Turkey’s defense minister Hulusi Akar has presented maps to the Libyan government in a bid to indicate that Greece is trying to encroach upon Libya’s continental shelf, according to reports in Turkey’s Yeni Safak newspaper. Source: Ekathimerini
In just three days, more than 500 migrants crossed the Channel to the United Kingdom according to British authorities. Source France Blue
A first flight voluntarily returning economic migrants to their home country has departed from Greece, launching a European Union-funded scheme aimed at relieving pressure on the state where most new arrivals reach the bloc.
About 5,000 economic migrants will be offered incentives of 2,000 euros ($2,400) per person to return home. Source Al Jazeera
Eight Turkish military airplanes carried out a total of 33 violations of Greece’s national airspace over the course of one day on Wednesday, Greek military authorities have said. Source Ekathimerini
