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Greek PM Orders Investigation into Migrant Expulsions
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis responded on Tuesday to the video purportedly showing the forced expulsion of migrants at sea from Greek territory calling the incident unacceptable and confirming an ongoing investigation.
The video, presented by The New York Times,...
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Damning Video Proves Greece Abandons Migrants at Sea Says NYT
A New York Times (NYT) investigation claims that Greece has abandoned migrants at sea in the latest scathing report by a major news organization regarding migrant pushbacks.
The footage, taken by an Austrian activist on Lesvos last month, was brought...
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Greece Accused of Coercing Migrants to Conduct Pushbacks at Evros
Greece has been coercing migrants into pushing fellow asylum seekers back to Turkey at Evros, a joint investigation by international media outlets alleged this week.
A joint investigation by the Guardian, Lighthouse Reports, Le Monde, Der Spiegel, and ARD Report...
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Greece Seeks EU Funds to Extend Border Fence at Evros
Greece has reportedly asked the European Commission to use EU funds to extend the fence it has built on Evros at the border with Turkey to prevent illegal migrants from entering the country.
Greece has already built a 40 kilometers...
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Greece Denies Reports of Migrants Thrown into the Sea
Greece rejected on Friday reports it had thrown migrants into the Aegean sea and instead has accused Turkey of deliberately spreading fake news.
Greek Migration Minister Notis Mitarakis responded to a report by German news magazine Der Spiegel, Dutch investigative platform...
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Dutch Journalist Causes Stir in Greece over Migrant Pushbacks
Dutch journalist Ingeborg Beugel continues to cause stir after publicly accusing Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of "lying" about migrant pushbacks.
On Tuesday, during a joint press conference with visiting Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Beugel, who lives in Greece...
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Erdogan Says Greece is “Lying” on Migrants; Threatens to Open Floodgates
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday accused Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of telling “lies” about migrant pushbacks and threatened to open the gates for migrants to storm into Greece.
Erdogan's outburst followed Mitsotakis's statements on Tuesday when he...
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EU Calls for Investigation into Alleged Migrant Pushbacks by Greece
The EU executive called on Wednesday for an investigation into alleged migrant pushbacks by Greece, which Athens is flatly denying.
The announcement follows reports in the German media outlets Der Spiegel and ARD, according to which some of these operations...
Europe
Erdogan Accuses Greece Of Provocations In Phone Call To Merkel
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made accusations that Greece was pushing back refugees at sea in a call with Germany's Angela Merkel.
Greece
Greece Accused of Pushing Back Migrants, Refugees at Sea
Greek authorities are accused of using harsh tactics called "pushback" to deter refugees from entering Greece by sea.