Mediterranean migrant and refugee arrivals top 90 000 in 2016 so far – IOM
International Organization for Migration (IOM) monitors in the eastern Mediterranean said this week that cold weather contributed to a sharp
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Walesa denies allegations of communist agent past
Poland’s Institute of National Remembrance found out that some of the documents collected at the house of a former communist
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Cameron wants ‘live and let live’ relationship with EU
British Prime Minister David Cameron is appealing to fellow European Union leaders for a “live and let live” relationship that
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‘Migrant-bashing has dangerously become the norm’ in Europe – UN rights expert
As the European Union summit started in Brussels on February 18, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of
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More than one refugee route through the Balkans
The Visegrád Group wants Macedonia to assist Greece in closing their border. Alternative routes through the Balkans would thus grow
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Polish official urges Nato to deploy troops to deter Russia
Poland’s foreign minister on Wednesday urged NATO to get over its reluctance to deploy troops along its eastern flank, to
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Kosovo opposition demands government resignation, snap elections
Thousands of Kosovo opposition supporters protested peacefully on the eighth anniversary of the country’s independence Wednesday, shouting anti-government slogans and
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Documents renew allegations of Walesa’s past as communist agent
Poland’s Institute of National Remembrance (IPN), a body tasked with investigating Nazi and communist-era crimes, said it is probing documents alleging
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Erdogan continues effort to hold on to power in Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s aspiration to change Turkey’s parliamentary system of government to an executive presidency is being blamed for the
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