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Refugee Crisis
10,000 refugees stuck in Greece ‘ready to be relocated’
Ten thousand refugees stranded in Greece are ready to be relocated, European Parliament Vice President Dimitris Papadimoulis, who is also a member of Greece’s Syriza, said Tuesday. The refugees are unable to do so after several [ More … ]
Refugee Crisis
Report: What awaits migrants stuck in Greece’s islands?
There are now more than 60,000 refugees and migrants in Greece, most of them seeking to travel to Germany and other EU countries. But they are unable to do so after several eastern European and [ More … ]
Refugee Crisis
Turkey stops 137 migrants to Greece, as their numbers increase again
Turkey’s state-run news agency says 137 migrants have been stopped trying to cross from Turkey’s Aegean coastline to the Greek islands, where thousands are stuck after the colsure of Balkan route earlier this year. Anadolu [ More … ]
Refugee Crisis
Syrian children’s lives on hold in Turkey as EU aid is delayed
In return for billions in cash for refugees taken in from Syria, visa liberalization and revitalized EU accession, Turkey has agreed to cooperate in stopping migrants crossing the Aegean Sea to Greece and take back [ More … ]
Refugee Crisis
Erdogan: EU-Turkey refugee deal is at risk
Turkey’s migrant deal with the European Union ’will not be possible’ if visa-waiver demands not met, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told French daily Le Monde on Monday. “The European Union does not behave sincerely [ More … ]
Refugee Crisis
EU: Turkey is safe country for refugees to stay in
European Union nations say Turkey is a safe country for migrants to be returned to despite some Greek court rulings that people should not be sent back there. Speaking at a press conference, Klaas, Dutch [ More … ]
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Turkey may abandon Europe after Germany’s Armenian Genocide vote
Turkish president Erdogan has threatened to “leave” Europe to deal with its migrant crisis alone, saying that Germany “blackmailed” Turkey by recognizing the Armenian Genocide. He also called out the Germans over their “history” of [ More … ]
Refugee Crisis
Amnesty: Turkey failing to protect refugees
The European Union (EU) must immediately halt plans to return asylum-seekers to Turkey on the false pretence that it is a “safe country” for refugees, said Amnesty International in a briefing published on Friday. Despite [ More … ]
Refugee Crisis
Amnesty: EU can’t return refugees to Turkey
The European Union (EU) must immediately halt plans to return asylum-seekers to Turkey on the false pretence that it is a “safe country” for refugees, said Amnesty International in a briefing published on Friday. The briefing, [ More … ]