Why Turkey and Greece need more rapprochement

Edit Asia Times 21 Apr 2016
The controversial EU deal with Turkey addressed the flow of smuggled migrants and asylum seekers traveling across the Aegean Sea from Turkey to the Greek islands, and did so by allowing Greece to deport all irregular migrants arriving after March 20 back to Turkey ... A Turk standing on the shore of the Aegean and looking to a Greek island — literally ......

Norway's immigration minister jumps in the Aegean Sea for 'very special' recreation of refugee rescue

Edit The Independent 20 Apr 2016
Norway’s immigration minister has jumped into the Aegean Sea and been “rescued” in what she said ......

EU Calls Refugee Pact With Turkey a Success as Arrivals Drop

Edit Bloomberg 20 Apr 2016
... is meant to discourage people smuggling and dangerous sea crossings ... The combination of the EU-Turkey deal and the stranding of Mideast refugees in Greece as a result of the reintroduction of national border checks along the Balkans migrant route to northern Europe has caused Aegean Sea crossings to Greek islands from the Turkish coast to slump....

Jumeirah Bodrum Palace offers families the perfect getaway this summer (Jumeirah International LLC)

Edit Public Technologies 20 Apr 2016
(Source. Jumeirah International LLC) ... Set along the spectacular Bodrum coast, overlooking the Aegean Sea, Jumeirah Bodrum Palace provides a unique balance between luxury, comfort and seclusion ... -Ends-. Notes to Editors. ... About Jumeirah Bodrum Palace.. Set along the spectacular Bodrum coast with views of the azure Aegean Sea, Jumeirah Bodrum Palace complements extraordinary natural beauty with unrivalled luxury and service ... www.jumeirah.com....

Greek PM says migrant flows decreased after EU-Turkey deal

Edit Kathimerini 20 Apr 2016
Hundreds have died making the short but precarious crossing from Turkey to the shores of Greek islands in inflatable dinghies. The island of Lesvos is full of unmarked graves ... Greece's Defence Minister Panos Kammenos met his German counterpart Ursula von der Leyen in Athens a day earlier and said that NATO's naval back-up in the Aegean Sea to help stop people smugglers had also contributed to the reduced flows ... [Reuters] ....

UN Launches Massive Probe As Nearly 500 Migrants Feared Drowned In The Mediterranean

Edit Inquisitr 20 Apr 2016
The team has been tasked with investigating the incident, one of the worst sea disasters in 2016 involving migrants ... According to statistics, since the commencement of the agreement, over 6,000 people have attempted to chance the exceedingly perilous Aegean Sea route ... tide of migrants and refugees, with a vast majority of these arriving by sea....

Media doorstep by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Defence Ministers Meeting of the European Union Foreign Affairs Council (NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organisation)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Apr 2016
We are going to discuss NATO's presence in the Aegean Sea when I now meet with the Defence Ministers from the European Union. And NATO has deployed six ships to the Aegean Sea ... And I think that the cooperation seen in the Aegean Sea between NATO and the EU is of great importance, partly because NATO provides practical support to the efforts of the local coastguards and of the EU to manage the situation ... Then, the Aegean Sea....

Defence Minister Panos Kammenos' statement after his meeting with Germany's Defence Minister Dr. Ursula von der Leyen in the Ministry of National Defence (Ministry of National Defence of the Hellenic Republic)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Apr 2016
At this point, I wish to say that on the coastline between the Asia Minor and the Greek islands there is an excellent cooperation in the first two sectors where the agreement has been activated, that is in Mytilini, Chios and Oinousses, but this agreement regards the entire Aegean Sea ... countries, to realize what is happening in the Aegean Sea....

Turkey wants EU visa changes by June or migrant deal is off

Edit US News 19 Apr 2016
PARIS (AP) — Turkey could easily call off the migrant deal struck with the European Union if visa rules for Turks aren't relaxed within the next two months, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Tuesday, sounding a warning over a controversial deal which has stemmed much of the human tide across the Aegean Sea ... ....

NATO Secretary General discusses stronger NATO-EU cooperation at EU Defence Ministers Meeting (NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organisation)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Apr 2016
He said that NATO ships deployed in the Aegean Sea are doing surveillance and reconnaissance and 'providing real-time information to the Turkish coastguard, to the Greek coastguard and also the EU border agency Frontex' ... 'And I think that the incidents we have seen in the Baltic Sea over the last week with the unprofessional and unsafe behavior of ......

No: 96, 19 April 2016, Press Release Regarding the Visit of NATO Secretary General to Turkey (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Apr 2016
(Source. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey) ... In this regard, Mr ... In this framework, it is expected that views will be exchanged on issues stemming from the Middle East and North Africa, primarily Iraq, Syria and DEASH, and NATO's activity in the Aegean Sea....

EU will not water down criteria for Turkish visa waiver: Jean-Claude Juncker

Edit DNA India 19 Apr 2016
--> ... The EU depends on Turkey for a deal its backers say has already contributed to stemming the flow of refugees and migrants across the Aegean sea to Greece since it was enacted earlier in April, despite criticism from rights groups. In the deal, Ankara was promised more EU funding for refugees living on its soil, revival of long-stalled EU accession talks and quicker visa liberalisation ... ALSO READ ... ALSO READ ... ....

Kuzu Group appoints Jumeirah Group to operate luxury hotel and private residences within the Sea Pearl Development in Ataköy, Istanbul (Jumeirah International LLC)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Apr 2016
The 202 key hotel and 62 residential units located within the Sea Pearl Ataköy development are scheduled to open by 2019 ... The Ataköy property will be the third in Turkey for Jumeirah Group which currently operates Pera Palace Hotel Jumeirah, an iconic heritage hotel located in the heart of Istanbul, as well as the popular summer resort, Jumeirah Bodrum Palace, which is set along the spectacular Bodrum coast of the Aegean Sea....
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