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NATO's Stoltenberg Presents Operation Plan for the Aegean

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg presented the three parts of the organization’s operation in the Aegean on Thursday, during a press conference in Brussels ahead of his meeting with European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker. The first part is the enlargement of...

NATO Force Begins Patrols Along Turkish Coast to Control Traffickers

The NATO force in the Aegean on Tuesday began patrols along the Turkish coast to control and stop the lines to Greece used by refugee and migrant traffickers. The commander of the Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2), Rear Admiral...

High Representative Mogherini and Commissioner Avramopoulos Welcome the Modalities of their Cooperation in the Aegean

"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,...

Turkey Disputes Greece's Sovereignty Over Aegean Islands

Turkey is making territorial claims over a group of islets in the Aegean Sea, according to a document submitted to NATO, says a Kathimerini report. The document was submitted to NATO's Military Committee last month, after the agreement that NATO...

Turkey Accepts the Return of Economic Migrants EU Sources say

Turkey has agreed to accept the return of economic migrants, EU sources on Friday said in exclusive statements to ANA-MPA. The decision will be included in the statement of the EU summit on Monday in Brussels, they said, adding however...

Turkey Bans German Defense Minister from Landing on Greek Island

Turkey has banned the landing on the Greek island of Lesbos of a helicopter carrying German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen claiming Lesbos is a demilitarized zone. The German official has played a decisive role in the signing of...

Turkey Blocks NATO Ships from Tackling Refugee-Smuggler Boats in Territorial Waters

Turkey blocked NATO ships from patrolling its territorial waters in order to intercept people-smuggler boats carrying refugees to the Greek islands. It has been previously agreed that NATO warships would be patrolling Aegean waters between Greece and Turkey in an...

Balkan States and Austria Impose Severe Limits to Migrant Flows

Following the Vienna meeting earlier this week between Austria and 9 Balkan states to discuss ways to tackle the migrant crisis, the governments of most of the countries that took part in the controversial meeting that caused much anger...

First NATO Ships Sail in the Aegean

The NATO mission commenced its operation in the Aegean in order to stop the migrant flows incited by illegal traders. More specifically, the Canadian frigate HMCS-Fredericton is close to Lesbos. The German frigate fgs-bonn, which the NATO mission is under...

NATO Ships to Send Rescued Refugees in Aegean Back to Turkey

Refugees rescued by NATO vessels in the Aegean Sea will be sent to Turkey, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday, after the military alliance finalized an operation to monitor people-smuggling networks that transfer people to Greece. "We will participate in...