Following yesterday’s meeting with Turkey’s Prime Minister Davutoğlu (7.3) on the refugee and migrant situation, in particular as regards the Western Balkans route, the EU heads of state or government issued a joint statement and agreed to follow up at the scheduled EU summit in Brusselson March 17-18 when the final decisions will be taken.

Negotiations in Brussels are underway on Friday with a meeting of the European Council President Donald Tusk, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu aiming at reaching an agreement with Turkey on the refugee issue.

Interior Minister Panagiotis Kouroumblis, who visited Idomeni on Friday, said the conditions at the refugee camps remind of a "modern Dachau."

The Greek national football team presented its new jersey in the hope of turning a new leaf from the one of the worst seasons in its modern history in the Euro 2015-16 qualifiers when it failed to record one single win in the group stages.