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    Migrant departures should be stopped abroad, say EU nations

    08 Oct 2022

    Several Mediterranean nations said Saturday the European Union’s border agency Frontex needs to work inside third countries to stop smugglers from endangering the lives of migrants by sending them off to Europe on risky boat trips.


    Such centers would help diminish the allure of smugglers, allowing people with legitimate fears for their safety in their home countries to safely travel to European countries which have accepted their asylum claims.

    At 21 least dead as 2 migrant boats sink in Greek waters

    06 Oct 2022

    At least 21 people died and nearly 30 were still missing after high winds sank two migrant vessels in Greece, the coastguard said on Thursday, with some survivors dramatically hoisted to safety by crane.

    Greece still in violation of some norms for detention

    16 Dec 2019

    A group of United Nations experts on arbitrary detention said that despite some improvements, Greece was still in violation of certain international obligations in how and where people are imprisoned.

    French PM open to idea of migrant quotas

    08 Oct 2019

    French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Monday he was not opposed to introducing quotas for migrants, part of an effort by his government to heed voters’ concerns about immigration that are being seized upon by far-right political rivals.

    Erdogan is vulnerable, but prefers destructive adventures

    15 Mar 2020

    President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has backed down from a damaging confrontation with Europe by ordering thousands of migrants massed at the Greek border

    Archaeologists in Greece find 3,500-year-old royal tombs

    18 Dec 2019

    Greece's culture ministry says American archaeologists have discovered two monumental royal tombs dating from about 3,500 years ago near a Bronze Age palace that featured in Homer's Odyssey.

    Modern sculpture meets ancient Greece in unique island exhibition

    07 May 2019

    Greek island of Mykonos lies Delos, best known for its archaeological treasures, that British contemporary artist Antony Gormley is showing 29 of his sculptures.

    China’s Xi holds talks in Greece en route to BRICS summit

    11 Nov 2019

    Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday holds talks in Greece, where he is eagerly awaited by the new pro-business government. Xi touched down in Athens on Sunday at the start of a three-day visit aimed

    Cat lady saves newborn from garbage death in Greece

    18 Dec 2019

    The woman who was feeding stray cats was able to rescue the days-old baby because the garbage truck ran late.

    Two killed as storms sweep Greece

    25 Nov 2019

    Two people drowned when their moored sailing boat sank as torrential rain and thunderstorms lashed Greece, coastguard officials said on Monday.

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