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Greece tightens border control after Turkey opens gates
Feb 29, 2020 05:47Greece has tightened control on the border with Turkey following a decision by Ankara to stop preventing the flow of refugees into Europe and amid fears of a new coronavirus spread.
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Two Greek towns protest refugee transfers to mainland sites
Nov 03, 2019 17:32Protesters in two towns in northern Greece took to the streets Sunday to rally against the transfer of migrants from the Greek islands to sites on the mainland.
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Greek students clash with police over educational reforms
Nov 01, 2019 13:47Police used tear gas against student demonstrators in central Athens on Thursday after they were charged at during a protest.
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Greece relocates hundreds of refugees to mainland as arrivals rise
Oct 22, 2019 11:51Greek authorities have moved more asylum-seekers from peripheral islands to mainland Greece amid a surge in refugee arrivals on the remote islands in recent months.
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Protesters burn US, NATO flags during Pompeo's visit in Athens
Oct 05, 2019 17:26Protesters have burned US and NATO flags in Athens as the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held meetings with Greek government officials.
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Seven drown after refugee boat capsizes off Greece
Sep 27, 2019 15:56Two women and five children drowned when a boat carrying migrants and refugees from Turkey capsized near Greece's Chios Island, the coastguard says.
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Turkey shouldn’t threaten Europe over refugees: Greece
Sep 08, 2019 14:18Greece says Turkey should not try to pressure Europe in a bid to receive more support for a plan to resettle Syrian refugees in northern Syria.
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Hundreds of refugees moved from ‘hell’ of Greek island
Sep 02, 2019 13:35Greek officials and UN workers have begun evacuating hundreds of refugees from the Greek island of Lesbos, where overcrowding and the crushing heat have made conditions unbearable.
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EU imposes sanctions on Turkey over Cyprus drilling
Jul 16, 2019 08:15The European Union has agreed to impose punitive measures against Turkey over its drilling operations off the coast of Cyprus, in a move censured by Ankara as “biased.”
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GreeK PM-elect Mitsotakis says wants ambitious reform agenda for country
Jul 08, 2019 08:29Supporters of New Democracy celebrated in the streets of Athens on Sunday (July 7) as the conservatives returned to power with a landslide victory in snap elections.