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Turkish National Arrested for Crossing Greek Border

Greece police arrested a Turkish national who crossed into the country's territory with a digging machine near the border village of Kastanies at Evros. Greek officials say that the man is an employee at the municipality of Edirne who was...

Greek Authorities' Struggle to Identify Dead Evros Migrants

The worsening humanitarian situation on Greece's land border with Turkey, is drawing international media attention. As the local authorities also face the challenge of identifying the bodies they recover from the frontier river, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has already...

Greece's Evros Facing 'Untenable' Migrant Situation, Says UN

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is calling on the Greek government to urgently improve conditions and expand reception capacity in the north east, following a recent rise in arrivals in the Evros area across the land border with Turkey. Some 2,900 people...

Greece 'Deeply Concerned' Over Increased Migrant Flow

Greece' minister for Migration has expressed his "deep concern" over the increasing trend of refugee and migrant flows to the country in recent weeks. Speaking in parliament, Dimitris Vitsas said that the increase in numbers is "enormous" at Evros on...

Greek Soldiers Set to Spend Easter in Turkish Jail

The two Greek soldiers arrested on March, 1 for straying into Turkish territory will spend the Orthodox Easter at a jail in the town of Edirne in Turkey. On Good Friday, the parents of the two men are scheduled to...

Floods Spark State of Emergency in Northern Greece (video)

A state of emergency has been declared in parts of northern Greece after a swollen River Evros broke its banks, causing widespread flooding. The village of Praggi was among the areas in Evros prefecture affected by the floodwaters earlier this...

Flooded Evros Prompts Call for State of Emergency (photos)

The authorities in Evros, northeastern Greece, have raised the alarm following extensive flooding of the river that marks the border with Turkey. Local officials have called upon the government to declare the region in a state of emergency after the river...

Greek Crews Search for 15 Missing Migrants Near Evros

Greek emergency services are searching for a group of migrants on Wednesday who are reported missing near the Evros River that marks the Greek-Turkish border. Reports say that at least 15 people are in the group that tried to cross...

Turkish Man Sentenced for Drunkenly Crossing Greek Border

A Greek court has handed down a suspended sentence to a Turkish man who ran across the Greek-Turkish border. According to police, the 40-year-old was intoxicated when he ran into Greece at the northeastern Kastanies border crossing just before midnight...

Turkish Troops Fire at Fleeing 'PKK Suspects' on Greek Border

Turkish border troops fired warning shots at a group of suspects attempting to cross Evros river into Greece on Tuesday. One man managed to escape and was arrested near the Greek village of Kastanies. He is being held on "protective...