October 16, 2015
Refugees, Very Mix, World
The German Government is considering to ‘help’ Greece financially – but only if Athens is more involved in the refugee crisis. This is what German daily Wirtschaftswoche ‘learned’ from German government sources. “German government no longer rules out to come towards Greece financially, if Athens increases its commitment in the …
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October 15, 2015
Refugees, Very Mix
No. There is no end. Refugees keep coming from Turkey to Greece and tragedies are endless. A baby, two little girls, a woman. They all died after their boat collided with a Greek Coast Guard vessel that was supposed to rescue them. Four more migrants are reportedly missing. The latest …
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October 4, 2015
Refugees, Very Mix
The body of a baby was found on Sunday morning at the beach of Lambi area on the island of Kos. The baby was reportedly wearing green pants and a gray blouse over a white bodysuit. Authorities estimate the baby was approximately 6 months old. According to latest information the …
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October 2, 2015
Tourism
A case of suspected cholera infection is being currently treated in a private hospital in Athens. According to Greek media, a 79-year-old Dutch tourist was transferred from the island of Kos to Athens for tests and treatment on Sunday and he is is the Intensive Care Unit under strict hygienic …
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September 29, 2015
Refugees, Very Mix
More than half a million immigrants and refugees arrived in Europe by crossing the Mediterranean Sea in 2015 and nearly 3,000 died or are considered missing, according to data released today by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). “This year, a total of nearly 515,000 immigrants and refugees …
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September 24, 2015
Refugees, Very Mix
The European Union has time. A lot of time. Endless time. But it tries hard and as swift as it can be possible for its operational mode to solve important issues, like the Refugees’ Crisis. On Wednesday, the EU leaders met in Brussels to take important decisions on how to …
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September 22, 2015
Refugees, Very Mix
The European Union needed several dozens drowned kids and hundreds of men and women lost in the Mediterranean Sea, several incidents of refugees’ abuse and mistreatment…, it needed to see again and again the footage of young and strong, of old and fragile walking the long marches through the Central …
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September 14, 2015
Refugees, Very Mix
A human tragedy occurred in the early morning hours of Sunday in the eastern Aegean Sea. A boat carrying refugees to Greece capsized and sunk, 3 nautical miles of the island of Farmakonisi. Several dozens people fell into the cold water, some of them were wearing life vests. But some …
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September 12, 2015
Refugees, Very Mix
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban blamed Greece for the refugee crisis in his country and said that the EU needs to deploy forces to Greece’s borders. “If Greece is not capable of protecting its borders, we need to mobilize European forces to the Greek borders so that they can achieve …
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September 11, 2015
animals, Refugees
It was a long journey, both for the humans and their beloved pet. A young man and most probably his mother landed at the beach of Eftalou in Molyvos on the island of Lesvos holding a precious luggage: Zeytun. A kitten. Zeytun mean Olive Zeytun’s “parents” are not the …
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September 7, 2015
Refugees, Very Mix
“Some Jihadists have entered Europe along with the waves of refugees,” Greek interim Minister for Migration Policy, Yannis Mouzalas said on Monday. To a relevant question by private Star TV, Mouzalas replied that “It would be foolish to say No” and added: “I think that the secret services of European …
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September 7, 2015
Refugees, Very Mix
Greece asked the European Union on Monday for humanitarian aid to help it cope with what it called “a volatile situation” following the large flow of migrants and refugees from the Middle East and Africa onto its shores. According to Reuters, “Greece requested the EU activate its civil protection mechanism, …
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August 10, 2015
Politics, World
In pinball, the term TILT stands for GAME OVER! Germany lost the pinball and tilted. Berlin run out of ideas as to what preconditions it can ask from Greece to undermine or better ‘boycott’ the 3. bailout package. And it came with the total absurdity. It connected the Refugee’s problem …
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July 8, 2015
Refugees, Very Mix
Unbelievable scenes on the island of Lesvos as refugees try to raid food truck. The incident took place when nearly 2,500 migrants hosted in the camp of Lesvos (Mytilene) municipality in Kara Tepe saw the catering truck approaching. They started to run for a plate with food. Reason fro the …
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June 3, 2015
Refugees, Tourism, Very Mix
This is an excellent response to the recent despicable article by Daily Mail that British Tourists are disturbed by refugees on the island of Kos. A young Dutch, Niels Verheij, is about to go for holidays to Kos and he is bringing two extra suitcases full of shoes for the …
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April 20, 2015
Refugees, Very Mix
They are shocked. The EU leaders, the EU officials. But, No, they are not shocked by the loss of lives in the deep waters of the Mediterranean and Aegean Sea on a daily basis. They are shocked by the number <700>. That is the lives that disappeared at once off …
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April 20, 2015
Refugees, Very Mix
An incredible tragedy with unbelievable scenes is currently taking place off the island of Rhodes in south-eastern Greece, with dozens of migrants jumping into the sea in front of the eyes of stunned locals and tourists. Just 50 meter away from the Zefiry beach, a sailing boat packed with dozens …
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April 16, 2015
Society
An inflatable boat sails ungoverned in the sea off the island of Lesvos. It is packed with men, women and children, old people and pregnant women. It is another boat illegally carrying migrants to Greece. It is another boat from the many that push people to Greece on a daily …
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April 14, 2015
Refugees, Very Mix
Greece proceeds with radical measures and without much talking and negotiations with its EU/Schengen partners in order to tackle the influx of illegal migrants and refugees arriving in the country from Turkey. In an urgent cabinet meeting under the leadership of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday, it has been …
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April 14, 2015
Refugees, Very Mix
They arrived at the port of Piraeus on Tuesday morning: 250 war refugees from Syria. They hold a paper stating that they have a couple of days to decide what to do, stay in Greece or go to another country of the European Union. Several buses were waiting for them …
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