This has led to a huge bottleneck in GREECE, where authorities say more than 22,000 people are stuck and hundreds more are arriving every day.
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How the world sees Greece
Monday, February 29, 2016
Tear gas fired as migrants seek to enter Macedonia from GREECE
Macedonian Police Clash With Refugees at Greek Border
Law enforcement fired tear gas at Iraqi and Syrian migrants as they tore down a border fence
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The Latest: Austria rejects EU criticisms of its refugee cap
Macedonian police have fired tear gas and stun grenades after a few hundred migrants angry at long delays in entering Macedonia broke a gate on the Greek-Macedonian border. The protesters, who were chanting "Open the border!" and throwing stones at Macedonian police, were repelled. Police said 500 people earlier pushed their way past Greek police to reach the gate used to let trains through at the border crossing. [...] with an estimated 4,000 migrants in the slum, the situation in Calais has become a flashpoint for Europe's immigration crisis, fueling far-right sentiment on both sides of the Channel. Police say about 6,500 people are at or near the Idomeni border crossing, with another 500 moved to a hastily erected camp on a small concrete landing strip some 20 kilometers (13 miles) away.
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Migrants attempt to break through Greece-Macedonia border
Frustrated at the bottleneck at the Greek-Macedonian frontier, refugees have tried to rush the border fence. The camp at the border town of Idomeni is over its intended capacity by 5,000 people.
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Mayor Georgi Ikonomov: GREEK tourists in Bulgaria's Bansko dropped by 15-20% because of ...
FOCUS: Different sectors of the Bulgarian economy suffered a loss as a result of the blockade of the Bulgarian-GREEK border over the protests of the ...
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60th round of Greek-Turkish exploratory talks
The 60th round of Greek-Turkish exploratory talks will take place on Tuesday, 1 March 2016, in Athens.
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Teargas fired as refugees try to breach Greece-Macedonia border
Macedonian police fire teargas as hundreds of people bring down gate with metal pole Macedonian police have fired teargas as a group of refugees broke through a fence at the small frontier town of Idomeni on the Greek-Macedonian border. A crush developed ...
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