ATHENS — The European Union pledged Monday to spend $88 million to house migrants in GREECE even as it seeks tougher procedures for ...
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How the world sees Greece
Monday, December 14, 2015
Europe pledges $88 million to aid migrant housing in GREECE
National Gallery Presents Rare Collection of GREEK Bronze Statues
The National Gallery of Art in Washington DC opened a new exhibition on December 13, 2015 called Power and Pathos: Bronze Sculpture of the ...
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14 GREEK Airports Officially Privatized Including Tourist Hotspots Mykonos, Santorini and Hania
Years in the making, the GREEK government officially signed its first major privatization agreement worth $1.3 billion with German airport operator ...
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EU gives €80m for migrants’ housing program in Greece
They did it. Greece’s European partners do everything to have refugees and migrants trapped in Greece. For this purpose, the European Commission sent Kristalina Georgieva, Commissioner for Budget & Human Resources with a huge signature pen and a pledge of 80 million euro for the housing of migrants. Georgieva signed […]
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Greece privatises island airports
Syriza completes U-turn by handing control to German-Greek partnership
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EU to offer Turkey no guarantee on taking in refugees
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will set no minimum on the number of Syrian refugees its member states are willing to take from Turkey in a resettlement scheme to be unveiled on Tuesday, a senior EU official said on Monday. The European Commission, the bloc's executive, will present the proposal following an agreement with Ankara two weeks ago that European leaders hope can help stem the flow of refugees and economic migrants reaching the EU from Turkey via Greece. It will mention no number, the official said, in its plan for deserving cases to be flown directly from Turkey to the EU -- an omission that could disappoint Turkish leaders.
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Bury Quakers help refugees in France and GREECE
Bury St Edmunds Quakers are running fundraising events in aid of refugees, particularly the work of Save The Children with refugees on the Greek ...
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GREECE wants migrants to apply for asylum wherever they want
GREECE wants to strip point of entry rules in the EU's crippled Dublin asylum regulation to allow migrants to travel and apply for asylum anywhere they ...
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Bipolar Days: Intimate photos of GREECE, mid-crisis, from Panagiotis Maidis
August 2014, Pelloponisos "I decided to take some time off on my own, so I stayed in different places in GREECE for about 20 days. I felt calm but lonely ...
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Greek President Pavlopoulos pays official visit to ...
Later, Pavlopoulos will meet with Prime Minister of Bulgaria Boiko Borisov and afterwards the Greek delegation will attend a lunch hosted in their honour by the ...
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EU, UNHCR Take Action to Increase Greece’s Asylum Reception Capacity
The European Commission and the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR have launched a scheme to provide 20,000 additional reception places for asylum seekers and relocation candidates in Greece, the Commission said on Monday. The scheme will be funded through rent subsidies in the private sector and host family programmes with the Commission providing EUR 80 M from the 2016 EU budget. The reception places to be created under the scheme are an important part of the EU emergency relocation programme, providing temporary accommodation in Greece for applicants who are awaiting relocation to other EU member states. “This declaration helps to deliver on a commitment made by Greece and the UNHCR during the Western Balkans Leaders Meeting on 25 October 2015,” the Commission said in a statement. European Commission Vice-President Kristalina Georgieva, responsible for Budget and Human Resources, signed the declaration on behalf of the EU executive body, together with George Okoth-Obbo, UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, and Ioannis Mouzalas, Greece's Alternate Minister of Interior and Administrative Reconstruction. Kristalina Georgieva commented: "Today we stand in solidarity with Greece and with children, women and men seeking refuge in Europe. The scheme we are launching offers EU budgetary support for families, notably providing them with adequate shelter. While today's agreement is about temporary assistance, the Commission continues to use the full range of tools at our disposal to find a long-term solution to the refugee crisis in Europe." According to UNHCR data, in the first 11 months of 2015, over 1.565 million refugees and migrants have made their way to Europe, a trend which is set to continue. EU member Greece has received, until 10 December, more than 790,000 nationals of third countries arriving by sea. According to UNHCR, 92% of the inflow is originating from the top 10 refugee producing countries.
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UN, EU launch scheme to house 20,000 asylum seekers in Greece
The European Union and the UN refugee agency on Monday launched a joint programme in Athens to create 20,000 places for asylum seekers eligible for relocation in the bloc and in Greece.
