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Pro-Turkey nationalist defeats pro-Greece leader in Northern Cyprus election

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In the Northern Cyprus presidential election, Ersin Tatar, the nationalist leader who shares close relation with Turkey, has defected his opponent, Mustafa Akinci, who is a moderate leader, who stands with the west and works for the reunification of the country.

The nationalist leader has secured not less than 52 per cent of the total votes that were casted during the election.

Mr. Akinci has conceded his defeat in the election.

The victory of the nationalist leader means the region continues to share a cordial relation with its Turkish link.

Cyrus remains unevenly divided since the 1974 coup.

During that period, the country witnessed two events: the Greece backed coup and the Turkey backed military advance.

The incident left the country divided.

At present, a third of the territory of the country, that is Northern Cyprus, is controlled by a system share close ties with Turkey and the rest is controlled by a system share close ties with Greece.

The Greece-backed system is the only one which holds global recognition.

The new development is very crucial in nature. It has derailed the effort to reunify the divided country.

The victory has completely diminished the possibility of the unification.

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Turkey reenters into energy dispute with Greece

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The European country of Turkey has reentered into a serious energy dispute with its European neighbor, Greece.

Turkey has once against sent its research ship to the disputed waters located near Greece.

Earlier, it withdrew the vessel after the presence of the ship had triggered a dispute.

The disputed waters in the Mediterranean situated near Greece and Turkey is claimed by Turkey, Greece and Cyprus.

It was for the task of surveying that the vessel was sent to the disputed waters last time.

At this moment, it remains unclear why the ship has been sent to the disputed territory this time.

It was after the three European countries reached an agreement that the issue was put to rest at least temporarily.

Other western countries like Germany and France is expected to interfere in the issue.

As per the latest statement released by the Turkey government, the ship will remain in the disputed water for at least ten days.

It is learned that the ship has been sent as part of the research program launched by the Navy force of the European country of Turkey.

There are rumors that at least two other ships will be sent along with the said ship this time to support the research activity.

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ECJ pulls up Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic over refugee issue

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The European Court of Justice has pulled up Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic as It has found these countries have failed to respect the EU law as it has not taken in refugees under an agreement reached by the EU leaders to ease the burden faced by Italy and Greece.

The agreement was supposed to benefit 160,000 refugees – especially those from the embattled country of Syria, and was supposed to bring a huge relief to overcrowded camps in Italy and Greece.

Now, the EU Commission is free to impose fines over these countries for the crimes they have committed by disrespecting the EU law.

The court has declined to accept these countries’ argument that the acceptance of refugees would create huge security issues in their country.

So far, the Czech Republic has accepted not more than 12 of the 2,000 refugees it had been asked to take in, while Hungary and Poland have not taken in a single person yet.


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Greece denies Turkey’s allegation about migrant killing

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The European country of Greece has strongly denied Turkey’s allegation that a migrant from the embattled Middle East country of Syria was shot to death by the Greece Security Force.

Turkey made the allegation immediately after it had announced that it would not prevent the flow of migrants to Europe in future.

Recently, a confrontation has happened between migrants and the Greece Security Force near the border which Turkey shares with Greece.

During the confrontation, the security force has used force against migrants. The confrontation has left several people badly injured.  

Europe faces a serious migrant crisis at this moment. Greece, which shares a border with Turkey, is one of the most vulnerable countries in the region.

Turkey’s latest action is part of a strategy it has developed post the death of its soldiers in Syria in a confrontation with the Syrian force supported by Russia.

Turkey wants the Europe to take a favourable stand towards the country, which struggles to maintain its influence in the northern region of Syria.

What Turkey tries at present is a pressure tactics. The possibility for the tactics to go wrong is not low.

The re-emergence of migrant crisis means the Europe can no longer remain insensitive about the development.


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Turkey permits migrants to entre Europe

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Turkey has removed all restrictions which prevents the entry of migrants to Europe through the land border the country shares with the continent.

The move has come shortly after several Turkish soldiers were killed in Syria in an attack carried out the war-embattled country with the support of Russia.

Justifying its decision to allow migrants to enter Europe, Istanbul has said that it could not handle the influx of migrants from Syria.

