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Pope Francis to visit Greece to highlight refugee crisis
The pope will be accompanied to Lesbos by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
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Migrants sent back from Greece arrive in Turkey under EU deal
The first of two Turkish-flagged passenger boats carrying 131 migrants arrived in the Turkish town of Dikili.
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Uncertainty reigns a day before migrants are to be returned to Turkey
The return of the migrants is a key part of an agreement between the European Union and Turkey.
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Greece demands IMF explanation over leaked debt transcript
EU/IMF lenders will resume talks on Greece's fiscal and reform progress in Athens on Monday.
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Migrants protest to be let through Greek-Macedonian border
Around 50,000 migrants and refugees remain trapped in Greece after a domino of border closures.
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Brexit could cost Britain £100bn & a million jobs
The CBI said “Brexit” would deliver a serious shock to the British economy, regardless of any trade deals.
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Greek bailout review to be interrupted for Catholic Easter
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras wants to wrap up the bailout review swiftly and start talks on debt relief.
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EU, Turkey clinch deal to return migrants
The accord aims to close the main route over which a million migrants poured across the Aegean Sea.
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Hundreds of migrants march out of Greek camp, cross to Macedonia
Macedonian police said three migrants had drowned crossing a river near the Greek border.
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Greece steps up efforts to move migrants to sheltered camps
At least 12,000 people were waiting to cross the frontier although other nations have closed their borders.
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EU to give Greece May deadline to register migrants
Greece has been the main gateway for nearly a million migrants who have crossed the Aegean Sea from Turkey.
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Macedonian police fire tear gas on migrants storming Greek border
Crowds who gathered at the razor wire fence proceeded to use a heavy metal pole to bring down a gate.
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Up to 70,000 migrants may be trapped in Greece next month
Greece says that a Nato plan to crack down on smugglers could limit migrant flows significantly.
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Greece seeks to stem migrant flow as thousands trapped by border limits
Athens on Thursday recalled its ambassador to Austria in anger over the border closures.
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Nato allies launch sea mission against people-smugglers
The move is aimed at helping the continent tackle its worst migration crisis since World War Two.
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EU agrees Greece border demands heralding Schengen suspension
The new procedure is intended to trigger a longer-term possibility of reimposing border checks.
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IOM: More than 62,000 migrant arrivals in Greece last month
There were more than 360 deaths among migrants in the waters off Greece, Turkey & Italy last month.
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Israel hopes for EU leverage with East Mediterranean push
The agreement signed by Israel, Greece & Cyprus focusses on energy & natural gas.
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More than 30 dead after migrant boat sinks off Turkey
The Turkish coast guard was continuing search and rescue efforts where the boat sank.
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People smugglers cash in on refugees in Europe
The International Organisation for Migration estimates smugglers have collected close to $10 billion.
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Stranded migrants block railway, call hunger strike
One Iranian man sewed his lips together and sat down in front of lines of riot police.
