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  1. France and Greece upgrade defence pact as regional and political risks loom

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    and delivering practical solutions. Renewed engagement with Libya The visit of Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis on Monday to Tripoli, Libya, marked a significant step in revitalising bilateral... was another key topic during Monday’s talks. Gerapetritis noted that flows from western Libya to Greece

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  2. Fragility of summit pledge for border status quo already evident
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    , creating a build-up of people at the Idomeni border crossing. This move, which Skopje blames... Idomeni by Monday, while authorities were holding back thousands more at Piraeus. The absence of Turkey

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  3. Refugees crisis grows in Greece as EU-Turkey deal hangs in balance
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    . Efforts to convince refugees to move away from the camps at the northern border in Idomeni... than 44,000 refugees in Greece. Of those, more than 12,000 were in Idomeni, where conditions have

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  4. Coalition's future in question over minister's gaffe

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    to stop hundreds of people crossing into its territory after abandoning the Idomeni camp on the border... was referring to Monday’s exodus of refugees from Idomeni. This did not prevent New Democracy from

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  5. Newsletter 68 - 01/04/2016

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    also scuffles on island hot spots and at Idomeni, where there are still more than 10,000 people despite the border remaining closed. The process of moving refugees away from Piraeus and Idomeni

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  6. Unease mounts as Greece prepares to implement EU-Turkey refugee deal
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    being used to temporarily house these people. This does not include those at the impromptu Idomeni and Piraeus camps. Nevertheless, the idea of returning migrants en masse to Turkey does not sit well... led to the Greek police drafting in more personnel on the islands and at Idomeni. There has also been

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  7. Newsletter 69 - 08/04/2016

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    in camps into such facilities and away from the makeshift sites at Idomeni and Piraeus, where tension... problems in convincing people to leave the Idomeni and Piraeus camps. Authorities are particularly

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  8. Camp conditions and fragile EU-Turkey agreement risks for Greece in refugee crisis

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    unsatisfactory way of dealing with some 55,000 refugees and migrants in the country. In clearing the Idomeni... Minister Yiannis Mouzalas described moving refugees from Idomeni to makeshift facilities

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  9. PM briefs EU leaders on migration stance as Turkey tries to pin blame on Greece
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    that Turkey has usually interpreted it. Libya There is a possibility of a ceasefire in Libya within the next.... But, according to government spokesman Steffen Seibert, Merkel told Haftar that the situation in Libya... that will take place in Libya's international waters aiming to preserve the UN arms embargo. The new

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  10. Amid lack of communication, overflights add to Greek-Turkish tension
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    on the sidelines of NATO Summit, in London in early December. Libya concerns Athens is also closely monitoring Turkey’s efforts to enhance and stabilise its presence in Libya, supporting the UN-recognised government in Tripoli. According to press reports, Turkey maintains five frigates closely to Libya

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