New businesses open in wake of European migrant crisis
From human smugglers to bus services to the sellers of life jackets, new businesses have popped up everywhere along the
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UNHCR: Greece faces humanitarian crisis amid disarray in Europe over asylum-seekers
Europe is facing a largely self-induced humanitarian crisis as there is a rapid build-up of people in an already struggling
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EU looking for answers to crisis along migrant route
A day after Macedonian police fired tear gas to push back refugees trying to cross the border from Greece, European
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Chaos and desperation at the Greek-Macedonian border
Tensions are rising in Idomeni with more than 7000 refugees – mainly from Syria and Iraq – trapped between Greece
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Greek FM says Austrian policy could endanger the unity of the EU
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias has strongly criticised Vienna’s stance towards Greece, and in particular that of Austrian Interior Minister
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Austrian chancellor Faymann accuses Greece of acting ‘like a travel agency’
“I no longer understand the policy of the Greeks. Greece cannot act as a travel agency and send all the
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Protestors in Poland rally for Solidarity legend Walesa
Some 25 000 people rallied in Gdansk on Sunday to voice their support for the former president and the hero
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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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