Greece
Brooklyn businesses team up to bring baby carriers to Syrian refugees in Greece
As record numbers of refugees continue to arrive in Greece, Brooklyn businesses are trying to do their part by collecting baby carriers for migrant families with small children.
The game of Turkey*: Ankara’s ultimate purpose is to use the crisis to promote it’s interests
By Ilias Kouskouvelis* It seems that European leaders could not conceal their surprise at seeing Turkey’s behaviour lately. What did they expect? Did they really believe that Turkey would respect the agreement with the EU on the refugees, without trying to maximize its gains on a variety of issues? Did they really expect that, because […]
Veto must be used with prudence and without fear, says FM Kotzias
Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias did not rule out the possibility Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to veto at the EU Summit on the refugees issue.
Turkey accepts the return of economic migrants
Turkey has agreed to accept the return of economic migrants, EU sources on Friday said in exclusive statements to ANA-MPA.
If the EU just stopped using Greece as a scapegoat… and adapt!
By Revecca Pedi* From the economic crisis to the refugee crisis, the EU’s leaders follow a pattern of behaviour that is self-defeating and leading to long term harm to the European project. European leadership locates challenges and responses to the periphery of the EU. Hence, the EU renders international and european problems bilateral and then […]
The situation of the refugees camp at Idomeni is to the limits
The refugees camp of Idomeni, at the borders between Greece and FYROM, changes shape almost every hour of the day. Less than an hour a ship docks at the port, or a train arrives at the station of Thessalonica, more people flow to every available space in the fields near the frontier.
We cannot abandon Greece now, Chancellor Merkel says
“We simply cannot abandon Greece now,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel said late on Sunday, in an interview with German television network ARD.
Greek economy to grow by 2.7% in 2017 if reforms implemented, Moscovici says
The European Commission forecasts that the Greek economy will return to growth in the second half of the year and could grow by 2.7 pct in 2017 on the condition that the country implements vital reforms agreed in a bailout programme, EU Commissioner for Economic Affairs Pierre Moscovici said in video address shown at a […]
PM Tsipras receives PES leader Pitella; latter Tweets on refugee crisis
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday met with the president of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) in the European Parliament, Gianni Pitella, with talks focusing on the refugee crisis.
Greece turns down Austrian Interior Minister’s request to visit Athens
Greece has turned down a request by Austrian Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner to visit Athens for explanations.