Greece

The 28 European Union leaders finally decided to close the borders in the Balkans and Greece has agreed to it, according to a report in French newspaper Le Figaro. The report says that Greece has agreed to keep refugees and...

Alternate Migration Minister Yiannis Mouzalas referred to the condition of thousands of refugees that are stranded in Greece, in his address on Sunday to SYRIZA Central Committee. Mouzalas said that a huge effort has been made in the last period...

"We welcome that Frontex and NATO reached a common understanding today on the modalities of their cooperation in the Aegean Sea," High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs & Security Policy Federica Mogherini and EU Commissioner for Migration,...

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...

Third-place Panathinaikos beat Atromitos  2 - 0  (video)  Sunday with debut goals by new additions Lucas Evangelista and Lucas Villafanez. The 25th round was overshadowed by the postponement of the Iraklis vs. Olympiakos game for fear of violence. The move...

The ongoing negotiations to the Cyprus problem “are the last chance” to bring a solution, Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci told “Phileleftheros” newspaper on Sunday. Akinci expressed the opinion that if solutions cannot be found with President Nicos Anastasiades then...

Corfu will be transformed into a 18th century Venice for the Carnival season once again and the island will be full of counts, dukes, duchesses, drummers, courtiers, ladies of honor and all the characters from the baroque period. The famous...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in his address, on Sunday, to SYRIZA's Central Committee that respect to EU agreements on the migrant and refugee issue and pressure on Turkey to implement and accelerate readmission procedures will be his...

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...

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias did not rule out the possibility of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' veto at the EU Summit on the refugee issue. "The veto is a negotiation tool, a tool to promote the right position. It must be used...