Migration Crisis

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As coronavirus marches through country, Turkey escalates Greek-Turkish border tensions

Greek foreign ministry spokesman Alexandros Gennimatas reiterated the accusations of the government and some EU leaders that Turkey is using migrants as a battering ram to dismantle Europe’s borders.

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Editorial Ta Nea: Bazaar bargaining

'Greece does what it does at its borders on behalf of the West,” he declared of Athens’ decision to entirely close its border with Turkey,' Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared.

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Mitsotakis courts investors in Berlin, holds talks on migration crisis, Turkey with Merkel

'In the last 10 days we have shown that we can defend our national and European sovereignty. Greece and Europe cannot be blackmailed by anyone,' the PM told the German-Hellenic Economic Forum.

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Erdogan wants funding, geopolitical backing to keep migrants out of EU

Erdogan appeared unimpressed by what the EU was offering so far, saying the Union was always offering help but then falling short or not stepping up.

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Though irked by blackmail big EU states want to pay more for Erdogan to keep refugees, migrants

One senior EU diplomat said the EU had squandered the time since the 2016 deal, brushing the problem under the carpet by paying for refugees and migrants to be kept in Turkey.

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Editorial To Vima: Crucial crash tests

The coronavirus threat (the first case in Greece was identified today in Thessaloniki) poses a huge challenge to the National Health System and to what is ostensibly the government’s strong suit – the recovery of the Greek economy.

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Aegean islands up in arms over migration crisis

There must be swift moves to alleviate the burden on the islands which are hosting all the migrants and to construct facilities that will provide the necessary living social services.

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Mitsotakis, Conte discussed the migration crisis, energy cooperation, sign MOU

Mitsotakis called for the enforcement of the EU-Turkey statement that lays out Ankara's and the EU's obligations and said EU solidarity must been taken seriously.

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Editorial Ta Nea: Refugee, migrant flows

Clearly it is necessary to have a plan to distribute geographically the refugees and migrants and put them up in structures that will not offend their human dignity.