EU border agency urges disciplinary action against Greece over migrant pushbacks

Frontex, the European Union's border agency, has called on Brussels to initiate "infringement proceedings" against Greece over its recurrent implementation of pushback tactics against migrants crossing into its borders, a policy Athens stringently denies it carries out.

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Seven migrants dead, 23 rescued after boat capsized off Greek island

Migrants attempting to cross into Greece in the Aegean Sea drowned after their inflatable boat capsized, marking the latest fatal episode arising from the dangerous maritime migration route.

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First direct flights between Erbil, Athens takes place Sunday

The Aegean Airlines passenger plane landed at Erbil International Airport at around 4 am, carrying 97 passengers, with the return flight taking place an hour later, carrying 98 passengers on board.

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Greece pushes back 65 Kurdish migrants in Aegean sea into Turkish waters: activist

Of the 65 migrants pushed back by Greek coastguards, 25 of them were minors. Pushing back migrants who enter the European Union territorial waters is illegal, according to the bloc's regulations and international laws.

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