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Migrant Invasion of Europe Part 12

Since June 2015, an estimated $803 million in humanitarian aid has poured into Greece for hosting 60,000 refugees and migrants, making it the “most expensive humanitarian response in history” when broken down to cost per beneficiary. Greece was a corridor for those en route to wealthier European countries until March 2016, when a deal reached… Continue reading Migrant Invasion of Europe Part 12

Migrant Invasion of Europe Part 11

In Europe, which has had wrenching debates over whether and how to accommodate refugees and migrants—more than 2.5 million applied for asylum in the EU in 2015 and 2016. In most cases, refugees and migrants who reach Europe are deported or indefinitely detained in camps, some of which operate more like prisons by severely restricting… Continue reading Migrant Invasion of Europe Part 11

Migrant Invasion of Europe Part 10

TOPSHOT - Migrants help a woman who fell as they run away from tear gas during clash with Greek police on the buffer zone Turkey-Greece border, at Pazarkule, in Edirne district, on February 29, 2020. - Thousands of migrants stuck on the Turkey-Greece border clashed with Greek police on February 29, 2020, according to an AFP photographer at the scene. Greek police fired tear gas at migrants who have amassed at a border crossing in the western Turkish province of Edirne, some of whom responded by hurling stones at the officers. The clashes come as Greece bolsters its border after Ankara said it would no longer prevent refugees from crossing into Europe following the death of 33 Turkish troops in northern Syria. (Photo by BULENT KILIC / AFP) (Photo by BULENT KILIC/AFP via Getty Images)

Politicians have weighed in loudly. “Greeks shouldn’t have to adapt their way of life to accommodate immigrants,” Konstantinos Kyranakis roared from the backbenches of parliament, in a heated exchange over the Diavata cookout. The lawmaker, among the prime minister’s closest advisers, later doubled down and posted a picture on Facebook featuring himself and friends eating… Continue reading Migrant Invasion of Europe Part 10

May 2020. EU Coronavirus Bailout Plan

May 2020. A One Trillion Euro Bailout Package for the European Union to help cope with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic would be a game-changer for the bloc, an analyst told Euronews. Guntram Wolff, director of the European think tank, Bruegel, said that the financial package currently being debated in Brussels would be “a… Continue reading May 2020. EU Coronavirus Bailout Plan

Migrant Invasion of Europe Part 9

Unlike the open-arms migration policy embraced by the previous leftist government in Greece, the newly installed conservative administration of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is marshaling a tougher stance to the Invasion of Muslims from Turkey. It has vowed to deport some 10,000 migrants back to their homelands by the end of the year. The government… Continue reading Migrant Invasion of Europe Part 9

Brexit Part 9

The United Kingdom and the European Union showed little sign of progress towards a deal on their post-Brexit relationship this week, failing to bridge differences over future competition and EU fishing access to British waters. The EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier told a news conference on Friday that the UK had set a tight deadline… Continue reading Brexit Part 9

Migrant Invasion of Europe Part 8

“It is high time authorities wake up and realize what’s really happening here,” many are saying. Leftist parliamentarians and human rights groups have condemned the protests. They say it bodes badly for a country that just decades ago welcomed more than 600,000 Albanians, who are majority Muslim, allowing them to assimilate and start a new… Continue reading Migrant Invasion of Europe Part 8

May 2020. Israel Potential Annexation of West Bank

May 2020. The EU has indicated that it will try to stop Israel’s proposed annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank. Foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the bloc would use its diplomatic clout to prevent unilateral action. Israel’s incoming unity government has agreed that the process of annexing West Bank settlements and the… Continue reading May 2020. Israel Potential Annexation of West Bank

Brexit Part 8

The EU also wants the negotiations to “be conducted in a way that ensures parallelism among the various sectoral tracks of the negotiation.” This means that it will be looking to address different areas at the same time. The UK government also said Thursday that it will be looking to address all areas in parallel.… Continue reading Brexit Part 8

Migrant Invasion of Europe Part 6

Some years ago and at the height of Europe’s refugee crisis, violent demonstrations emerged out of the region as authorities moved to set up some of the nation’s first migrant camps. Then, months later, locals in surrounding districts kept their kids home, padlocking the gates of state schools to block migrant children from seeking education… Continue reading Migrant Invasion of Europe Part 6