Migrants are avoiding Greece in effort to reach Europe
The rescue of over 800 migrants off the coast of Sicily over the past two days is emblematic of a
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US, Nato to activate missile defence site in Romania
The US will switch on an $800 million missile defense site in southern Romania on May 12, a move likely
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Social media rife with myths about European refugee crisis
Modar, a Syrian refugee, arrived in Europe last fall wearing a secondhand shirt he purchased in Damascus for $1. The
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Greek MPs approve controversial pension, tax reforms
Greek lawmakers have approved a controversial package of pension and tax reforms demanded by the country’s European creditors in exchange
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Turkish journalists sentenced
Authorities in Turkey detained two more people in connection with Friday’s attack on a leading journalist hours before he was
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Greek workers embark on weekend strike over austerity measures
Workers in Greece walked off their jobs Friday in protest of new tax and pension reforms being considered by the
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Turkey’s PM Davutoglu to step down
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EU proposals on migrants draw fire
The European Commission has unveiled details of what analysts say is a desperate plan to deal with Europe’s severest migrant
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New EU asylum rules could boost rightists
Struggling to cope with the largest migration crisis in recent history, the European Commission is due to release details of
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