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Five Star program enhancing GREEK life
When asked how the Five Star Enhancement Program has improved GREEK life on campus thus far, Roberson said, “The campus involvement ...
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ELA funding to GREEK banks drops in November
Emergency central bank funding to GREEK lenders fell by 6.4 percent or 5.3 billion euros in November compared to the previous month, Bank of Greece ...
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GREEK education minister sued over genocide comment
The Supreme Court prosecutor's office on Monday submitted to Parliament two lawsuits filed against GREEK Education Minister Nikos Filis in ...
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GREEK archbishop: We should spit on gays because they're 'freaks of nature'
A GREEK Orthodox archbishop is not reacting well to the country's proposed civil unions law. Members of the GREEK parliament will vote before ...
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On the Ground With Volunteers in Lesbos
Skala Sikamias, Lesbos, 4 p.m. A Norwegian volunteer has spotted, using his binoculars, a dinghy approaching from the Turkish coast. As soon as the boat has been identified, a human wave of volunteers gets organized for the "first reception" of the boat. An inflatable boat and a Jet Ski of the Spanish NGO Proactiva are already in the water with five lifeguards that have voluntarily undertaken the supervision of the passage between the Turkish region of Ayvalik and Lesbos, ensuring a safe arrival for refugees. This scene occurs many times on a daily basis at Skala Sikaminias, a beautiful fish town which constitutes one of the main refugee entry points in Greece. We visited Skala for a needs assessment, a monitoring visit of projects offering support to children traveling alone, financed by the European Economic Agreement, (EEA) NGO Fund in Greece "We Are All Citizens" and managed by the Bodossaki Foundation. > Greek authorities are absent during this whole process. The passage between Turkey and Skala Sikaminias is a distance of only 11km that under "normal circumstances" can be covered in less than an hour. As soon as the boat arrives 10 volunteers who have assumed "first reception" duties greet them in the sea. Some of them start giving guidelines in Arabic to the captain on how to take the dinghy out of the water. Greek authorities are absent during this whole process. Amongst the 50 people on the boat there is a large number of children and newborn babies. The volunteers make a circle around them and welcome them first in English and then in Greek: _Welcome to Greece. Welcome to Europe. Καλωσορίσατε στην Ελλάδα, καλωσορίσατε στην Ευρώπη_ The efficiency and effectiveness of task distribution amongst the volunteers of the two camps is impressive. The members of the team responsible for "first reception" help transfer the passengers and their belongings from the boat. They arrange used lifejackets on the shore, they offer electrical blankets, they identify and help the people who are in need of first aid and medical provision and then escort them to the two camps. Two guardians, members of the NGO Metadrasi Network for Unaccompanied Minors have just spotted two children that have been traveling alone. "We are going to stay with them in the camp until we find a way to take them to the First Reception Center in Moria," they tell us. On the beach there are a number of volunteers as well as staff from the UNHCR and other Greek and international NGOs like Metadrasi, Praxis, Doctors of the World, Doctors without Borders (MSF), the International Rescue Committee (IRC), Save the Children and others. Scandinavian emergency relief NGOs like the Norwegian A Drop in the Ocean offer first aid assistance and a van of Adventist Help has been turned into an improvised medical unit. In parallel operation is the team of "second reception." The invisible heroes of the "second front," as they call them, are responsible for providing warm food, water and dry clothes. A special space within the camp has been turned into a baby and child friendly area. _At the moment in Skala there are two volunteer camps that have been created since September 2015: Platanos and Lighthouse Refugee Relief. _ Platanos is an independent Greek initiative that has its roots at the independent refugee camp that was created in Pedion tou Areos, one of the largest public parks in the center of Athens last summer. At the moment Platanos has attracted volunteers from all over the world. Very often these are professionals that take time off their work to come and help in Lesbos. The local population has also been very actively involved. Many of them have offered their homes to accommodate the volunteers free of charge. Local initiatives like Starfish and O Allos Anthropos (the Other Human in Greek) transfer people from the points of entry to the registration points and provide meals on a daily basis. "In the beginning we were cooking for 10 people, a month later for a hundred and now we make thousands of meals every day," they