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Find the news and stories on Greece, which is a country in southeastern Europe with thousands of islands throughout the Aegean and Ionian seas. Greece released a video clip which it said showed Turkish riot police firing tear gas canisters at the Kastanies border crossing, where thousands of migrants are trying to cross into the EU, check out RT.com to watch it. Visit RT to stay updated on Greece, as the Greek government announces it will shut all shops apart from supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, petrol stations and food delivery services, in a bid to fight the coronavirus. The Greek government has dismissed a report in the New York Times newspaper that it was holding illegal migrants who cross the border from Turkey at a secret ‘black site’ where they are denied access to lawyers and cannot file asylum claims. Don’t forget to check out authors’ opinions on the news and current events taking place in Greece today.
- Greek authorities send 1st group of unaccompanied young refugees to EU countries
Greece transferred a dozen unaccompanied children from overcrowded migrant camps to Luxembourg on Wednesday. The group is the first of more than 1,000 relocations that are being expedited amid concerns over the impact of coronavirus on vulnerable... - Greece ‘to guard border’ as it voices concern over asylum-seekers ‘gathering on Turkey coast’Officials in Greece expressed concern on Monday that migrants and refugees are gathering on Turkey’s coast with plans to cross the Aegean Sea to Greek islands, despite movement restrictions in both countries to prevent the spread of the...
- ‘We are not at the beginning of the end’: Greek PM warns of ‘most critical month’ ahead in battle against Covid-19Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warned that Greece is facing its “most critical month” in the struggle against the coronavirus pandemic amid lockdown measures set to help tackle the spread of the deadly disease.
- Greece quarantines first migrant camp after 20 asylum seekers test positive for coronavirusAthens has quarantined a migrant camp after 20 asylum seekers tested positive for coronavirus, the first such facility in Greece to be hit since the outbreak of the disease. Any movement in or out of the Ritsona camp, which is 75km (45 miles)...
- Tokyo 2020 Games organizers receive Olympic flame in scaled-down ceremony in AthensTokyo 2020 organizers received the Olympic flame in a scaled-down handover ceremony in the Greek capital on Thursday, amid the coronavirus spread that has cast doubt on the global event. In a brief ceremony closed to spectators in Athens’...
- Greece to quarantine all arrivals from abroadThe Greek government announced on Monday it will shut all shops apart from supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, petrol stations and food delivery services, in a bid to fight the coronavirus. The closure of retail stores will begin from Wednesday. Greece...
- ‘Euroleaks’: Varoufakis LEAKS recordings of secretive Eurogroup talks on Greece in fight for ‘democratization of the EU’The former finance minister of Greece, Yanis Varoufakis, has released a cache of audio files, secretly recorded in 2015 during the bailout talks with the Eurogroup – a powerful group of eurozone’s finance chiefs.
- Frontex agency sends more guards to Greece to help protect EU’s borderThe European border protection agency, Frontex, says it has deployed another 100 guards to Greece to help protect the EU’s frontier there from the pressure of migrants. Warsaw-based Frontex said on Friday the deployment of guards from 22...
- Greece swears in first female president in scaled-down ceremonyGreece’s first woman president began her term Friday with a pledge to protect the country’s borders and to defend human rights. Katerina Sakellaropoulou, a 63-year-old former senior judge, said she would “walk together” with...
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