Sealing off Europe for migrants is inhumane, aid group says
A notable international humanitarian organization has urged European leaders to keep borders open for migrants, adding that measures to seal
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Month: February 2016
Polish lorries banned from crossing Russian border
Russia intends to push Polish lorries out of its market by forbidding entry of Polish carriers transporting goods from other
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Yatsenyuk survives no-confidence vote in parliament, remains as Ukraine’s prime minister
Ukraine’s parliament failed to get enough votes to remove Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and his Cabinet of Ministers on
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EC takes aim at Russia with ‘energy security’ package
The European Commission published a package of proposals on February 16 meant to increase the bloc’s energy security in case
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Bulgarian lorry drivers mount counter-blockade, vow to block all Bulgarian-Greek crossings
Bulgarian lorry drivers formed a human chain to block the Kulata – Promachonas crossing at the Greek-Bulgarian border on February
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Bulgarian former BSP MP Kadiev forms new party
MP Georgi Kadiev, expelled from the Bulgarian Socialist Party in September 2015 for standing in the Sofia mayoral election against
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Two Greek-Bulgarian border checkpoints closed to lorries on February 16 because of Greek farmers’ protests
The Kulata-Promachonas and Ilinden-Exochi border checkpoints between Bulgaria and Greece were closed to lorry traffic on the morning of February
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EU launches European Medical Corps
The European Union announced Monday the launch of a new medical body aimed at responding to health crises more quickly
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Visegrád Group calls for fast action to secure EU border
How to handle the refugee crisis and in particular the Western Balkan route used by refugees entering Europe through Greece
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