Kotzias: “despite the problems that exist from the past, I think that what characterizes our relationship is cooperation and the effort toward mutual understanding of the manner in which each side thinks and of each side’s needs. And we include this in the wider framework of Southeast Europe.”
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Greek Minister Kotzias met with the Foreign Ministers of Estonia and FYROM.
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Kotzias: “We are seeing the birth of a new, unique wave of nationalism in the Western Balkans, which must be the object of very close attention on the part of the whole of the European Union.”
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UNHCR is seriously concerned about sub-standard conditions at several sites in northern Greece where refugees and migrants were evacuated last week from the makeshift site at Idomeni, and urges the Greek authorities, with the financial support provided by the European Union, to find better alternatives quickly.
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Economic governance has become one of the pillars of EU’s enlargement policy, mirroring developments within the EU to strengthen economic policy under the European Semester. A new approach has been developed to help the enlargement partners strengthen macroeconomic stability, boost growth and meet the economic criteria for accession.
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It was the first meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Ministers of Interior of the four neighboring countries of Greece in Southern Balkans.
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Violence at the Greece-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia border near Eidomeni and the extensive scenes we have all seen of teargas in use are a matter of great worry to UNHCR. It should be too for all who are concerned with Europe’s response to the situation of refugees and migrants.
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The Head of Greece’s Liaison Office in FYROM, Ambassador Theoharis Lalakos, made two severe demarches on Sunday regarding the violent incidents that took place in Idomeni.
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Thousands of asylum seekers and migrants are trapped in Greece as a result of the border closures. “it is an unconscionable and short-sighted non-solution that is causing suffering and violence”, says Human Rights Watch.
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A delegation of the Nordic Embassies in Athens visited the Greek border with FYROM in Idomeni.
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