Kosovo Parliament undecided about import tariffs on goods from Serbia and Bosnia
1 year agoLive fire exercises in border regions (Evros, islands) extended for second day
Hashim Thaçi: Just finished joint meeting with President of Serbia at the WhiteHouse upon the invitation of @RichardGrenell & @robertcobrien. Kosovo is greateful for the steadfast support of UnitedStates. We remain committed to working together towards final agreement & mutual recognition
1 year agoBulgarian PM Borisov: I honestly cannot understand why the EU didn't provide the financial support it promised. Crisis can only be solved with common sense & abiding by the requirements of the agreement. One of the core principles of the EU is sharing the burden
1 year agoErdogan: Greek soldiers killed 2 refugees and injured one.
1 year agoErdoğan in press conference with Bulgarian PM Borisov: Turkey has fulfilled all its responsibilities when it comes to Syrian refugees. But the EU has failed to abide by the March 18 declaration, and continues to implement double standards
Serbia's @aVucic & Kosovo's @hashimthacirks meet in Washington, no details available yet
1 year agoOngoing patrols along the Evros land border. We witnessed locals and military forces mobilizing. Greek authorities said "24,203 attempts to illegally enter Greece have been stopped since 06:00 Saturday morning".
The US President reaffirms, during a phone call with the Greek Prime Minister, the right of Greece to apply the law on its borders with Turkey
1 year agoNew fence is arriving at the Greek-Turkish border
1 year agoVideo showing Greek boat seemingly try to ram or capsize the dinghy full of people. Video by the Turkish government
Frontex: Frontex has already increased surveillance capacity at the Greek borders and is redeploying officers from other operations to provide immediate assistance
1 year agoIranian migrants few minutes after they crossed the Greek - Turkish borders. Kastanies
Senior European Union officials visit the Greek border on Tuesday following the migration crisis
1 year agoIraqi man in Edirne says Turkish authorities blocked him from getting to the border crossing with Greece, saying it's full. staying at the bus station
Greek journalist Sofia Kartali was arrested yesterday by Turkish police. She will go to court today with the charge of entering a restricted zone
1 year agoIn Chisinau, Moldova, there are anti-government protests happening today to demand resignation of the cabinet: protesters reportedly blocked public transport and broke a window in a government building
Greek Deputy Minister & Government Spokesman: Video showing fatality on Greek-Turkish border is fake news. We call upon everyone to use caution when reporting news that furthers Turkish propaganda
1 year agoPresident Erdoğan: Turkey will not close its border gates for refugees to cross into Europe anymore, it is a done deal
A child dies when a boat with refugees arrives capsized near the Greek island of Lesbos
Greece has requested the deployment of Frontex's Rapid Border Intervention Team (RABIT) with the aim of guarding the country's external borders
1 year agoOne Syrian man was reportedly shot dead by Greek border guards
1 year agoAnd here is the official announcement of Greece 's Army forces in the Aegean
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
