Deaths of migrants and refugees in the Med: January 2016 deadliest on record – IOM
With more than a week left in the first month of 2016, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on
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Austrian politicians backpedal on refugee limits
On Wednesday, Austria’s top politicians announced a cap on the number of asylum-seekers entering the Alpine country in 2016. By
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12 migrants drown off Turkish coast
Twelve migrants lost their lives off the Turkish coast, after a boat taking them to the Greek islands capsized Thursday
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Despite cold, record-breaking numbers of refugees arrive in Greece
As a crowded rubber boat approached the Greek island of Lesbos on Tuesday, aid workers waved and gave the roughly
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Refugee women seeking safety in Europe risk sexual abuse, violence
The U.N. warns that refugee women and children seeking safety in Europe are at great risk of sexual abuse and
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European Parliament votes SAA with Kosovo
The European Parliament voted on January 21 2016 in favour of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) between the European Union
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Almost extinct animals, killed by stray dogs in Romania
Huge financial efforts, determination and manpower dedicated to protecting a species that was close to extinction in Europe 100 years
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SDSM will not participate in Macedonia’s April 24 elections
The largest opposition party SDSM (Macedonian Social Democratic Union), has decided last evening that it will not participate in the
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Greek farmers, worker unions, physicians rally against pension reform
The Greek government’s plans for pension reforms, the high taxation of farmers but also of self-employed (physicians, lawyers and others)
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