tell us. The second camp: Lighthouse Refugee Relief Initiative is a non-profit created by Norwegian, Swedish and British volunteers with the aim to provide emergency humanitarian relief to the migrant and refugee population that arrive in Lesbos. Special emphasis is given to the most vulnerable parts of the population like children, women and the elderly. They offer food, shelter, medical provision and transfer to the First Reception Center in Moria. > The modesty and devotion of all the volunteers is impressive. > Despite the significance of their individual effort, most of them > don't like any kind of publicity. Both camps are open to whoever wants to help. A stay of at least a week is encouraged, in order for the volunteers to be able to understand and conduct their role in an efficient manner. Regardless of the lack of a central coordination authority, the efficiency and collaboration that takes place between the two camps is exemplary. The modesty and devotion of all the volunteers is impressive. Despite the significance of their individual effort, most of them don't like any kind of publicity. The day we were there, 3,500 people arrived in Lesbos. It is worth mentioning that 48 hours prior to our arrival no boats had arrived, for reasons that haven't been confirmed yet. Some say that this was due to a military exercise in Turkey while others claim that mass arrests of member of trafficking networks occurred. According to the UNHCR 406,206 people have arrived in Lesbos from January to November 2015. This number constitutes 58 percent of the total number of arrivals in Greece. In November alone 63,400 people arrived in Lesbos. The main countries of origin are Syria (47 percent), Afghanistan (37 percent), Iraq (7 percent) and Iran (4 percent). The numbers and the situation on the field indicate that we are dealing with the biggest demographic change since WWII. The term "migrant" or "refugee" crisis can't explain the complexity of this phenomenon. Lesbos is the entry point that accepts the largest number of arrivals. There is a widespread concern that the island is facing a medical emergency, without adequate medical coverage neither for the needs of the population arriving nor for the needs of the locals. In the crossing of this passage so many people have lost their lives until now. Winter is arriving and weather conditions will increasingly deteriorate. Within this context, the absence of Greek and European authorities can no longer be justified. We might have not seen any representation of an institutional authority, but what will remain indelible in our memory is the humanism expressed in the solidarity and the exemplary effort of the volunteer community in Skala. "It's as if "Mermaid Madonna"* came out of her little white chapel and made a miracle. I can't explain what is happening any other way. What we see in Skala must have been inspired by a superior force. If you look closely at the volunteers' faces you can see it yourself," George Konstantinou, a fisherman at Skala told us. _This post first appeared on HuffPost Greece. _ -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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Refugees Suffer At A Serbian Rest Stop, But The Government Won't Let NGOs Help
ADASEVCI, Serbia -- On a brisk November night, over 1,000 refugees and migrants paced the cracked pavement of a poorly lit gas station or idled in the decrepit lounge of an abandoned motel here. Although the rest area was small, it wasn't crowded, because most of the migrants didn't even bother to disembark from the 20 buses that would eventually take them to Sid train station to reach other destinations in Europe. The Serbian government so far has refused to authorize NGOs to provide basic humanitarian services to the refugees and migrants, meaning they aren't legally allowed to set up tents or trailers to support people passing through the Adasevci rest center, the only one of its kind in Serbia. The government's decision has gone largely unreported, partly because NGOs have avoided contacting the media for fear of losing their chance to gain authorization to help the refugees. But that hasn't prevented many organizations from launching small covert operations to provide some minimal assistance to those in need. The thousands of refugees and migrants arriving in Adasevci each day often haven’t eaten for hours and are desperately hungry. Many need winter clothing, shoes, blankets, soap and toothbrushes. Babies and toddlers need wipes, diapers and warm clothes. When I visited the rest center, I noticed two vans pull up nearby: One was an authorized Red Cross van allowed to work in Adasevci, while the other was a white vehicle from an unidentified nonprofit. The nonprofit employees handed over black plastic bags to the Red Cross representatives, who quickly loaded their van with the new supplies. "They are giving the Red Cross additional food and nonfood items," explained the director of one aid organization. She had given me a ride to Adasevci from Novi Sad, the closest major city, but asked to remain anonymous for fear of