French President Macron says stands in solidarity to Greece and Bulgaria and France is ready to assist the two European countries in dealing with the migrant crisis
1 year agoGreece. Lesvos. Refugees & migrants land ashore the Greek island of Lesbos (Pic No1) as the first reception center set on fire by unidentified people (Pic No2) on March 1, 2020.
1 year agoGreek PM calls national security council meeting over migrant crisis
Greece will no longer accept any asylum applications of people illegally entering the country: measure to be temporary - last one month
Greek PM: Our national security council has taken the decision to increase the level of deterrence at our borders to the maximum. As of we will not be accepting any new asylum applications for 1 month. We are invoking article 78.3 of the TFEU to ensure full European support
1 year agoRocks and tear gas thrown from the Turkish side of the border at Greek security forces
Greek police fire tear gas at migrants throwing stones at them at the Evros border crossing with Turkey
1 year agoGreek PM calls Government Foreign Affairs & Defence Council meeting for further borders security
1 year agoLesvos: Extreme right locals won't let a boat with refugees, babies among them, disembark at a small port in Lesbos island. No significant police force has showed up
1 year ago„Get out of here" locals of Lesvos scream: little children on boat who came from Turkey are stunned, all aboard silent. There's police and coast guard simply watching
1 year agoLesvos: Residents' blockade of refugees from disembarking
EU's @Frontex to send reinforcements to Greece, in order to assist the Greek security forces in protecting its borders with Turkey from migrant push
1 year agoA service lead by Metropolitan Amfilohije, the Serbian Orthodox Church's most senior bishop in Montenegro, and his Russian-backed Ukrainian counterpart Onufriy is underway in Nemanja's old town.
1 year agoSpotted at today's prayer walk in Podgorica: A sign that reads: "God is with us"
1 year agoTens of thousands of citizens, Serbian Orthodox Church bishops and Russian-backed Ukrainian bishop Onufriy take to the streets of Podgorica. Ukrainian embassy has said Onufriy is a representative of the Russian church and doesn't speak on behalf of the majority of Ukrainians
1 year agoAnd they are off. After a liturgy lead by the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro and Russian-backed Ukrainian bishop, Onufriy, tens of thousands took to the streets of Podgorica to protest against the controversial law on religion
1 year agoMarch in Podgorica today
1 year agoRefugees wait after harsh intervention by Greek police in Pazarkule
1 year agoRally of Serbian Church supporters in Podgorica
1 year agoPodgorica, Montenegro: Tens of thousands are gathered in front of the Christ Ressurection temple in the Montenegrin capital to attend a liturgy and prayer walk lead by a senior Russian-backed bishop in Ukraine, Onufriy
Greece 's government spox just stated that the forces in Evros borders arrested 66 migrants who managed to enter the country. "We prevented more than 4.000 attempts at the border with Turkey. Greece dealt with an organized and massive attempt to breach its border"
An-124 with third batch of Pantsyr S-1E SAM left Russia to Serbia
President Aleksandar Vucic announced today that he will call parliamentary elections on March 4, upon his return from Washington
1 year agoMigrants continue to flow to the Turkish-Greek border
Tear gas was launched at the Turkish-Greek border
1 year agoTear gas at Turkey-Greek border
1 year agoTurkey's state-owned railway company TCDD transports refugees to border province Edirne near Greece and Bulgaria while the Turkish police escort cars lead the way for them to walk all the way to border gates from downtown
Bulgarian PM talks with EU leaders on discussions with Erdoğan on Syria crisis
Greece vetoed NATO communique declaring support to Turkey after latest Idlib attack
Hashim Thaçi: Kosovo aligns with our @NATO allies in condemning the air strikes on Turkish soldiers near Idlib by the Syrian government and Russia. We call Syria and Russia to immediately stop the attacks and allow humanitarian access in the area.