It is the Syrian War that stands as the prime reason for the emergence of the global migrant crisis. The Europe is the prime victim of the crisis.

Greece is struggling with the crisis at this juncture. The latest action of Turkey is likely to bring chaos in Greece, which is already in a very bad state.

The economy of Greece is at present in a very depressing state. It is this state which makes it difficult for the country to handle the situation.

What Turkey attempts with its latest move is a pressure tactics. It is irritated due to its latest debacle in Syria. With the move, it attempts to bring the Europe in its favour.

At this moment, it remains unclear how the European powers like Germany and France will react to the indirect provocation made by Turkey.


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Strike in Greece against overcrowded migrant camps

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The Greece Islands of Lesbos, Samos and Chios have witnessed protests against the issue of overcrowded migrant camps.

The local people in the region are unhappy with the rise in the number of migrants in the camps.

Almost all camps in the region are in a very bad condition. All of them face the issue of overcrowding.

The people in the region believe that the presence of migrants in the region is a threat to their existence. They are also of the belief that the presence of migrants is the reason for the degradation of the tourism industry in the region.

Tens of thousands of local people have joined the protests across the region. In the coming days, more and more people are likely to join the protest.

Politically, the protests have many implications. It may revamp the political structure of the country which is currently favourable to the political left.


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Migration Crisis: Greece to set up new camps for migrants

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In order to deal with the issue of overcrowding in its migrant camps, Greece has decided to set up at least five new camps capable to house at least one thousand people each.

Some of the camps in the country are struggling with the issue of overcrowding. One of its camps, which only have the capacity to accommodate less than two thousand people, now house more than fifteen thousand people.

Earlier, it was exposed that how pathetic certain migrant camps in the European country of Greece are.

Greece shares border with Turkey. This border is extremely vulnerable. Even though Greece tightens its border with Turkey, migrants find ways to enter the Europe through the border exploiting the weakness of the checks installed to prevent the infiltration of migrants across the Turkey-Greece border.

The latest decision of Greece to establish new camps has come after the vulnerability of some of the camps was revealed in an internal investigation.


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After winning New Democracy Mitsotakis promises a change

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Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the new centre-right prime minister of Greece has vowed that the country will “proudly raise its head again”. Mitsotakis marked his victory in New Democracy’s landslide on Sunday.

Mitsotakis said that he had a clear mandate for change and promised more investment and fewer taxes. He said that he would not fail to “honour the hopes” of the Greek people.

He added that he would be a prime minister for all because Greeks were “too few to stay divided”.

This victory has arrived four years after Alexis Tsipras’s leftist Syriza party came into power. According to the recent results, 39.77 per cent of voters backed New Democracy, translating to 158 seats. The leftist Syriza party of Tsipras occupied the second place with 31.53%.

Tsipras said that he had called Mitsotakis to offer him his congratulations. Tsipras said to the medias, “Today, with our head held high we accept the people’s verdict. To bring Greece to where it is today we had to take difficult decisions [with] a heavy political cost”.

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Protest erupts in Greece over Macedonia

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Severe clashes have broken out near the Greece parliament between the protesters, who have gathered there in protest against the leftist government’s recent action in connection with Macedonia, and the police force.
Recently, the leftist government of Greece reached an agreement with Macedonia over its name, as against the interest of a large section of the conservative people of the country, in order to end its decades-old standoff with its neighbour that carries the name of its dearest city.
The Greek city of Macedonia is close to the heart of each conservative citizen due to the prominent role it has played in the evolution of the country’s culture and history, for the protection which every Greek conservative stand for.
The concession given by the leftist government of Greece to its neighbour in the usage of name is regarded by the Greek conservatives as the permission to damage and to appropriate all those they seek to protect.        
The Greek parliament is scheduled to vote on this subject soon. Given that, the latest protest near the parliament is of great significance.
Recently, the Greece leftist government faced a non-confidence motion. It was with severe uneasiness that the government surmounted it, as just before the voting it lost the support of its key partner to the same issue.
The conflict between Macedonia and Greece over the name was the fact that kept the former Yugoslavian republic away from the European Union.
With the recognition of its new name ‘The Republic of North Macedonia’, the European country has not only put its dispute with its neighbour to rest, but also has put to motion its dreams of getting into the most powerful economic union of the world.

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