The Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald has said Ireland will accept at least 1,100 asylum seekers from Greece by September next year. Ms Fitzgerald has been meeting with Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras as part of her official visit to the country with ...
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Monday, December 12, 2016
UK investigators help smash illegal immigrant smuggling gang
British investigators have helped smash an international crime gang charging illegal immigrants €10,000 (£8,371) to be smuggled into the UK. The UK's National Crime Agency worked with Greek police who arrested 24 suspects during raids in Athens. A 46-year-old British woman was one of nine other suspects arrested by Home Office investigators during linked raids in Manchester, Northampton and Glasgow last week.
Sources: Greek government very close to EU partners positions
Greek governmnent and European partners positions are very close, EU sources said to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency expressing in parallel their optimism over the conclusion of the second review of the Greek programme. The representatives of the ...
Greece Dead Last in European Union Social Justice Rankings
A lingering economic crisis is taking another toll on Greece with the finding the country ranks last in social justice in the EU. The post Greece Dead Last in European Union Social Justice Rankings appeared first on The National Herald.
Greek Academic Says Turkey Has Already Annexed Northern Cyprus
A Greek academic has suggested that Turkish annexation of the land it unlawfully occupies could help reunify the island. The post Greek Academic Says Turkey Has Already Annexed Northern Cyprus appeared first on The National Herald.
Lenders Should Respect Greek Deal
Greece fears that upcoming elections in 2017 may make debt relief less likely if no decision on the second review of the third bailout is reached soon. The last Eurogroup meeting, on December 5, saw a positive development with regards to Greece’s debt ...
EU agrees money-for-migration deal with Mali
A migrant from Mali walks ashore on the Greek island of Kos after crossing a part of the Aegean Sea between Turkey and Greece, August 8, 2015. BRUSSELS, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The European Union, under an agreement published on Monday, will provide funds to ...
