EU and Turkey reach agreement on refugee issue
According to European Council president Donald Tusk, the agreement aims at stopping the flow of irregular migration via Turkey to Europe.
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Greece
Chios: The area of Kampos among the most endangered heritage sites
Europa Nostra and the European Investment Bank Institute announced the seven most endangered heritage sites in Europe in 2016.
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European Council to examine agreement with Turkey on refugee issue
Tusk: “The objective is clear: an agreement acceptable to all 28 Member States as well as to our Turkish partners. Work is progressing but there is still a lot to do.”
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Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with PM Tsipras
Serzh Sargsyan and Alexis Tsipras stressed the importance of deepening the mutually beneficial cooperation in a number of areas – trade and economy, agriculture, culture, education, health care, tourism.
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EU Commissioner Avramopoulos visits Idomeni border area
EU Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos, in his remarks during his visit to Idomeni in Greek-FYROM borders, said: “What we see today in Idomeni should be the last chapter of a tragedy that must not be repeated. We need to stop it…”
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EU/Turkey: Mass, fast-track returns threaten rights says HRW
The European Union outline deal with Turkey announced on March 8, 2016, contradicts EU principles guaranteeing the right to seek asylum and against collective expulsions. “A fundamental contradiction lies at the heart of the EU-Turkey deal taking shape,” said Human Rights Watch.
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A poem for refugees
While Greece is in the middle of the refugee crisis, Poets Circle, following a five-year period of poetic activism, brings the refugees issue to the forefront of cultural life in Greece and in the rest of the world through a series of events on March 21th 2016, World Poetry Day.
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Scythian heralds from the Hermitage Museum at the Acropolis Museum
Within the framework of the Greece – Russia Cultural Cross Year, an exhibition of Scythian heralds from the Hermitage opened its doors at the Acropolis Museum.
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Sergei Prikhodko met with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras
Sergei Prikhodko participated in the opening ceremony of the Greek – Russian Cultural Cross-Year in Athens. Both parts confirmed their countries’ intention to further develop bilateral cooperation in all fields.
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Alternate FM Nikos Xydakis meets with Italian Dpt Minister to the PM for European Affairs, Sandro Gozi
During their meeting in Rome yesterday, Alternate Foreign Minister Nikos Xydakis and his Italian counterpart, the Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister for European Affairs, Sandro Gozi, ascertained that “citizens look upon the European Union with skepticism. This is not the fault of citizens, but of the policies implemented by the Union. And we have to try to change this.”
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