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No one was injured in the second recent fire on a Greek island camp, according to reports.
Privacy concerns are arising across Europe as government seek to harness personal data to try to stem the spread of coronavirus.
A dam in Bulgaria has been opened at the request of the Greek government to try to prevent people crossing the Evros river from the Turkish side.
On 4 January 2020 the Management Board of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) adopted a decision on the profiles of the staff required for the new “standing corps”, which is ultimately supposed to be staffed by 10,000 officials. The decision ushers in a new wave of recruitment for the agency. Applicants will be put through six months of training before deployment, after rigorous medical testing.
The European Commission president has said the Greek authorities must ensure the right to seek asylum.
"Greeks and Turks are waging a proxy war on social media with photos, video and commentary purporting to show the other side behaving badly in a migrant crisis that has seriously strained already tense relations between Athens and Ankara."
Hundreds of groups and organizations worldwide sign multilingual statement demanding peace, fundamental rights and freedoms of every person on the move.
Open letter signed by 120 organisations (including Statewatch) on the situation in Greece and at the Greek-Turkish border.
A group of MEPs from the left-wing GUE/NGL group call on the European Commission and Council of the EU to respect human rights and EU and international law.
The Council backs the Greek response and calls on all EU member states to do the same.
We will hold Greece and the EU accountable for the violations of the rights of migrants and refugees fleeing Turkey
An article in Foreign Policy condemns the EU and Greek response to the arrival of migrants and refugees.
One of many statements issued by NGOs, activists and others.
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