China-Europe Civilization Dialogue: Chinese, Greek leaders vow to deepen cooperation

Senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official Liu Yunshan met with Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos in Athens on Tuesday, agreeing to deepen cooperation between the two countries at various levels and respect each other's core interests.

Hungarians set to reject EU refugee quota plan in a referendum

Hungarians are poised to reject the EU's troubled refugee quota plan in a referendum on Sunday, potentially further boosting the European clout of fiercely anti-migrant Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

EU refugee relocation scheme unlikely to complete as planned

The European Union (EU) looks unlikely to be able to complete its plan to relocate 160,000 refugees from Greece and Italy by September 2017, as figures released on Wednesday show that only 5,651 refugees have been relocated by far.

Merkel: EU cannot close doors to Muslim refugees

Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed Tuesday that EU member states should provide shelter for refugees fleeing terror and civil war, irrespective of their religion or faith.

UN rights chief slams FYROM for migrant detentions

The UN rights chief on Friday (Sep 23) voiced deep concern over FYROM [*]'s "systematic policy" of detaining and expelling migrants, criticising especially the widespread detention of migrant children.

Greek volunteers awarded top UN humanitarian honour for efforts with migrants and refugees

A Greek human rights activist and a Greek volunteer rescue team Efi Latsoudi and the Hellenic Rescue Team (HRT) – have been jointly awarded this year’s Nansen Refugee Award for their efforts to aid refugees arriving in Greece during 2015.

Turkish judge escapes to Greece on migrant boat

A Turkish judge escaped to Greece on a migrant boat Tuesday and sought political asylum, state-run Anadolu Agency reported.

Greece's absence at an international level has a cost for all Greeks and it must cease.

While there are so many developments in regards to terrorism both in the Middle East and in Europe as well, Greece's absence as a State, is not only spectacular but also disgraceful.

Slovenia receives 18 more asylum seekers under EU relocation plan

Slovenia received a group of 18 asylum seekers from Greece on Wednesday under an European Union-sponsored relocation scheme, the Interior Ministry has said.

Fears mount that EU-Turkey migrant deal could collapse

Fears are mounting in the European Union that its months-old pact with Turkey to curb migrant flows could collapse as a rift deepens over Ankara's crackdown following a failed coup.

REAL/TRUE MACEDONIA : Greek archaeological site of Philippi. UNESCO Announces 9 New World Heritage Sites

The U.N. cultural agency on Friday placed nine new sites on its World Heritage List, including a medieval Armenian city located in northeast Turkey.

Greek government pledges better days ahead, as few "No" voters protest

A year since the Greek referendum on the third bailout deal with international lenders the Left-led government appeared confident that better days lay ahead, as just a few demonstrators of the "No" camp returned to the streets here on Tuesday.

Anti-terrorism: threat level in Europe likely to remain high for long time

The terrorism threat level in Europe will probably remain high for the long term, although significant progress has been made particularly in information sharing across the continent, Dutch National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism (NCTV) Dick Schoof told the press on Wednesday.

Greek refugee crisis must be fully accepted as European problem: Council of Europe

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Tuesday adopted a resolution calling on the European Union and its member states to fully accept the migratory crisis as a European problem and not only a Greek one.

MSF rejects all EU funding over Turkey refugee deal

Medical aid charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has said it will reject all funding from the European Union in protest at the bloc's deal with Turkey aimed at stemming the flow of refugees into Europe.

UN human rights chief slams rising migrant detention in Europe

The UN's human rights chief voiced alarm Monday at the increasing detention of migrants in Europe, including unaccompanied children, amid widespread anti-migrant rhetoric across the continent.

REAL/TRUE MACEDONIA : Unesco vote for Philippi next month

Inclusion of the northern Greece [Macedonia] archaeological site of Philippi in Unesco’s list of World Heritage Sites will be decided at the organization’s annual conference, which will take place next month in Istanbul.

Strong indications ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle's tomb unearthed

Greek archaeologists announced on Thursday they had strong indications that the tomb of the great philosopher Aristotle has been unearthed in Stageira, an ancient city in northern Greece.

Our national credibility

When you are unable to manage small problems, then you focus only on the big ones in order to justify your inaction re: the small.
Is it possible for some to assume that we could be persuative in regards to our powers, when we haven't helped the Northern Epirotans against a regime which is still lost and searching.
When we have not solved the problem with Skopje while we get consumed in rediculousness.

FYROM: More than 11,000 migrants sent back to Greece

FYROM [*] authorities have sent more than 11,000 migrants back to Greece since it closed its borders to migrants in early March.