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Amid protests, Greece suspends migrants detention plan
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's government says it is suspending an emergency plan to build migrant detention camps on Greek islands near the Turkish coast to allow for negotiations with local authorities who strongly oppose the move. Notis Mitarakis, the migration affairs minister, said Monday the plan...
N Macedonia minister who stood by nation's old name removed
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s parliament voted to dismiss a government minister Saturday after she appeared at two news conferences in front of a large wall sign bearing the country’s old name, Republic of Macedonia, and refused to change it. Prime Minister Oliver...
Greek 10-year bond yield makes historic dip below 1%
Greece's 10-year government bond yield fell below 1% Wednesday for the first time, bolstering the country's effort to ease strict budget conditions set by bailout lenders. The yield dropped to 0.957% but remains among the highest borrowing rates in the 19-country eurozone and roughly level with Italy —...
North Macedonia parliament backs NATO accession
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Lawmakers in North Macedonia unanimously ratified an agreement Tuesday to make the landlocked country in southern Europe the 30th member of the NATO military alliance. All 114 lawmakers present in the 120-seat parliament voted in favor of ratification. A NATO flag was raised...
Greece: Emergency powers to build migrant detention camps
Greece is planning to use emergency legal powers to create detention centers for migrants on five islands to try and speed up deportations back to Turkey, officials said Monday. Areas have been earmarked to create the new facilities on Lesbos and four other islands in the eastern Aegean Sea to eventually replace...
Rights group criticizes Greek sea barrier plan for migrants
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Amnesty International on Thursday criticized Greece's plans to deploy a floating barrier as a way to prevent migrants from reaching the Greek islands from nearby Turkey. The international rights group’s research director for Europe, Massimo Moratti, described the plan as...
Greece set to ratify new military deal with United States
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's parliament is set to ratify an agreement with the United States for a major expansion of military cooperation as it faces an escalation of tensions with neighboring Turkey. Lawmakers from the governing center-right party said they would vote later Thursday to ratify the...
Macron: Turkey is sending warships, mercenaries to Libya
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday accused Turkey of breaching an agreement to halt foreign interference in Libya by sending warships and mercenaries to the North African country. Following a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Macron also described a maritime...
Italy, Cyprus say Turkey-Libya maritime deal 'unacceptable'
ROME (AP) — A maritime border agreement between Turkey and Libya's U.N.-backed government is “unacceptable," violates international law and flouts the sovereign rights of other countries, the foreign ministers of Italy and Cyprus said Wednesday.. Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio and his...
Greece plans floating border barrier to stop migrants
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The government in Greece wants to use a floating barrier to help stop migrants from reaching the Greek islands from the nearby coast of Turkey. The Defense Ministry has invited private contractors to bid on supplying a 2.7-kilometer-long (1.7 miles) floating fence within three months,...
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