PIRAEUS, Greece (AP) — The Latest on the flow of refugees and other migrants into Europe (all times local):
3:10 p.m.
Scuffles have broken out between migrants and police in the Idomeni refugee camp on the Greek-Macedonian border, with about 40 people — mainly men — pushing police and demanding that the borders be opened.
More than 11,000 people have been stranded in Idomeni, an impromptu camp on the border with Macedonia, for weeks after Europe closed its land borders to migrants and refugees last month.
The protesters stood on railway tracks near the border fence calling for the border to open, shoving at police who pushed back with shields.
The railway line, used for freight traffic, has been blocked by protests since March 20.
More than 53,000 people are stranded in Greece since the border closure.
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2:40 p.m.
France and Germany are holding a joint government meeting to discuss the refugee crisis, counter-terrorism and Europe's economic situation.
French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel and many of their ministers are meeting Thursday in the city of Metz in eastern France.
The fight against tax evasion is also on the agenda following the Panama Papers leak about offshore accounts set for the rich and famous around the world by a Panamanian law firm. Hollande has called for "strengthened international cooperation" on the issue and France has decided to reinstate Panama on its list of tax heavens.
The French and German governments meet once or twice a year to discuss common issues.
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2:15 p.m.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country will not implement a deal reached with the European Union on the return of migrants from Greece if the EU does not fulfill its obligations toward Turkey.
Under the deal, Turkey agreed to take back migrants who reached Greece illegally from March. For every Syrian returned, Europe agreed to take a Syrian refugee from Turkey to be resettled in an EU country. Turkey is also set to receive funds to spend on the refugees, visa-free travel for Turkish citizens and sped-up EU membership talks.
Erdogan said Thursday: "If the European Union does not take the steps it needs to take, if it does not fulfill its pledges, then Turkey won't implement this agreement."
The Turkish leader did not elaborate.
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2:10 p.m.
The Vatican is confirming Pope Francis will meet with refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos on April 16, a highly symbolic show of solidarity as the European Union begins deporting migrants back to Turkey.
The Vatican said Thursday that Francis had accepted an invitation to visit by the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, and the Greek president. Bartholomew will be in Lesbos as well.
The visit comes as refugees are being deported back to Turkey under a controversial EU program.
Francis, the son of Italian immigrants to Argentina, has been outspoken about Europe's moral obligation to welcome refugees. A visit to a refugee camp by the leaders of the Catholic and Orthodox churches could embarrass EU leaders already under fire from human rights groups.
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12:15 p.m.
Authorities in Greece say thousands migrants and refugees camped out at the country's largest port near Athens have been given two weeks to move to army-built camps or be expelled by force.
The warning issued Thursday came as nearly a third of the 52,000 migrants stranded in Greece by European border closures are refusing to move to organized shelters and remain camped out at the port of Piraeus and at the northern border with Macedonia.
At Piraeus, government officials and translators spent hours trying to persuade migrants to move voluntarily to a new camp in northern Greece, showing them aerial photographs of the site and explaining what facilities are available.
More than 4,000 migrants remain at Piraeus — an important site for Greece's vital tourism industry.