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Five Refugees Drown off Greece, 3-Month-Old Baby Among Them
Five migrants including a three-month-old infant have drowned after a speedboat taking them to Greece sank, according to Turkey's state-run news agency.
According to Anadolu agency said the boat went down early on Thursday off Turkey's western coast, on its way...
Cyprus
The EU-Turkish Bazaar
Recently, the IMF EU -Troika team visited the occupied area of Cyprus to study and ascertain the costs of the illegal airport in preparation for the enormous loans Cyprus would require to meet the "reunification” costs of the island....
Greece
Schulz Kicks Golden Dawn Politician Out of European Parliament [video]
For the first time in the history of the European Parliament, a politician was asked to leave the session of the Plenum.
Martin Schulz kicked out of the session of the European Parliament, Golden Dawn's politician, Eleftherio Synadino. The reason...
Greece
Greek PM Tsipras Challenges Turkish Counterpart Over Airspace Violations
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras raised the issue of the frequent violations of Greek airspace by Turkish fighter jets, stressing that the withdrawal of the "Casus Belli" state from Turkey towards Greece would be a timely act in light...
Greece
Tsipras: Aegean Must Become a Sea of Peace, Cooperation and Stability
Neither Greece nor Turkey were the cause of the problems currently facing central Europe, Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday, during joint statements with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu in Izmir. We will solve the problems of...
Greece
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...
Greece
Making Sense of the EU-Turkey Deal
While it is too early to jump into definite conclusions about the nature and scope of the EU-Turkey migrant deportation deal, it is nonetheless quite obvious that what is going on is a "bargaining game” of national interests where...
Greece
Guy Verhofstadt: Europe Is 'Selling Its Soul' Over Migrant Deal With Turkey
There are quite a number of people in Europe today, following yesterday’s EU-Turkey summit, who feel that Europe is “selling its soul” in the migrant deportation deal with Turkey.
Guy Maurice Marie Louise Verhofstadt, a member of the European Parliament...
Greece
Alexis Tsipras and Ahmet Davutoğlu Hand Out Roses to Women in Izmir [video]
Several moments before the start of the 4th Greek-Turkish Summit, PM Alexis Tsipras and Turkey's PM Ahmet Davutoğlu, handed out roses to all the female journalists for Women's day who were awaiting for their arrival.
Alexis Tsipras will participate in...
Greece
Turkey's Proposals at EU Summit Too Radical for the Majority of State-Members
"There was convergence in practical issues and this is positive. We did not reach an agreement because Turkey's proposals were extremely radical for the majority of the EU member states," Alternate Foreign Minister responsible for European Affairs Nikos Xydakis...