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Chaos at Idomeni as Greek Government Considers Relocating Refugees

About 13,000 refugees are stranded under bad weather conditions at Idomeni as Slovenia and Serbia sealed their borders; the Greek government is considering the relocation of all refugees from the Greece-FYROM border. Greek media describe the situation at the neutral...

Scores of Human Rights Organizations Condemn Europe’s Stance Towards Refugees

Human rights organizations from Greece, FYROM, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and other countries have issued a joint public statement with which they condemn European governments that “violate, national, European, and international law by shutting their doors to people in need...

Refugees Face Increasing Violence as They Seek a Way to Europe

As fear of refugees begins to spread all over Europe, the rate of violence perpetrated against refugees keep increasing while 10,000 refugee children are missing, according to Europol. The German tabloid Bild reported this past weekend that, according to claims...

Greece Goes to EU Summit on Refugees With Low Hopes

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras goes to the European Union summit on the refugee crisis on Monday with low hopes as several countries have essentially shut down the Balkan route for migrants. Tsipras will come face to face with Austria, Balkan...

Austrian Newspaper: Balkan Route Closes, Refugees Trapped in Greece

The Balkan route through which refugees can cross to northern Europe will close and migrants coming from Turkey will end up trapped in Greece, an Austrian newspaper says. Der Standard claims it has seen a rough draft of Monday's official statement...

European Commisioner Warns of 100,000 More Refugees in Greece by March End

Another 100,000 migrants will arrive in Greece by the end of the month, European Commissioner on migration Dimitris Avramopoulos warned on Saturday. "Hundreds are arriving on a daily basis and Greece is expected to receive another 100,000 by the end...

Migration Deputy: Refugees Will Help Greece's Demographic Problem

Deputy Migration Minister Yannis Mouzalas said that refugees will stay 2-3 years in Greece and will help in the country's demographic problem. Speaking on ANT1 television on Thursday, the deputy minister said that, "it is a scientific truth that migrants help...

Merkel Says 'Greece Cannot Be Left Alone With the Problem'

"Greece cannot be left alone with the problem," German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday said in an interview with Volksstimme newspaper. Merkel stressed the need for common European solutions which do not put pressure on one country and stated that...

UN: Refugee Crisis in Europe Could Explode into Violence

The United Nations refugee agency warns Europe is on the verge of an explosive self-induced humanitarian crisis, which could spiral out of control and result in widespread violence. The agency reports the number of refugees and migrants in Greece in...

FYROM Authorities Increase Security on Border With Greece at Idomeni Site

Authorities in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) have reinforced security measures in a no-man's land on the frontier between Greece and FYROM in order to avert another attempt by migrants and refugees to break through the barriers...