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Graffiti artwork of Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi, by Frankfurt artists Justus Becker and Oguz Sen is seen on a wall on the banks of river Main near the headquarters of the European Central Bank.
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Refugees and migrants are seen by their tents, next to an old building at the port of Piraeus, near Athens, Greece, March 10, 2016. REUTERS/Michalis Karagiannis
Refugee Crisis Creating “Significant Problems” for Greek Economy
Europe’s refugee crisis is posing great challenges for the Greek economy and the debt-laden country needs sizable help to cope with the migratory pours, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said on Thursday. While Greece is struggling to...Caption:
A migrant plays with a baby at a makeshift camp for refugees and migrants waiting to cross the Greek-Macedonian border, near the village of Idomeni, Greece March 6, 2016. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis
Greece to Meet Pledges on Shelter for Refugees by Next Week
EU leaders and Turkey met on Monday in a last-minute attempt to control the massive movement of people across the continent. Greece promised it would deliver on its pledges to shelter 30,000 migrants and refugees within a week, a government spokesman said on the day...Caption:
Members of Bulgarian nationalist groups patrolled Sofia, Bulgaria’s capital, last month, an example of “civil patrols” by nationalists in immigrant regions.
Bulgaria Charges Three Syrians with Trying to Join ISIS
The Bulgarian interior ministry said on Monday that prosecutors have charged three Syrians with attempting to join ISIS militant group after border patrols arrested them as they tried to enter Turkey from Bulgaria. The three Syrians, having refugee status from...Caption:
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) speaks to German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, in this February 13, 2016 file picture. REUTERS/Michael Dalder/File