Turkey accepts 90 migrants from Greece
Turkish officials say Greece has returned 90 migrants from Pakistan, Morocco, Algeria and Turkey who had crossed into the country from Turkey. The government’s migration […]
Month: March 2016
FT – Cypriot leader threatens to scupper Merkel’s refugee pact
FT — A plan to stem Europe’s refugee crisis negotiated by Germany’s Angela Merkel could be scuppered by Cyprus after the country’s president, Nikos Anastasiades, warned […]
Turkey: Greek islands should be cleared of migrants before deal implementation
AP — A Turkish official says five Greek islands would be “cleared” of migrants before a proposed deal with the European Union on the return […]
Majority of Greeks believe government is not to blame for refugee crisis
ANA – MPA — The majority of Greeks believe geopolitical developments are to blame for the refugee crisis, while only a small fraction shift the […]
Greece is worst EU country for young people, report says
eKathimerini — Greece is the worst country in the EU for the young, according to the first Europe-wide Index of Intergenerational Fairness launched by UK-based […]
One third of Greeks live in poverty
OECD’s latest Economic Survey of Greece shows that poverty in Greece has risen significantly since the eruption of the debt crisis in early 2010 and affects […]
Refugee crisis creating ‘significant problems’ for Greek economy: OECD
Reuters — Europe’s refugee crisis is posing risks for the Greek economy and the debt-laden country needs substantial help to deal with the migratory flows, […]
Swedish man arrested at Athens airport over hot passports
eKathimerini — A Swedish national was arrested at Athens International Airport on Thursday for the illegal possession of 31 passports hidden in a microwave oven. […]
Alltours: More bookings for Crete, Rhodes, fewer for Kos
Tornos News — German tour operator Alltours records a mixed picture in bookings for Greece. As reported at ITB Berlin, bookings increased for Crete and […]
Turkey will not take back refugees already in Greece under EU deal
Turkey has said it will not take back migrants already on Greek islands as part of the deal proposed to European Union leaders at a […]
Athens police set to clamp down on unruly drivers
eKathimerini — Traffic police in Athens are to start an awareness campaign from Tuesday aimed at lowering the number of car accidents. Officers will be […]
Ophir PR to handle the UK PR for Elounda S.A Hotels & Resorts, Crete
Ophir PR has announced it will be working with Elounda S.A Hotels & Resorts, the family-owned brand encompassing three premier hotels in Crete. These properties […]
Refugees on Lesbos offered sanctuary thanks to Brit couple
The Mirror — Many British couples dream of leaving Blighty behind and opening a hotel on an island in the sun. It was no different […]
Greek MEP booted out for calling Turks ‘wild dogs’
Politico — An extreme-right Greek MEP was thrown out of the European Parliament debating chamber Wednesday for branding Turks “dirty and polluted” and “like wild […]
Turkey calling shots in Brussels as EU strives to halt flow of migrants
Irish Times — The timing of Monday’s EU-Turkey summit could not have been worse. Three days earlier Turkish police raided the offices of Zaman, the […]