In Focus today we're heading to Greece for a look at how Europe is dealing with illegal immigration. An EU rapid response force was deployed at the beginning of the month along the Greek land border with Turkey. Local law enforcement officials said they were overwhelmed by an influx of illegal immigrants. More and more migrants are seen to be choosing to enter the European Union by land. This comes as EU countries are seen to be clamping down on sea crossings in the Mediterranean.
Thousands demonstrate in Athens and major cities in the fifth general strike this year against the government's tough austerity measures, bringing much of the country to a standstill. What is the impact of these strikes on Greece's main source of income: tourism?
A ruined economy, endemic corruption, and weeks of public unrest: Greece is sliding towards disaster. Our reporters on the ground found a population torn between anger and disillusion. France 24 takes a closer look at Greece on the edge.
Despite the protests that saw three people killed in Athens on Wednesday, the Greek parliament has passed the government's austerity measures. Thousands took to the streets to try to stop the proposals going through. Many of the protesters were civil servants - those who will bear the brunt of the Greece's harsh spending cutbacks.
In the lead-up to the Oct. 4 Greek parliamentary elections, Conservative PM Costas Karamanlis (photo) and Socialist opposition leader Georges Papandreou have made the fight against corruption their main campaign issue.
Started by the physicians’ syndicate, Greece's strike movement has also been joined by nursing staff, surgeons and the hospitals’ suppliers themselves. Now, the Greek health system is collapsing.
Alexia KEFALAS 
