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Turkey: Dikili residents express anger over EU migrant deal

The European Commission says Ankara has met the legal requirements for the return of migrants from Greece. A spokesperson made the statement as the

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Migrants arrive in Turkey after being sent back under EU deal

Migrants sent back from Greece began arriving in Turkey on Monday after the EU’s disputed deal with Ankara to stem the influx of asylum seekers into

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An uncertain future for thousands of migrants on Greece's Lesbos island

Migrants on the Greek island of Lesbos a few hours before many were due to be returned to Turkey. But they’re not sure what the future holds because

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Questions over whether Turkey and Greece are ready for controversial return of migrants

Just hours before the controversial EU-Turkey migrant deal is due to fully come into force, questions remain

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Protests flare up in Greece and Turkey over migrant crisis

A controversial EU deal to return refugees and migrants who landed in Greece to Turkey takes effect on Monday

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Desperation grows among migrants in Greece facing return to Turkey

Hundreds of migrants and refugees broke out of a holding centre on the Greek island of Chios on Friday following a night of violence there. Tensions

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Turkey is sending Syrian refugees back to war zone, claims Amnesty

Is Turkey a safe country for Syrian refugees? Amnesty International doesn’t think so. And with Europe’s deal on returning migrants there taking

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Top Greek footballers help refugees in port city of Piraeus

Some people call the Greek port city of Piraeus “New Idomeni.” It hosts more than 6,000 refugees, many in need of food, clothes and moral support

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Tension erupts as Greece prepares migrant returns to Turkey

After a night of violence at a holding centre on the Greek island of Chios, hundreds of migrants and refugees have forced their way out, reportedly

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EU-Turkey migrant deal: UNHCR warns neither side is ready

With Europe’s deal on sending migrants back to Turkey due to come into force on Monday, the plight of the more than 50,000 people stranded in Greece

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Greek parliament to vote on EU-Turkey migrant accord

The Greek parliament is expected to vote on Friday on measures putting into practice the EU’s accord with Turkey on the return of refugees and

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Athens protesters chant 'open the borders' ahead of migrant returns

Hundreds of human rights activists, students and migrants have taken to the streets of Athens chanting “open the borders.” The migrants were some of

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Italian singer-songwriter Gianmaria Testa dies at 57

Italian singer-songwriter Gianmaria Testa has died at the age of 57. His passing was announced on the Facebook page of the musician who had confirmed

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Greece: The growing refugee population on Lesbos

More than 500 migrants and refugees arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos on Tuesday. The majority came from Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, and Pakistan

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Desperation in Idomeni - false information spreads about new route to western Europe

Where to next? Many refugees and migrants at the sprawling makeshift camp in the Greek border town of Idomeni are at a loss as to what to do now. The

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Greece – Idomeni: Migrants protest calling for the borders to be opened

Migrants rally at Greece’s makeshift border camp calling for authorities to open the border with FYROM and let them continue on their journey.

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Protesting migrants demand FYROM border is re-opened

Let us through. The message from migrants stranded at a makeshift Greek camp near the border with the former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia

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Greece steps up efforts to clear Idomeni camp, but many reluctant to leave

The Greek authorities on Friday evening began transporting refugees and migrants from the sprawling settlement in the border town of Idomeni to

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All you need to know about the EU-Turkey refugee deal

The first migrant-asylum seeker exchange took place between the EU and Turkey on Monday, April 4, 2016. It comes two weeks after a landmark deal on

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Migrants hold protest on border

Dozens of migrants held a protest at the Greek-Macedonian border on Tuesday against the closed borders in Europe. More than 12,000 people have been