Crossing Evros River

Greece announced on Friday it will expand the border fence at Evros on the border with Turkey by 80 kilometers (50 miles) to prevent illegal crossings by migrants. The announcement was made by Notis Mitarakis, the Greek Migration and Asylum...

According to Greek authorities, two illegal migrants have died while trying to cross Evros River on the northeastern border with Turkey. In particular, one man drowned and the other probably died of  hypothermia just after reaching the Greek side of...