Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on today demanded the "urgent" relocation of thousands of refugees to other EU countries, as neighbouring Macedonia further tightened a border blockade trapping them in his country.

He made the call on the eve of a crucial EU-Turkey migration summit in Brussels tomorrow.

"The immediate start of a reliable procedure to relocate refugees from our country to other EU states is an absolute emergency," Tsipras told leaders of his leftist Syriz ..

Source :AFP