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Harvard conference
society 

“Migration: A Threat or an Economic Opportunity for Europe?”

23/03/201623/03/2016 ENstaff Embassy of Germany, Harvard Business School-Club Greece, migration, refugee crisis, SolidarityNow

In a conference held by the Harvard Business School-Club Greece and “SolidarityNow” it was stressed that migration and the people on the move can serve as an important lever of economic growth in modern Europe.

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MSF Alessandro Penso
society 

Greece: MSF ends activities inside the Lesvos “hotspot”

23/03/201623/03/2016 ENstaff hot spots, Medecins Sans Frontieres, migration, MSF, refugee crisis

“We took the extremely difficult decision to end our activities in Moria because continuing to work inside would make us complicit in a system we consider to be both unfair and inhumane,” said Marie Elisabeth Ingres, MSF Head of Mission in Greece.

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FRONTEX
society 

FRONTEX seeks 1,500 police officers, 50 readmission officers for Greece

22/03/2016 ENstaff FRONTEX, migration, refugee crisis

Several Member States have already committed to providing additional officers.

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megaron c stefanos karamanian
in brief 

Conference on migration by the Harvard Business School Club of Greece

21/03/201623/03/2016 ENstaff Embassy of Germany, Harvard Business School Club of Greece, migration, SolidarityNow

The Boards of Directors of the Harvard Business School Club of Greece and “SolidarityNow” are organizing a conference under the theme, “Migration: A Threat or an Economic Opportunity for Europe?”.

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UNHCR A. Zavallis
people society 

HRW: Border closures threaten human rights

02/03/201602/03/2016 ENstaff asylum-seekers, FYROM, Greece, Human Rights Watch, migration, refugee crisis

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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IMG_2016_02_26_131
foreign affairs 

Dutch MPs visited Lesvos, Chios and Idomeni

01/03/2016 ENstaff Caspar Veldkamp, Embassy of the Netherlands, Idomeni, migration, refugee crisis

They were informed about the current situation concerning migration and held discussions with representatives of the Greek authorities, NGOs and international organisations.

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Ban-Ki moon_embassynews.net
foreign affairs 

Ban-Ki moon urges countries along Balkan route to keep borders open

26/02/201626/02/2016 ENstaff Ban Ki-moon, migration, refugee crisis, UN

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on all countries along the Balkan route, including Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and FYROM to keep their borders open “in a spirit of responsibility sharing and solidarity.”

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avramopoulos JHA council_embassynews.net
european union foreign affairs 

Commissioner Avramopoulos: “The possibility of a humanitarian crisis is very real and very near”

26/02/201626/02/2016 ENstaff Austria, Dimitris Avramopoulos, EU Council, migration, refugeecrisis

“We cannot continue to deal through unilateral, bilateral or trilateral actions”, said D. Avramopoulos, following the meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council.

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Schulz_EU_embassynews
european union 

Schulz: “If we Europeans part ways we should make no mistake about the consequences”

20/02/2016 ENstaff EU, European Union, migration, refugee crisis, Schulz, UK

The UK and the other EU countries would be better off staying together, Martin Schulz told heads of state and government at the start of a European Council on 18-19 February dedicated to migration and the UK’s demands of a reform of its EU membership.

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EU SUMMIT
european union foreign affairs 

Britain to stay in the European Union

20/02/2016 ENstaff Brexit, European Council, migration, UK

At their meeting on February 18-19, leaders agreed on a new settlement for the UK within the EU. They also discussed migration and the situation in Syria and Libya.

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Ambassador of Norway:”The challenge for the Greek economy is its competitive edge and its business climate” [interview]

07/06/2016 ENstaff

The Ambassador of Norway in Athens, His Excellency Jørn Eugene Gjelstad, spoke to EmbassyNews.net and commented on the current developments in Greek and European politics, the economy and the refugee crisis.

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