ATHENS -- A fire broke out at a refugee center on the Greek island of Lesbos, Greece's firefighting service said Sunday, causing considerable damage to a warehouse but no injuries. It was the second ...
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How the world sees Greece
Sunday, March 8, 2020
Detention, torture and killing… how the EU outsourced migration policy
Only a morally warped ideology can justify opening fire at those fleeing for their lives ‘But what else can we do?” So asked many people after a video emerged of Greek border guards attempting to capsize a small rubber dinghy full of migrants, and firing shots towards it. The incident occurred after Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan opened the borders in a cynical attempt to blackmail the European Union into supporting the Turkish military offensive in Syria. Many were shocked by the actions of the border guards. But many also insisted that it was a necessary response. EU leaders expressed their “solidarity” with Greece, describing it as Europe’s “shield”. In asking 'what else can we do?', we are really asking 'what else can we do except mass detention, torture and killing?' Continue reading...
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Hospitality Gives Way To Hostility For Migrants To Greece
Five years ago, Greece offered hospitality to a huge wave of migrants at the height of the Syrian civil war -- but today, hostility greets those seeking a new life. Experts put the about-turn largely ...
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Greece migrant crisis: Refugee centre ablaze as tensions rise
But on Saturday, Mr Erdogan partially reversed his position. He ordered the Turkish coastguard to stop migrants from crossing the Aegean Sea to Greece because it is unsafe to do so. The EU has accused ...
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Turkey calls for EU Aid as bloc scrambles for GREEK Boundary solutions
Turkey calls for EU Aid as bloc scrambles for GREEK Boundary solutions. By admin on March 7, 2020. While anxieties continue to the Greece/Turkey ...
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The week in TV: Noughts + Crosses; McDonald & Dodds; Liar; The Trip to Greece
Malorie Blackman’s race-switching novel gets a bravura BBC adaptation ...
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Protesters, police scuffle at Cyprus checkpoint closed over coronavirus
NICOSIA (Reuters) - GREEK Cypriot police fired pepper spray on Saturday when skirmishes broke out with protesters angry that a checkpoint on the ...
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