Europe
Cyprus
Unacceptable to Shift the Burden of Migration Crisis on Cyprus, Anastasiades Tells Tusk
It is unacceptable to shift the burden of responsibility for the migration crisis on the shoulders of the Republic of Cyprus, President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades stressed on Tuesday.
The President held a meeting in Nicosia with President of the...
Europe
‘Akropolis’ Football Team in Sweden Shoots for the Stars
Akropolis Idrottsförening, is Sweden's football team that was founded by Greek expatriates and is currently amazing everyone with its fast progress. Featuring blue and white colors on its uniform and bearing a badge with the Parthenon, the team is...
Europe
Voter’s Punish Germany’s Merkel Over Migrant Policy
A nationalist, anti-immigrant party has won seats in three German regional elections, a result seen as a major rebuke to Chancellor Angela Merkel's open immigration policy.
The 3-year-old Alternative for Deutschland party, or AfD, won representation in the states of...
Greece
Greek Deputy Minister for Migration Policy Hopes to See Turkish Observers at Refugee Centers
As the official announcement that Turkish observers will be assigned to refugee centers on Greek islands stirred up some deep emotions among many Greeks, Syriza government officials have gone on the offensive in an apparent effort to justify the...
Europe
Border Closures Heighten Fear Refugees May Use Adriatic Connection
Huma rights groups and organized crime experts are expressing rising alarm at the prospect of Syrian and Iraqi war refugees — many of them women and children — heading into Albania from Greece, now that the main Balkans route...
Economy
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras Appeals to European Socialist Values for an End to Crisis
The days when Alexis Tsipras pretended to be a radical communist are long over. As Prime Minister of Greece, Tsipras has gotten rid of the fiery rhetoric of the past, which was immersed in radical, anti-capitalist discourse, and has...
Europe
Austria Challenges Mighty Neighbor Germany Over Refugee Crisis
Europe is divided over migrants, with Germany leading the campaign to protect the continent’s image as a caring place for those in need of international protection while its neighbor and most reliable ally leads the charge against Chancellor Angela...
Europe
Bulgarian Civilian Turns Border Patrolman; Arrests Refugees
A Bulgarian man who lives close to the Turkish border has been patrolling the area on his spare time in order to stop migrants who enter his country illegally and boasts 25 arrests.
Dinko Valev patrols the border riding his...
Diaspora
Russia Interested in Augmenting Tourist Numbers in Greece
"Every Russian that visits Greece feels like home," said Oleg Safonov, head of the Russian Federal Service of Tourism, in a recent show in Sputnik Express, who emphasized that there are efforts to increase the tourist flows from Russia...
Crime
Sweden on High Alert for Sexual Predators of Foreign Appearance
In the aftermath of the Paris terrorist attacks, Europe was on high alert for terrorists.
In the aftermath of the violent assaults on women on New Year’s Eve in Cologne, Europe appears to be on high alert for sexual predators...