The head of a local NGO on Wednesday referred to a “mistaken belief” by his group that an islet in the middle of the Evros (Maritsa) River – separating Greece from Turkey in the northeast Thrace province – was territory of the former.
NGO head refers to ‘mistaken belief’ that river islet where 38 asylum seekers sought rescue was Greek territory
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Theodorikakos sends message of national determination against the instrumentalisation of migrants
Citizen Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos on Tuesday sent a strong message of national determination against "those who unfortunately insist on the instrumentalisation of unfortunate people" and of the unity of Greek men and women in the defence of the country's borders, of international law and human life.
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Turkish provocations upscaled with “fake news”
There is no end to the Turkish provocations against Greece, with Turkish officials dangerously ratcheting up tensions.
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