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Greece to begin schooling migrant children

October 6, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece

Children of migrants and refugees stranded in Greece will begin attending Greek schools next week. Greek Education Minister Nikos Filis

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Polish parliamentary committee rejects controversial abortion bill

October 6, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Polish parliament’s justice and human rights committee Wednesday rejected the citizen-initiated draft bill envisaging a total abortion, which brought about

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Greek PM Tsipras: Gloomy economic forecasts proved wrong

October 5, 2016October 5, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Tuesday that gloomy predictions about the future of the Greek economy are being proved

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Women in Poland strike to protest proposal for abortion ban

October 4, 2016October 4, 2016 VOANews Poland

Polish women donned black, waved black flags and took to Poland’s streets on Monday, boycotting their jobs and classes as

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Hungarians overwhelmingly rejected EU migrant quotas

October 3, 2016 VOANews Hungary

Hungarians overwhelmingly rejected the European Union migrant quotas for their country at a referendum Sunday called by Prime Minister Viktor

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Hungary anti-migrant referendum is invalid: election office

October 2, 2016October 3, 2016 Deutsche Welle Hungary

Hungary’s citizens have voted in a plebiscite to reject the EU’s refugee quota plan. However, less than 50 percent of

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Hungary prepares for controversial migrant vote

October 1, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Hungary

The question posed to Hungarian voters is relatively simple. Paraphrased: Should the European Union be allowed to tell them how

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Orbán: I love this country, and I do not want to see anyone change it under orders from outside

September 30, 2016 The Budapest Times Hungary

The Hungarian Prime Minister offers his views on the European Union’s problems, the US election, exporting democracy, a new cold

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EU to resettle 30 000 refugees throughout bloc by 2017

September 29, 2016 Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis

EU Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos on Wednesday said some 30 000 refugees in Greece will be relocated throughout the EU

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