NATO

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...

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...

The NATO mission to control migrant traffickers in the eastern Aegean could begin on Friday after planning now underway at the alliance headquarters is complete, German defense ministry spokesman Michael Henjes said Wednesday. "The NATO mission is already in the...

A phone conference between PM Alexis Tsipras and Angela Merkel took place on Wednesday morning. The PM's intention was to express his displeasure for the non-observance of the agreement on the handling of the refugee and migrant crisis. Tsipras demanded...

NATO General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg clarified on Tuesday that third country nationals who have set sail from Turkey in a bid to illegally reach Greek territory will be returned to the Turkish coast once rescued, according to an agreement...

The importance of the NATO mission and the cooperation of Greece and Turkey in an attempt to control the flow of refugees to Europe were discussed by U.S. President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande...

Main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his concern over NATO's involvement in patrols in the eastern Aegean aimed at cracking down on migrant smuggling, speaking during a television interview Monday evening. "I went to Brussels and did...

NATO’s mission to combat migrant-smuggling networks in the Aegean, which are responsible for the hundreds of thousands of migrants crossing from Turkey into Greece, is up in the air as Turkey’s government has made a series of outrageous demands...

Over 11,000 refugees and migrants have rushed to the Greek islands in the last three days while government officials were apparently preoccupied with the EU summit in Brussels, thereby presenting Turkish smugglers with a golden opportunity to conduct their...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is to start on Thursday a series of bilateral meetings with European Union state leaders on the refugee crisis on the sidelines of the summit in Brussels. European leaders were to discuss the refugee issue...