Thousands of refugees trapped at Greece’s northern border
eKathimerini — Thousands of refugees and migrants gathered at Greece’s border with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on Monday, heightening concern that they […]
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Boris Johnson backs Brexit – “The EU only really listen to a population when it says no”
BBC — The UK’s EU membership referendum is a “once-in-a-lifetime chance to vote for real change“, Boris Johnson has argued as he declared support for […]
FYROM closes border to Afghan refugees
Afghan refugees seeking to travel through the Balkans to northern Europe were barred from entering FYROM on Sunday, Greek police on the border said. “We […]
For some income groups, Greece has the third highest tax rate in Europe
Greece has the third highest tax rate in Europe for soma income groups according to a study by the Department of Economics at the National […]
The epic journey of a refugee cat to find its family
The white cat arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos in a basket on a rubber boat last November with his family, who had fled […]
Greek defense minister slams Turkey’s ‘hegemonic ambitions’
The Jerusalem Post — Greece’s Defense Minister Panos Kammenos launched scathing criticisms of Turkey’s regional role during a defense conference held at the Begin-Sadat Center […]
Greek parliament approves social welfare measures
Sputnik – Greek lawmakers voted in favor of a “parallel program” late Saturday to assist the vulnerable segment of the population with medical insurance and […]
Bulgarian Frontex ship rescues 900 migrants near Lesbos
The Bulgarian border police ship Obzor 525 participating in the Poseidon Rapid Intervention mission of Frontex rescued around 900 migrants near the Greek island of […]
Cameron gets a deal: what he wanted and what he got
The Guardian — David Cameron has pledged to campaign with “all my heart and soul” to keep Britain inside a reformed EU in an in/out […]
Greek house price plunge continues for seventh year
Reuters — Greek housing prices fell 5.1 percent in 2015, meaning residential properties are now worth 41.5 percent less than in 2008, before an enduring […]
EU quarrels over refugees, with Greece, Austria in crossfire
Bloomberg — European leaders quarreled again over the refugee influx, with fingers pointed at Greece for doing too little to seal its border and at […]
No deal yet for Cameron after marathon talks at EU summit
The Guardian — Negotiations that could decide Britain’s future in the European Union remain on a knife-edge after all-night meetings in Brussels ended without any […]
Early-morning earthquake (4.7R) felt in the east of Crete
A series of small earthquakes were felt in eastern Crete over the last 48 hours. The strongest of these measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale […]
Greece presents diplomatic note to Turkey over PM’s plane flight path crisis
The plane on which Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras traveled to Iran on Feb. 7 was reportedly not allowed to fly through Turkish airspace, prompting […]
European states deeply divided on refugee crisis before key summit
The Guardian — Europe’s deep divide over immigration is to be laid bare at an EU summit in Brussels today (Thursday), with German chancellor Angela […]