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Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, said on Friday that he will ask for more resources to deal with migration. The Greek PM is in Granada, Spain, for the informal summit of European Union leaders. Talking to reporters before the summit, Mitsotakis said he was glad a preliminary agreement has been …

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Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany and Sweden will deploy firefighters and engines to Greece to assist its battle against the wildfires.Additional European aid is at the disposal of Greece in the battle with the wildfires, European Commission spokesperson, Balazs Ujvari said on Tuesday. Ηe noted, Greece activated the civil protection …

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Greece is sending special search and rescue forces to Turkey after a 7.8 Richter earthquake devastated large areas in the South-East and North Syria, having trapped thousands of people in the debris early Monday morning. Greece is one of the first countries to respond to turkey’s appeal for help and …

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Several members of the European Union and third countries responded to Greece’s request for fire assistance. The Civil Protection updated on Monday the list of the aid Greece received by a total of 23 countries that rushed to provide help. In a statement, the civil protection noted that it activated …

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International aid finally started to arrive in Greece to assist against the horrendous forest fires that burn down the country and make homeless thousands of people.The aid from France, Sweden, Cyprus, Switzerland and Romania  comes after the Greece activated the European Civil Protection Mechanism a few days ago. Greece has …

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Greece has offered immediate assistance to the authorities of Lebanon following the devastating explosion in Beirut on Tuesday evening that has killed so far 73 50 people and injured over 3,700. The huge explosion in a port warehouse district near the center of Beirut killed sent shockwaves across the Lebanese …

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The International Monetary “Fund has no longer a financial arrangement or program with Greece, so clearly the main interaction now is between EU partners and Athens,” the Fund’s spokesperson Jerry Rice said on Thursday. He added that the IMF continues to participate by providing assistance with surveillance. “In general, this …

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The European Commission announced to grant an additional €7 million in emergency assistance to Greece to provide an immediate response to urgent needs for shelter, catering, hygiene and cleaning services for refugees and migrants. According to an EC statement, the European Commission has today awarded an additional €7 million in …

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The German Foreign Ministry has made it clear that it will not provide additional winter assistance to refugees on the Aegean islands. In a related question from German newspapers, the foreign ministry replied that “responsibility for accommodating and feeding refugees falls under the jurisdiction of each country.” According to dpa, …

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