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Undocumented migrant flows to Greece ‘have tripled’ minister says

The number of undocumented immigrants entering Greece is expected to triple by the end of the year, Merchant Marine Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis said Wednesday, blaming mounting strife in Syria for the growing influx.

Some 30,000 migrants are expected to have entered Greece illegally by the end of 2014, up from 9,000 in 2013, Varvitsiotis told a parliamentary committee.

INTERVIEW/Ambassador Brankovic: We did a lot for the Romanian communities of Serbia over the past years

Serbia's ambassador in Romania Branko Brankovic in a recent interview to AGERPRES talks about the situation of Romanian communities in Serbia, the latest developments in Ukraine, as well as Belgrade's position on the Kosovo issue amidst Serbia's aspirations to join the European Union.

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