Refugees ask, ‘Why don’t the Europeans want us?’
As the sun rose over northern Greece Saturday and the damp mist slid away, refugees, mostly Syrians and Iraqis, lit
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Slovaks decide on new parliament
Together 5992 polling stations opened across Slovakia at 7am on March 5 for the one-day vote. Polls will close at
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European Commission awards 3.5M euro emergency funding to Greece for reception facilities for migrants and refugees
The European Commission said on March 4 2016 that it has awarded 3.5 million euro in emergency funding to Greece.
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Serbian president Nikolic calls elections for April 24
Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic called general elections for April 24, his office said on March 4. The decision came as
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Mediterranean migrant arrivals in 2016 near 135 000 and deaths reach 418 – IOM
The International Migration Organization (IOM) said on March 4 2016 that it estimates that 134, 905 migrants already have crossed
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Skopje appeals for refugees to be removed from the border area
In the past 24 hours, only 316 refugees from Syria and Iraq have been allowed entry into the territory of
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Turkey sentences human traffickers to four years in prison
Turkey has sentenced two Syrians to four years in prison over the deaths of a toddler and his family, who
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Record number of over 1.2 million first-time asylum seekers in EU registered in 2015 – Eurostat
In 2015, a total of 1 255 600 first time asylum seekers applied for international protection in EU countries, a
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Slovak PM set for election win with anti-migrant rhetoric
The center-left Smer party headed by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico looks set to return to power in elections taking
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