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Austrian politicians backpedal on refugee limits

January 21, 2016January 29, 2016 Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis

On Wednesday, Austria’s top politicians announced a cap on the number of asylum-seekers entering the Alpine country in 2016. By

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EU holds key to Macedonia political crisis

January 15, 2016January 15, 2016 Deutsche Welle Macedonia

For the fifth time in the last seven months, European Union Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn is traveling to Skopje on

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EU launches first-ever rule of law review against Poland

January 13, 2016 Deutsche Welle European Commission, Poland

The European Commission has launched a probe into policy changes in Poland that may clash with EU law. It is

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Smugglers change tactics as refugee flow to Greece holds steady

January 12, 2016January 29, 2016 Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis, Greece

Increased patrols and foul weather have forced smugglers to change tactics, but the refugee flow remains constant in Chios, Greece,

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Eastern Europe bristles after Cologne

January 10, 2016 Deutsche Welle Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia

Eastern European governments were against taking in Muslim refugees before the events in Cologne took place. Now, they feel vindicated

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Refugee crisis warnings to eastern EU nations from Germany, Austria

December 20, 2015December 22, 2015 Deutsche Welle Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland

Eastern EU nations that refuse to accept refugees risk funding cuts and legal sanctions, according to two German cabinet ministers.

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National sovereignty ‘not at stake’ from EU border force

December 17, 2015December 17, 2015 Deutsche Welle

Plans for a new EU coast and border agency will have “full respect for national sovereignty,” European Commissioner for Migration

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The Balkan route to Western Europe for Yugoslavia guns

December 6, 2015December 6, 2015 Deutsche Welle Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Serbia

Many weapons on Europe’s black market come via the Balkans. The terrorists in the Paris attacks allegedly used such weapons.

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Brussels emerges from lockdown

November 25, 2015 Deutsche Welle

A sense of normalcy returned to the Belgian capital on Wednesday as schools resumed lessons and public transportation services in

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