Greek Northern Border Area Sees Fresh Surge of Migrants
The Greek area of Idomeni, which lies along the border with North Macedonia, is again becoming a hotspot for migrants looking to travel the Balkan route to Western Europe.
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Fed Up With Europe, Syrians Are Paying Smugglers To Take Them Home Again
The narrative that Syrians are “fleeing war” has been shattered again as dozens of migrants in Greece pay smugglers to return them to Turkey and Syria. Living safely in camps, they say Europe isn’t the “better life” they hoped for. In
Migrants Stranded In Greece Take To Fields To Avoid State-Run Camps
IDOMENI/EVZONI, Greece, May 26 (Reuters) – They packed up their belongings and began to walk, some heading for the fields, others to a gas station, all seeking to avoid going to state-run Greek migrant camps where they fear they will
Greece Starts Evacuating Idomeni Migrant Camp After Week Of Riots
(AFP) – At least 200 police started clearing Greece’s squalid Idomeni camp Tuesday on the border with Macedonia, where over 8,400 migrants are living, according to AFP. A helicopter hovered over the camp, where some 20 police vans and dozens
Greece Says To Begin Evacuating Migrants Camped At Border Within Days
Greece will begin in the coming days to evacuate a makeshift camp on its northern border with Macedonia where thousands of migrants and refugees have been stranded in dire conditions for months, the government said on Monday. The sprawling camp
WATCH: ‘Worst Ever’ Riots Erupt At Greek Border Migrant Camp
Migrants on the border between Greece and Macedonia have rioted, lit fires, charged police and attempted to block a railway during a protest demanding open borders. Police responded with tear gas. The camp on the border village of Idomeni has
EXCLUSIVE: Migrant Aid Groups ‘Shut Down’ Talk Of Minority Persecution By Muslims Claims MEP
A British Member of the European Parliament has told Breitbart London how non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Greek migrant camps are trying to shut down debate around minority oppression by Muslim migrants. Janice Atkinson – an independent MEP who sits with
The Wall Works: Macedonia’s Strong Border Controls Keeping Out Migrants
The number of illegal migrants crossing into the European Union (EU) in the West Balkan region has dropped by 90 per cent since Macedonia strengthened its border with Greece, EU border agency Frontex has said. In March 4,930 people crossed
WATCH: Migrants Riot, Hurl Stones At Police And Tear Down Greek Border Fence
(Reuters) – Dozens of migrants stranded on Greece’s northern border with Macedonia hurled stones at police, a Reuters witness said, after one man living in the sprawling tent city near the town of Idomeni was injured by a police van.
VIDEO: Migrants Hurl Tear Gas At Police, Tear Down Border Fence
A week of rioting and coordinated assaults on the Greece-Macedonia border continued today, with migrants tearing fences down and launching tear gas at border police. Yesterday, left wing activists were detained accused of instigating the ongoing unrest. https://twitter.com/OnlineMagazin/status/720250073314160640 More than
IN PICTURES: Kurds, Arab Migrants War With Police And Each Other
Conflict has erupted once again on the Greece-Macedonia border, as migrants fought police and then each other, with Kurds pitched against Arabs. Exploding gas canisters rocked the camp at the village of Idomeni, and migrant protestors dragged a train wagon
World View: Legal Problems and Erdogan’s Threats May Collapse EU-Turkey Migrant Deal
Contents: EU-Turkey refugee deal fraught with chaos and legal and political problems; Turkey’s Erdogan threatens to terminate the refugee deal
Greece Postpones Deportations From Large Migrant Camps
The landmark EU-Turkey migrant summit deal may already be failing as Greece decides to postpone deportations in large migrant camps. There were no deportations of migrants from the Greek island of Lesbos on Tuesday because, according to the Greeks, there
World View: EU Desperation Continues on Second Day of EU-Turkey Refugee Deal
Contents: EU desperation continues on second day of EU-Turkey refugee deal; Humanitarian agencies condemn the EU-Turkey refugee deal
World View: Desperate European Union Leaders Sign Refugee Agreement with Turkey
Contents: EU will start returning migrants to Turkey on Sunday; UN and others object to EU-Turkey deal on humanitarian grounds; Greece’s refugee camp at Idomeni becomes disgusting an explosive
Merkel Orders Bankrupt Greece To Quickly Shelter Migrants She Invited To Europe
(Reuters) – Greece needs to deliver quickly on its promise to provide accommodation for 50,000 refugees and the European Union should help Athens with this task, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a media interview published on Saturday. Austria, one
