Evros

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz issued a statement on Sunday, reiterating Austria's full support for Greece's efforts to keep Europe's borders intact. Kurz declared that Greece needs the full solidarity and support of the European Union in this difficult situation, which...

New tensions broke out on Saturday evening near Kastanies, the town on the Greek-Turkish border in Evros. Following a few hours of peace and quiet, chemicals were thrown onto Greek soil from the Turkish side of the border fence, and...

The U.S. State Department's Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Matthew Palmer, declared on Saturday from the border city of Alexandroupolis that "We are here to underscore our firm commitment to this project, to...

The European Investment Bank will offer 200 million euros to Greece for the support of infrastructure works due to the recent migration-related developments on the islands of the northeastern Aegean and in Evros, it was made public on Friday. Greek...

The Greek-Turkish border at Kastanies on the Evros river resembled a war zone on Friday morning as the Greek security forces deployed to prevent thousands of migrants storming into the country came under attack by smoke bombs and tear...

Stelios Petsas, the spokesperson for the Greek Government, published a video on his social media accounts on Thursday showing a timeline of Turkey's behavior in the last several days. The video, which is in the English language, shows exactly how...

Turkey announced on Thursday that it is deploying 1,000 special police forces along its border with Greece in a move it to halt -- as it claims -- the pushback of migrants toward its territory. Speaking to reporters in the...

The American Embassy in Athens and the American Consulate General in Thessaloniki issued a travel warning on Wednesday for US citizens who currently are visiting or will soon visit the islands of Lesvos, Chios, Samos or the border area in...

The European Commission presented on Wednesday the immediate measures the Union will put into force in order to assist Greece due to the extraordinary situation along its external borders with Turkey. Margaritis Schinas, Vice-President for Promoting our European Way of Life,...

The Greek government dismissed on Wednesday Turkish claims that its security forces had fired at migrants and refugees massed at the borders on Evros. Earlier the governor's office of Turkey's bordering Edirne province had charged in a statement that “Greek...