jeopardizing her NGO's bid for government approval. The refugees' needs are too great for the Red Cross to bear alone, so the agency was reaching out to different nonprofits to request additional supplies. The exchanges always happen in this unofficial, "black bag" style. At a November meeting in Belgrade, Serbia, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said the Serbian government was delaying authorization for nonprofits because it wanted to ensure that they coordinated their outreach to refugees and avoided duplicating services or leaving night shifts uncovered. The UNHCR's explanation did not appease nonprofits. A representative from CARE, a prominent humanitarian group, stressed that it and many others were ready to start distributing supplies immediately, but were still waiting for approval. Some NGOs believe the government is stalling because it wants to avoid providing any incentive for the refugees to stay in Serbia. They have tried to coax other governments to pressure Serbian officials on their behalf, to no avail. The Serbian government itself has avoided addressing the issue publicly. The country is currently working to be accepted into the European Union and officials likely want to avoid the perception they are cracking down on civil society. The people passing through Adasevci have made difficult and sometimes harrowing journeys. Nearly all of them endured the life-threatening sea crossing from Turkey to Greece in small, dangerously overloaded boats. Many of those who land at night have to walk more than 7 miles to reach the Macedonia-Serbia border because there is no transportation available after 10 p.m. Others sleep outside and wait for transportation the next morning. A 19-year-old Syrian man -- who requested anonymity to protect him from repercussions as he applies for asylum -- said that the voyage wouldn't be so difficult if it weren't for the waiting and the lack of sanitation facilities, especially showers. In Adasevci, where the buses often stop for four hours or more before heading to the train station, there are 30 toilets for the thousands of people who pass through each day. There are no sinks and no running water, which makes it hard for people to wash their hands and faces or brush their teeth before heading to their next destination. While the weather hasn't been too extreme so far, the heavy snows and sub-zero temperatures of the harsh European winter are on their way, and will be a shock to people coming from warmer climates who have never experienced them. Without help from nonprofits, Serbian authorities are unprepared to equip people for the winter and refugees will likely suffer health problems. Many nonprofits are continuing their field operations without authorization, putting the best interests of the refugees first. During my three-day visit to Adasevci, one international nonprofit came to remove trash from the rest center. Serbians opposed to the often refugees complain that they leave trash behind. During my visit, I saw that the trash at the rest center wasn't any worse than what a similarly sized crowd would leave behind at a festival or concert, where people have access to trash bins and are not fleeing for their lives. Staff and volunteers from several other nonprofits played with the children and organized outdoor activities like jump-rope, drawing and bubble-blowing. While the kids enjoyed a few moments of innocent fun, the adults finally had a chance to relax, smile and experience their children's joy in the midst of an exhausting and dangerous voyage toward a better life. _ALSO ON HUFFPOST:_ -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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Vice-President Kristalina Georgieva in Athens to launch a scheme to provide 20,000 reception places for asylum seekers in Greece
… refuge on Greek territory fleeing the horrors of war. Greece is striving … very much welcome the commitment Greece has undertaken to boost its … Greece in excess of 30,000, in line with the commitment Greece …
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Delia Velkouleskou: GREECE Needs Considerable Debt Reduction
She added that the weak fiscal position of GREECE is a challenge for the economic policy. Velkouleskou argued that we should focus on reforms that ...
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Roundup: Greek strategy shifts on Parthenon Sculptures ...
Column Roundup: Greek strategy shifts on Parthenon Sculptures, Olafur Eliasson's ice, a new Banksy mural
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St. Nicholas Shrine Grows Through Concrete and Outreach
NEW YORK – The creation of the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox National Shrine is a labor of love, but it is also a complex endeavor involving construction, fund raising, and outreach, and each element is proceeding apace through the Christmas season. The Archdiocese’s Executive Director of Administration Jerry Dimitriou and Andrew Veniopoulos, who is […] The post St. Nicholas Shrine Grows Through Concrete and Outreach appeared first on The National Herald.
