Schengen

Europe is about to warn Greece that it has six weeks to stop migrants crossing from Turkey or it will be forced out of the Schengen zone for two years, says a London Times report. Germany, Austria, Belgium, Sweden and...

"There is no closing EU borders issue" clarified European Commissioner for Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos in an interview with private TV MEGA noting that Greece is not alone in the crisis management of the refugees issue. "The countries must assume their...

Bilateral relations, the refugee issue, the crises in several regions as well as the Cyprus issue were among the topics discussed during a working dinner hosted by German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeir to his Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias on...

The chief of the International Monetary Fund says she believes Europe’s refugee crisis is placing the continent’s cherished Schengen zone at risk. Christine Lagarde, the IMF managing director, said Saturday the swelling number of refugees in Europe has pushed the...

Greece has received more pressure on the refugee crisis on Saturday as Austria's Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner warned that Athens faces "temporary exclusion" from the Schengen zone. Earlier in the week Athens criticized a Financial Times report alleging several European...

The two-day European Union leader's summit concluded on Friday evening with the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras expressing his satisfaction with the summit's events. “These were two days with positive decisions for our country. Within a difficult field and I would say within negative European...

The 28 European Union Member States on Thursday evening in Brussels unanimously decided the establishment of a common coast guard and border guard to protect Europe's borders. A six-month timeline is given for the adoption and implementation of the EU...

Greece's top migration official denied today suggestions that Greece's place in the EU's passport-free Schengen zone is in jeopardy because of the incompetent handling of the migrant crisis. Several European ministers and senior EU officials believe that threatening suspension from...

The fallout from the Islamic State group's terror attacks in Paris has put the future of Europe’s passport-free travel area, known as the "Schengen Zone," in doubt. Several of the perpetrators were known to intelligence agencies, but were not...

After a continuous influx of migrants and refugees, the government of FYROM declared a state of emergency in the country's southern border with Greece and northern border with Serbia on Thursday afternoon. FYROM police are currently on the country's border with Greece...