Refugees protest against new Macedonian border controls
About 300 migrants have staged a sit-in on railway tracks connecting Greece and Macedonia, forcing a train to turn back.
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Med Group: Unilateral actions no cure for migrant crisis
The foreign ministers of European Union countries that border the Mediterranean Sea warned member states Friday against “unilateral actions” in
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Hashim Thaci is elected the new president of Kosovo
The parliament of Kosovo on February 26 2016 elected, with 71 votes in favour and 10 invalid votes, Hashim Thaci,
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Migrants, refugees crossing Med to Europe at vastly higher rate than in 2015 – IOM
Migrant and refugee arrivals in Greece and Italy have exceeded 120 000 in 2016, having reached the 100 000 milestone
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Europe migrant crisis: Nato deploys vessels in Aegean to assist against people-trafficking networks
Nato vessels have been deployed in the Aegean Sea following a decision by the alliance’s defence ministers to assist in
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Poland to investigate whether Walesa spy files were forged
“The prosecutors will launch a probe into whether the documents allegedly proving cooperation of Solidarity legend Lech Walesa with communist-era
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Latvian FM: Substantial Nato presence needed in Baltics
Latvia’s foreign minister says NATO needs to increase its presence in the Baltic region, given Russia’s annexation of Crimea in
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Agreement reached on sale of Schengen Castle
People in most of Europe can travel from one country to another without having to show a passport or stop
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Europe migrant crisis: EU ministers propose strengthened checks at external borders
European Union justice and home affairs ministers agreed on February 25 2016 to propose obliging EU countries to carry out
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