Greece expels second wave of migrants to Turkey under EU deal
Greece deported a second batch of more than 200 migrants to Turkey on Friday under a controversial EU deal to stem mass migration as Germany announced a sharp drop in asylum claims.
Apr 08, 2016, 22:24 PM IST
'We love you' but you've got to go: Greece tells migrants
Greece plans to tell thousands of migrants that it "loves" them to persuade them to willingly evacuate a huge makeshift camp at the port of Piraeus ahead of the busy tourism season, officials said on Friday.
Apr 08, 2016, 22:12 PM IST
Greece expels more migrants to Turkey under EU deal
Greece expelled a second batch of migrants to Turkey on Friday under a controversial EU deal to cut the numbers reaching Europe and defuse the continent`s worst refugee crisis since World War II.
Apr 08, 2016, 13:30 PM IST
Pope set to visit refugees in Greece as deportations stall
Pope Francis will travel to the Greek island of Lesbos on the frontline of Europe`s refugee crisis next week, Athens announced Tuesday, as a controversial EU accord to send migrants back to Turkey stalled.
Apr 06, 2016, 09:57 AM IST
Turkey says next migrant transfer delayed, blames Greece
The next transfer of migrants to Turkey from Greece under a controversial deal with the EU has been postponed until later this week at Athens` request, a Turkish official said Tuesday.
Apr 05, 2016, 21:52 PM IST
Christine Lagarde says negotiating 'in good faith' with Greece on debt
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday that her team was continuing to negotiate with Greece "in good faith" over its debt issues.
Apr 05, 2016, 15:34 PM IST
Migrants sent back from Greece arrive in Turkey under EU deal
The first migrants deported from Greek islands under a disputed EU-Turkey deal were shipped back to Turkey on Monday in a drive to shut down the main route used by more than a million people fleeing war and poverty to reach Europe in the last year.
Apr 04, 2016, 23:09 PM IST
Greece sends first migrants back to Turkey under EU deal
Greece sent a first wave of migrants back to Turkey on Monday under an EU deal that has faced heavy criticism from rights groups.
Apr 04, 2016, 12:46 PM IST
IMF chief says `good distance away` from Greek debt deal
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde on Sunday told Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras that "we are still a good distance away" in negotiations for a debt deal for hard-up Athens.
Apr 04, 2016, 09:26 AM IST
Turkey readies centres for migrants turned back under EU deal
Turkey is due to start receiving migrants who crossed the Aegean Sea for EU member Greece from Monday but so far details have been vague over how the transfer will be implemented.
Apr 02, 2016, 17:36 PM IST
500 migrants to return from Greece to Turkey on Monday: EU source
A first batch of 500 migrants are set to return from Greece to Turkey on Monday under the terms of an EU deal reached this month, a European Commission source said Thursday.
Mar 31, 2016, 16:12 PM IST
Greece starts emptying border camp as new arrivals slow
Greece said Saturday it has begun emptying the main migrant camp on its border with Macedonia, as the huge tide of refugees flooding into the country slows to a trickle following the EU-Turkey deal.
Mar 27, 2016, 07:23 AM IST
Two presumed migrants found dead near Bulgaria-Turkey border
A Bulgarian border police patrol on Wednesday found the dead bodies of two men -- presumed to be migrants -- in a region close to the country`s border with Turkey, authorities said.
Mar 24, 2016, 03:55 AM IST
United Nation refugee chief concerned about EU-Turkey deal
The head of the UN refugee agency said Monday he will be scrutinizing for possible breaches of international law the rollout of a controversial EU-Turkey deal to stem migrant flows into Europe through Greece.
Mar 22, 2016, 03:42 AM IST
United Nation ceases migrant transfers to sealed Lesbos camp
The UN refugee agency said on Monday it will no longer transfer newly-arrived migrants on Lesbos to a camp on the island, after Greece began to confine them to the facility as part of the EU-Turkey deal.
Mar 22, 2016, 02:30 AM IST
Migrants still arriving as EU-Turkey deal enters force
Greek authorities said 875 migrants landed on the islands overnight, with some 15 boats, each carrying dozens of migrants, arriving on Lesbos alone on Sunday.
Mar 20, 2016, 18:23 PM IST
EU, Turkey strike deal to send back migrants
European Union leaders concluded a controversial deal with Turkey on Friday intended to halt illegal migration flows to Europe in return for financial and political rewards for Ankara.
Mar 18, 2016, 22:50 PM IST
Migrant smuggling flight grounded in Greek police bust
Six suspected members of a trafficking network were arrested in Greece as they prepared to fly seven Iraqi migrants to Italy in a light aircraft, Greek police said Thursday.
Mar 18, 2016, 11:19 AM IST
Migrant arrivals in Greece top one million since January 2015
More than one million migrants and refugees have entered Greece since January last year, the United Nations refugee agency said Wednesday.
Mar 17, 2016, 00:53 AM IST
Macedonia sends over 1,000 migrants back to Greece
Some 1,500 migrants who managed to cross into Macedonia, despite the border being closed to them for a week, have been sent back to Greece by Macedonian troops, officials said Tuesday.
Mar 16, 2016, 00:43 AM IST
