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Greece ferries migrants to Turkey under a European Union pact as activists attempt to block their departure. Julie Noce reports.
Images show tear gas billowing on the Greek side of the Kastanies border checkpoint between Greece and Turkey amid the ongoing migration crisis in the region. IMAGES
The European Union will provide Greece "all the necessary operational support" to help tackle the migration surge from neighbouring Turkey, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says. The EU dispatched its highest officials to Turkey and Greece amid concern over a fresh migrant crisis and allegations that Ankara was trying to "blackmail" the bloc by opening its borders to thousands of refugees seeking to flee to Europe. IMAGES
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announces that the EU chiefs will visit the Greek border on Tuesday the 3rd of March over the migrant crisis. IMAGES
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is in Greece, where he's demanding more help to solve Europe's migrant crisis. Nathan Frandino reports.
Government officials have finally managed to convince migrants and refugees to leave the makeshift camp at Idomeni on the Greece-Macedonia border, and relocate to government-run migration centers. Nathan Frandino reports.
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