Refugee crisis: EU’s Dombrovskis backs fuel tax idea
A fuel tax to help Europe absorb refugees has again been floated, this time by Valdis Dombrovskis, a top EU
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Turkey says Russian jet violated airspace
Tensions rose Saturday between Turkey and Russia when Turkey and NATO said a Russian warplane had violated Turkish airspace. Russia
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33 migrants die as boat sinks off Turkey
At least 33 migrants, including children, drowned and about 75 were rescued after a boat transporting them to the Greek
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US: Russian fighter flew within 15 feet of US plane
U.S. military officials say a Russian fighter jet came within 15 feet of a U.S. reconnaissance plane flying in international
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In Sofia, Hungarian PM Orbán slams EU on migration, ‘double standards’ on Bulgaria and Schengen
During a visit to Sofia, Hungarian prime minister Victor Orbán has sharply critised European Union policies on dealing with the
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Migrants and refugees have crossed the Med to Europe at a rate of 2000 a day so far in 2016 – IOM
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on January 29 that it estimates that 55 528 migrants and refugees crossed
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Dutch EU presidency working on plan to accept 250K refugees
The Netherlands, which holds the European Union presidency, is working on a plan for a core group of member states
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Netanyahu: Greece a true friend
The strengthening of co-operation between Greece and Israel in energy, tourism, security, and other areas was agreed at a meeting in
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Fears mount of resurgent anti-Semitism in Europe
Seventy-one years ago, Soviet troops entered the notorious Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi extermination camp near Krakow, Poland, liberating the remaining 7,000 prisoners,
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