Matina Stevis-Gridneff

August 8, 2020 at 9:07 am

As COVID-19 hit Belgium, many in nursing homes were left to die

BRUSSELS — Shirley Doyen was exhausted. The Christalain nursing home, which she ran with her brother in an affluent neighborhood in Brussels, was buckling from...

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July 21, 2020 at 3:49 pm

EU adopts groundbreaking stimulus to fight coronavirus recession

BRUSSELS — After nearly five days of intense haggling, European Union leaders stepped up Tuesday to confront one of the gravest challenges in the bloc’s...

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June 26, 2020 at 3:24 pm

Most U.S. travelers will be barred from EU when bloc reopens

BRUSSELS — The European Union is ready to bar most travelers from the United States, Russia and dozens of other countries considered too risky because...

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June 23, 2020 at 1:43 pm

EU may bar U.S. travelers as it reopens borders, citing failures on coronavirus

BRUSSELS — European Union countries rushing to revive their economies and reopen their borders after months of coronavirus restrictions are prepared to block Americans from...

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June 23, 2020 at 11:17 am

EU may bar American travelers as it reopens borders, citing U.S. failures on virus

The prospect, which would lump American visitors in with Russians and Brazilians as unwelcome, is a stinging blow to American prestige in the world and...

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May 27, 2020 at 2:43 pm

A 750 billion euro coronavirus recovery plan thrusts Europe into a new frontier

BRUSSELS — For decades, even when the 2008 financial crisis threatened to blow the bloc apart, the European Union’s wealthier nations resisted the notion of...

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March 7, 2020 at 10:34 am

Vigilantes along Greek border with Turkey say, ‘no more’ to migrants

EVROS, Greece — The farmers and pensioners wore black clothes and heavy boots, imitating Greece’s special forces, and trod along a rural road on a...

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March 2, 2020 at 11:40 am

Child Dies at Sea as Greece Cracks Down on Migrants From Turkey

EVROS, Greece — A child drowned on Monday when a dinghy carrying 48 migrants capsized while trying to reach the Greek island of Lesbos from...

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February 29, 2020 at 12:51 pm

Clashes erupt as migrants head for Europe after Erdogan says, ‘We opened the doors’

KASTANIES, Greece — With tear gas clouding the air, thousands of migrants trying to reach Europe clashed with riot police on the Greek border with...

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February 28, 2020 at 8:04 pm

Turkey, Pressing EU for Help in Syria, Threatens to Open Borders to Refugees

ATHENS, Greece — Time and again, when President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey wants something from the Europeans, he has reminded them that he is...

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