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Bulgaria floods Evros River to make it harder for illegal migrants to cross (VIDEO)

Bulgarian authorities at the request of Greece, deliberately opened the Ivaylovgrad dam, so that the Evros river at the Greek-Turkish…

March 11, 2020

Turkey watches Greek Army reinforce Evros border (VIDEO)

Turkey is angered by Greece's move to build embankments behind the border line, according to Turkish media. Thousands of illegal…

March 11, 2020

Austria thanks Greece for protecting Europe’s borders

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, thanked Greece for protecting Europe’s borders during a joint press conference in Vienna on Tuesday with…

March 11, 2020

A wave of support for Greece from Serbia

Thousands of Serbians took to the streets of Belgrade on Sunday, to show their support for Greece and protest the…

March 10, 2020

Migration Crisis: Weekly Snapshot (02 - 08 March 2020)

The weaponisation of thousands of refugees and economic migrants by Turkey last week forced the EU to intervene and help…

March 10, 2020

EU tells Turkey to pull illegal migrants back from Greek border

The EU has told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that if he wants support for his war in Syria, he…

March 10, 2020

Rizespor players show their support for the army against Alanyaspor team with Greek players

The players and coach of the Turkish football team Rizespor, showed their support for the Turkish army by wearing military…

March 10, 2020

Europe will not be blackmailed: Greek PM

Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin and also addressed the German-Hellenic…

March 10, 2020

Greek farmer waters the Greek border fence (VIDEO)

A Greek farmer decided to take the situation occurring at the Greek-Turkish border into his own hands, driving his tractor…

March 9, 2020

Turkey angry and offended at EU support for Greece

The Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a scathing rebuke of the European Union over its support for Greece during the border…

March 9, 2020

Cyprus ready to send security forces to help Greece

The Greek government continues to receive support over its border migration crisis, with the Republic of Cyprus being the latest…

March 9, 2020

Erdogan tells Greece to open it's borders

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Greece to open its borders and allow the migrants to move on to…

March 9, 2020

Turkey closes Aegean route by boat to Greece

Turkey will no longer allow migrants to cross the Aegean sea to Greece because it is unsafe, the coastguard has…

March 8, 2020

Migrant Crisis: Weekly snapshot (24 February - 01 March 2020)

Turkey has been condemned widely this past week by Greece and the EU for its active role and complicity in…

March 8, 2020

Turkish police beat and force illegal migrants to cross Greek border at gun point (VIDEO)

A video has emerged of Turkish police beating and forcing illegal migrants to cross the Greek Evros border at gun…

March 7, 2020

The Turkey-EU deal is dead: Greek PM (VIDEO)

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stated that "Europe is not going to be blackmailed by Turkey. We are not the ones…

March 7, 2020

Sweden politician at Greek border

The leader of the Swedish Democrats, Jimmie Akesson, travelled to Greece to tell migrants that the Nordic country is already…

March 7, 2020

Greek Parliament President sends Letter to Europe over migrant crisis and Turkish extortion tactics

Following the latest tactics by Turkey to exploit the human misery of the migrant crisis for political leverage in Syria,…

March 6, 2020

The North Aegean Relief Alliance awareness rally in New York City

The Northern Aegean Relief Alliance, which is made up of organisations representing each of the three islands- Chios, Lesvos and…

March 6, 2020

Estonia to send 2 patrol boats and 20 border guards to Greece

Estonia is ready to send two patrol boats and twenty border guards to Greece to counter the migratory pressure from…

March 6, 2020
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