ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The European Union has pledged to spend 80 million euros ($88 million) on a housing scheme for migrants and asylum speakers stranded in Greece.
Kristalina Georgieva, the EU Commissioner for Budget and Human resources, signed an agreement Monday for a rent subsidy program due to launch next year. Thousands of stranded refugees are currently housed in old venues from the 2004 Olympics or are sleeping in tents pitched in city squares and parks in Athens.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nine Republicans hopefuls meet Tuesday in the next prime-time presidential debate, with a familiar slate of candidates looking to wrangle over what to do about the threat of extremist groups and who has the right temperament and judgment to lead the nation.
At center stage will be front-runner Donald Trump, fending off a challenge from Ted Cruz. The Texas senator has surged ahead in Iowa seven weeks before the state's 2016 caucuses. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie returns to the main stage after a downgrade to the undercard event in November. And Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, who debate host CNN said was "on the bubble" of qualifying just days ago, gets to stay in prime time. Also appearing in the main debate will be Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, former neurosurgeon Ben Carson and Ohio Gov. John Kasich.