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Small EU relief for refugees in Greece
Athens, December 14, 2015/Independent Balkan News Agency By Olga Mavrou European Union agreed on spending 88 mln euros for the housing of refugees in Greece, though Greece has spent already, in 2015, almost EUR 2 billion for them – for the rescue operations, for housing, providing food and health care, transportation, etc. Kristalina Georgieva, the EU Commissioner […]
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Germans leased 14 greek airports
Athens, December 14, 2015/Independent Balkan News Agency By Olga Mavrou Greece signed today the first big privatisation deal with German airport operator Fraport and its Greek partner, Copelouzos company – the majority stake being in the hands of Fraport. The german company agreed to pay EUR 1.2 bn to lease and manage 14 regional airports for the next 50 […]
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Low prices for non performing greek loans
Athens, December 14, 2015/Independent Balkan News Agency By Olga Mavrou Investment funds are offering rates of about 10 cents per euro for the purchase of bad corporate loans of greek debtors that are bankrupt or out of business. The rate for sustainable corporations is almost 50 cents per euro. The repayment of the first category […]
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Alternate FM Xydakis meets with European Commission Vice-President, Commissioner for Jobs, ...
Alternate Foreign Minister Nikos Xydakis met in Brussels today with European Commission Vice-President and Commissioner for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness, Jyrki Katainen.Mr. Xydakis noted to the Commissioner the large number of reforms that have been legislated over the past three months in Greece, and that are gradually being implemented, and asked for confirmation of the Commission’s support for the Greek government’s ongoing efforts. Mr. Katainen agreed that the efforts are in the right direction and that their completion will help Greece emerge from the crisis.Mr. Xydakis informed Mr. Katainen that the Greek government is planning for the creation of...
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Political Consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the former Yugoslav ...
The Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and of the Hellenic Republic held political consultations, on 11 December 2015, in Skopje, as part of the process of Confidence Building Measures. The consultations were co-chaired by the State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Mrs. Elena Kuzmanovska, while on the Greek part, by the Political Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic, Ambassador Mr. Petros Mavroidis.At the consultations, there were views and positions exchanged on the on-going migrant crisis and in this context it...
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14 Airports in Greece to Be Privatized in $1.3 Billion ...
The airport in Thessaloniki, Greece, is among the 14 to be managed by Fraport and its Greek partner, the energy firm Copelouzos. Alexandros Avramidis/Reuters
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GREECE Signs EUR€1.2 Bln Airport Deal With Fraport
"Fraport and Copelouzos have remained steadfastly committed to the Greek regional airports - a win-win project for GREECE and its people," Fraport's ...
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Bulgaria, GREECE Discuss Migration Crisis, Border Controls
Pavlopoulos' official visit to Bulgaria – the first country in southeastern Europe which he is visiting since his election as GREECE'S head of state in ...
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Economic Crisis Leaves 44% of Greeks with Poor Mental Health
Depression, anxiety, frustration, fear, disappointment and anger are some of the negative emotions that 44 percent of Greeks feel as a result of the economic crisis, according to research. In a study conducted by GPO on behalf of the National School of Public Health, depression is skyrocketing, while the mental health of Greeks is on
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Mayor of Volos Suspended from Duty
Businessman and mayor of Volos-Greece, Achilleas Beos, has been officially suspended from his duties, as he is due to stand trial for allegedly being part of a ring that fixed soccer matches when he was the chairman of the local team Olympiakos Volos. The trial of Beos and his fellow suspects has been scheduled for
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Greek Students Unable Pay Open University Tuition
The number of prospective Greek students who wish to study at the National Open University has sharply reduced as the economic crisis does not allow them to pay the tuition. The deadline for the applications was two days ago and according to reports 27,341 people applied for the 6 undergraduate and 26 master programs. Last
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The strange case of America’s disappearing middle class
Middle America is being squeezed from both ends, by the rich and the poor. This new insecurity is fertile territory for the likes of Donald Trump The shot was of two women in party dresses taking a selfie next to the Greek riot police. In the summer of 2015 it was an unremarkable sight – middle-class supporters of the euro rallying to save Greece from the threat of Grexit. But when I described the scene, in a voiceover aimed at an American audience, a query came back from the US: this does not sound right; they look too posh to be middle class. Middle class, in the US, means what working class means in Britain. Except that, while nobody – even in Corbyn’s Labour party – goes around saying they represent “working-class values”, all politicians in America claim to represent the values of this middle class. Continue reading...
