A Greek police officer keeps a close watch on the Turkish border at Likofito, part of an aggressive campaign this month to try to seal Greece’s 130-mile northeastern border during its financial crisis that has seen a swell in joblessness and a surge in racist attacks against immigrants, mostly from Afghanistan and Pakistan. The operation has sent nearly 2,000 additional border guards to the Turkish frontier. Some of the illegals caught at the border (below) wait at a detention center in Filakio. (Associated Press)
In this Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012 photo illegal immigrants are seen at detention center in Filakio village, northern Greece, near the borders with Turkey. Greece launched an aggressive campaign this month to try to seal its 200-kilometer (130-mile) northeastern border, as it faces a debilitating financial crisis that has caused a swell in joblessness and a surge in racist attacks against immigrants with dark skin. (AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis)
A Greek police officer keeps a close watch on the Turkish border at Likofito, part of an aggressive campaign this month to try to seal Greece’s 130-mile northeastern border during its financial crisis that has seen a swell in joblessness and a surge in racist attacks against immigrants, mostly from Afghanistan and Pakistan. The operation has sent nearly 2,000 additional border guards to the Turkish frontier. Some of the illegals caught at the border (below) wait at a detention center in Filakio. (Associated Press)
The Rev. Sun Myung Moon with his wife Hak Ja Han Moon at the Acropolis near Athens, Greece. Courtesy H.S.A.-U.W.C.
Migrants are seen on a police bus in central Athens on Aug. 5, 2012. Greek police say officers have begun an operation to arrest and deport illegal migrants from the center of the capital and along the country’s northeastern border. Over 100,000 illegal immigrants cross into Greece annually, most through Turkey. (Associated Press)
Migrants are seen on a police bus in central Athens on Aug. 5, 2012. Greek police say officers have begun an operation to arrest and deport illegal migrants from the center of the capital and along the country’s northeastern border. Over 100,000 illegal immigrants cross into Greece annually, most through Turkey. (Associated Press)
“We are trying to find the best possible mix. We all agree that about [$14.1 billion] must be found in spending [cuts]. We all agree that we need another two years, and of course we all agree that our path is uphill and difficult.” — Yannis Stournaras,¿Greece finance minister
“We are trying to find the best possible mix. We all agree that about [$14.1 billion] must be found in spending [cuts]. We all agree that we need another two years, and of course we all agree that our path is uphill and difficult.” — Yannis Stournaras,¿Greece finance minister
FILE- Greece's Voula Papachristou soars through the air in the Women's Triple Jump final at the European Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland, in this file photo dated Friday, June 29, 2012. The Hellenic Olympic Committee has removed triple jumper Voula Papachristou from the team taking part in the upcoming London Olympic Games over comments she made on twitter making fun of African immigrants and expressing support for a far-right party. “The track and field athlete Paraskevi (Voula) Papachristou is placed outside the Olympic Team for statements contrary to the values and ideas of the Olympic movement,” a statement by the Hellenic Olympic Committee says. Papachristou is in Athens, and was to travel to London “shortly before the track events start,” the announcement says.(AP Photo/Matt Dunham, file)
