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
700 migrants held in Macedonia after crossing Greek border
Some 700 refugees and migrants were being held in Macedonia on Tuesday after they managed to slip across the border from Greece, a frontier that has been shut for a week.
Mar 15, 2016, 15:36 PM IST
Angela Merkel admits Balkan migrant route closure benefits Germany
Chancellor Angela Merkel admitted Monday that Germany benefited from a decision by Balkan nations to close their borders to migrants seeking to head north, even as she insisted that it was not a long-term solution.
Mar 14, 2016, 20:42 PM IST
Five dead, including baby, in fresh migrant sinking off Turkey
Turkish coastguards managed to save nine of the migrants on board while two are still missing.
Mar 10, 2016, 15:30 PM IST
Balkan nations shut off migrant route to Europe
The Balkan trail from Greece to northern Europe used by floods of migrants was blocked Wednesday after a string of nations slammed shut their borders, hiking pressure on the EU and Turkey to nail down a "game-changing" grand bargain.
Mar 09, 2016, 16:31 PM IST
EU pushes for `breakthrough` Turkey migrant deal next week
European Union leaders on Monday hailed a "breakthrough" in talks with Turkey on a deal to curb the migrant crisis but delayed a decision until a summit next week to flesh out the details of Ankara`s new demands.
Mar 08, 2016, 09:54 AM IST
Greece clears bailout hurdle with debt relief pledge
Along with its debt crisis the Greek state is now overwhelmed by the arrival of around a million migrants in a year.
Mar 08, 2016, 04:45 AM IST
Eurozone ministers seek to end Greece bailout row
The eurozone 19 ministers are meeting in Brussels just as EU leaders and Turkey hold talks next door to discuss the refugee crisis, in which Greece is also a sensitive focal point.
Mar 07, 2016, 20:53 PM IST