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Poor weather means a discount: the refugees risking their lives at sea
GUARDIAN REFUGEE APPEAL: ‘We can’t bear to tell them what lies ahead,’ say volunteers helping those desperate enough to cross to Greece in a dinghy • Help refugees by donating to our 2015 appeal Mohammed’s crossing from Turkey to Lesbos took two hours because the motor on the dinghy stopped. “But there were only 40 of us on the boat, other people had much more. Thank God the smuggler wasn’t trying to kill anybody.” He is standing with his sons, Ahmed, 16, and Mahmood, 20, opposite Skala beach where the dinghy came in. The other 14 members of his family sit nearby. He is composed, not jubilant, and minded to see the best in everything – in the smugglers who charged him $900 per adult and half that per child, to the patch of shore he’s arrived at, with a few lean-tos for people to change behind while they wait for a bus. It smells so strongly of vomit and oranges that it becomes impossible to distinguish between them. It has bottled water, biscuits, volunteers and sacks of alarming, second-hand clothes. People who dress with care and panache arrive, soaking, and have to change into Hannah Montana socks and neon trainers. Continue reading...
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Merkel rallies her party with pledge to stem refugee inflow
By Paul Carrel and Noah Barkin KARLSRUHE, Germany (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel defended her refugee policies at a congress of her conservative party on Monday, fending off a challenge from critics with a pledge to reduce the influx of migrants and a repeat of her optimistic mantra "we can do this". In a rousing speech, Merkel recounted a remarkable year that has seen Germany stand up to Russia over the Ukraine crisis, broker a deal to keep Greece in the euro zone, and welcome hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing war and deprivation in the Middle East. "We want to, and we will, noticeably reduce the number of refugees," she said to applause at the congress in Karlsruhe, in the southwestern state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, which holds a state election next March.
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Fears for welfare of migrants transferred to sports hall from northern GREEK border
Concerns are growing for the welfare of thousands of people who have been bussed back to Athens from the border with the former Yugoslav ...
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Essay: Women in Ancient GREECE
Women's role in GREECE can be seen when one first begins to do research on the subject. The subject of women in GREECE is coupled with the subject ...
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Greece signs airport deal with Fraport in first big privatisation move
Greece’s left wing government has …
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Greece signs privatisation deal with Fraport Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide
… Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide AG:Greece's government signed first … - Reuters.Fraport and its Greek partner Copelouzos will lease and … airports in tourist islands, including Corfu and Santorini, for 40 years …
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As EU readies tougher migration rules, Greece gets $88 million for housing scheme
… . The program will significantly increase Greece’s capacity to shelter migrants … in arrival countries like Greece and Italy. Greece’s left-wing government closed … me,” said Yiannis Mouzalas, a Greek migration minister. “But a government …
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Greece Hosting Migrants Summit
Greece will host leaders from Germany and Turkey in early 2016 to discuss a migrant crisis months after it's occurring but as it's expected to go on. The post Greece Hosting Migrants Summit appeared first on The National Herald.
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Greece sells 14 airports in privatisation drive
Greece said Monday it agreed to sell 14 regional airports to a German operator, the first major privatisation move for the country's left-wing government.
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GREEK Deputy Tourism Minister to Attend 2nd GREEK Tourism Workshop in Iran
GREEK-tourism-workshop The 2nd GREEK Tourism Workshop will be held in Tehran on January 12, 2016. The event will be held in a luxury hotel of the ...
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Fraport Signs Deal for 14 GREEK Airports
German airport operator Fraport moved closer to start operating 14 GREEK airports, agreeing a $1.3-billion lease deal with Greece's leftist government.
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Emergency central bank funding to GREEK banks drops by 5.3 bln eur in Nov.
Banks had relied on emergency liquidity assistance (ELA) they draw from the GREEK central bank since February after being cut off from the ECB's ...
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Bilateral trade between Bulgaria and GREECE is at high level
Sofia. GREECE is one of the three largest investors in Bulgaria. The bilateral trade between Bulgaria and GREECE is at high level – nearly EUR 3 billion ...
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Plevneliev: Bulgaria and GREECE want clear rules on resolving migration issue
Bulgaria and GREECE insist on clear rules for resolving the problem of migration, which should be observed both by the countries in the region and the ...
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Israel to hold government meetings with GREECE, Cyprus
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and several ministers will host in Jerusalem on Wednesday Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and several of ...
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Afghan refugee carries drowned daughter in Turkey’s west
A migrant mother from has carried her dead daughter, wrapped in a blanket, for five kilometers after the Greece-bound inflatable boat carrying both of them capsized off western Turkey
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