Aftermath of war
Post-War Kosovo Becomes Hub for Mine-Clearance Expertise
Yugoslav-era mines lie scattered across the ground in an area marked off with sticks. In the middle of the area, the remains of a dead animal can be seen.
To the left, another zone is marked as 'contaminated' with unexploded ordnance, although no mines are visible to the eye. Instead they are covered by vegetation, even deadlier than if they were in plain sight.
Turkey rescues 60 migrants from boats off Aegean coast
A total of 60 asylum seekers - over half of them children - were rescued off Turkey's Aegean coast, security sources said on March 8.
Turkish Coast Guard teams said in a statement that a group of Afghans in a rubber boat, including 33 children, were rescued while attempting to cross to Greek islands.
Eurasia Group: Risk of a bigger refugee crisis remains
A European show of force to help secure Greece's borders coupled with extra EU cash for Turkey "will likely stabilize refugee flows in the short term," according to a note by risk consultancy think tank issued Thursday.
EC Allocates 700 Million Euros to Greece to Tackle Refugee Flows
The European Commission will allocate € 700 million to Greece to tackle the flows of Syrian refugees seeking to enter Europe through Turkey. This was announced today by the chairman of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, at a joint press conference in Greece with Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the head of the European Council and the President of the European Parliament, BTA reported.
Russia says Turkey trying to push 130,000 refugees from Syria into Greece, Interfax reports
Russia on Tuesday said that Turkey was trying to push 130,000 refugees from Syria into Greece, the Interfax news agency cited the Defense Ministry as saying.
The two thirds of these refugees - that Turkey is pushing from temporary camps in Syria - are Afghans, Iraqis and Africans, not Syrians, it added.
[Reuters]
Russia says Turkey trying to push 130,000 refugees from Syria into Greece -Interfax
Russia on Tuesday said that Turkey was trying to push 130,000 refugees from Syria into Greece, the Interfax news agency cited the Defence Ministry as saying.
The two thirds of these refugees - that Turkey is pushing from temporary camps in Syria - are Afghans, Iraqis and Africans, not Syrians, it added.
[Reuters]
Explainer: The new migration crisis at Europe's borders
Facing a potential wave of nearly a million people fleeing fighting in northern Syria, Turkey has thrown open its borders with Greece to thousands of refugees and other migrants trying to enter Europe, and has threatened to send "millions" more.
UN: EU needs to stop bickering, support Greece on refugees
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees on Tuesday urged European Union countries to give more resources and support to Greece as it faces a new wave of migrants and refugees from Syria and other parts of the Middle East.
UN says Greece has no right to stop accepting asylum request
The United Nation's refugee agency said on Monday that Greece had no right to stop accepting asylum applications as Athens struggled with a sudden increase of arrivals at its border of Middle East refugees and migrants from Turkey.
A unified front on the migrant/refugee crisis, and Turkey
Given the situation in Syria and for different reasons in numerous other places from Afghanistan to Iraq, the already difficult problem of the migrant/refugee crisis is fast emerging as a long-term challenge.