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Refugee crisis edges further onto domestic political agenda Monday’s summit between the European Union and Turkey to discuss the refugee crisis is taking on ever greater importance for the Greek government.
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Greece recalls ambassador in Austria, waits for EU position on refugee crisis There was an escalation in the diplomatic tension over the refugee crisis on Thursday as Athens withdrew its ambassador from Vienna in retaliation for Austria limiting the number of refugees it accepts and hosting a summit with nine other European countries that did not include Greece.
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Domestic pressure over refugee crisis building for Tsipras Managing the growing refugee crisis domestically is becoming an even greater challenge for Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
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Diplomatic tension over refugee crisis grows as Greece protests to Austria Greece revealed on Tuesday that it has delivered a demarche to Vienna to complain about Vienna’s attempts to coordinate its actions on the refugee crisis with countries from the so-called “Balkan corridor.”
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Tsipras concerns about EU stance on refugee crisis shared by opposition Alexis Tsipras faces a crucial few days ahead in his bid to convince Greece’s partners in the European Union that it is doing enough to tackle the refugee crisis and acting on the recommendations in a recent warning from the European Commission.
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Greece seen improving refugee response but still under pressure to deliver in Feb Recent developments in Greece point to the European Union viewing its efforts regarding the refugee crisis in a more positive light but the pressure is still on Athens to deliver.
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Greece seeks EU help on refugees after Schengen threat but big challenges remain The Greek government appears – for the time being, at least – to have averted a major confrontation with European Union partners after making a formal request on Thursday for help in dealing with the refugee and migrant crisis.
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Paris attacks likely to place extra pressure on Greece over refugee crisis The possibility that one of the terrorists who carried out the deadly attacks in Paris on Friday night passed through Greece as a refugee is likely to lead to the European Union pressuring further the Greek government to improve the processing of people arriving on its islands.
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Tsipras prepares for first visit to Turkey with refugee crisis in focus For some time now, Athens and Ankara have been seeking ways to make a visit to Turkey by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras possible.
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Home foreclosures and refugee crisis top agenda in Greece-EU talks The visit of European Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici to Athens has helped clear up to some extent where Athens stands vis a vis its lenders as the deadlines for securing the next loan sub-tranches and completing the first review of third bailout approach.