As EU and Turkish leaders meet on migrant crisis, refugee camp at Greek-Macedonian border continues to grow
The refugee camp at Idomeni near the border between Greece and the Republic of Macedonia was continuing to grow on
Read more
Europe migrant crisis
EU looks to Turkey to ease migrant crisis
European Union leaders meet with their Turkish counterparts Monday to discuss efforts to slow the flow of migrants traveling to
Read more
Refugees ask, ‘Why don’t the Europeans want us?’
As the sun rose over northern Greece Saturday and the damp mist slid away, refugees, mostly Syrians and Iraqis, lit
Read more
Bulgaria steps up security at strategic sites around the country
Armed security forces were deployed around various strategic sites in Bulgaria on March 4 as the country stepped up security
Read more
European Commission awards 3.5M euro emergency funding to Greece for reception facilities for migrants and refugees
The European Commission said on March 4 2016 that it has awarded 3.5 million euro in emergency funding to Greece.
Read more
Mediterranean migrant arrivals in 2016 near 135 000 and deaths reach 418 – IOM
The International Migration Organization (IOM) said on March 4 2016 that it estimates that 134, 905 migrants already have crossed
Read more
Skopje appeals for refugees to be removed from the border area
In the past 24 hours, only 316 refugees from Syria and Iraq have been allowed entry into the territory of
Read more
Turkey sentences human traffickers to four years in prison
Turkey has sentenced two Syrians to four years in prison over the deaths of a toddler and his family, who
Read more
Syrian, Iraqi refugees in Greece: We won’t go back
Hungry people are angry people. In the makeshift tent camp just meters from Macedonia, here on the Greek side of
Read more