progress on the extension to the Bulgarian -Turkish border
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EU ministers back emergency system to suspend visa-free travel
European Union ministers meeting in Brussels have agreed on a mechanism aimed at suspending visa-free travel for foreign nationals abusing
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Bulgarian police find 21 Syrians concealed in Turkey – Germany train
Twenty-one people from Syria were found concealed in a train travelling from Turkey to Germany when it stopped at the
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Increased risk of terrorists using migrant flows to enter EU – report
While a systematic link between migrant smuggling and terrorism is not proven, there is an increased risk that foreign terrorist
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Forecast bright for Greek tourism, despite refugee crisis
Despite the ongoing migrant and refugee crisis, Greece expects to welcome a record 27 million tourists this year. “I think
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Can EU migrant deal survive Turkey’s political turmoil?
Senior European Union and Turkish officials are meeting to rescue the EU visa deal. Since the ousting of Turkish Prime
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Migrants are avoiding Greece in effort to reach Europe
The rescue of over 800 migrants off the coast of Sicily over the past two days is emblematic of a
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More than 180 000 Mediterranean migrant, refugee arrivals so far in 2016
An estimated 188 075 migrants and refugees had entered Europe by sea in 2016 by May 11, arriving in Italy,
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