Greece’s parliament approves new round of austerity measures
Greek lawmakers voted early Saturday 154-144 to pass the legislation required to unlock a tranche of loans worth 2 billion
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Author: Deutsche Welle
EU leaders meet in Brussels to tackle refugee crisis, ‘Brexit’
EU leaders met in Brussels on Thursday to discuss plans to help deal with the ongoing influx of refugees from
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EU interior ministers meet to discuss migrant deportation policy
EU interior ministers have discussed new laws to send back illegal migrants who do not qualify for asylum. The countries
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Police arrest man behind ‘Greater Albania’ drone stunt ahead of Serbia match
Albanian authorities arrested a man who sparked a violent end to last year’s football match against Serbia by flying a
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Refugee crisis puts Athens on the brink
The flow of refugees through Greece is greater than ever, but bad weather and border closures threaten to strand thousands
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Germany debates tightening asylum laws
Wide-ranging changes to accelerate and tighten Germany’s asylum laws have been submitted to parliament. Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said
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ECJ: Countries have the right to punish migrants who violate entry bans
The EU’s highest court has ruled that member states have the right to punish illegal migrants who re-enter a country
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Nerves are on edge along Balkan refugee route
The refugee crisis has put a strain on already difficult relations between Balkan countries. Borders are being shut and fences
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Hungary, Austria agree to enhance co-operation on refugees
Austrian Chancellor Faymann and Hungarian PM Orban have agreed on day-to-day co-operation to control the refugee flow between the two
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