Turkey to withdraw troops from Iraq after Obama appeal
Turkey is pulling troops out of northern Iraq in an effort to de-escalate tensions with the Iraqi government, a day
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European officials endorse visa-free travel for Ukraine, but experts warn of lingering corruption
Ukrainian leaders cheered on December 18 as the European Commission gave the green light for the country to be granted
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Erdogan resolves his differences with Netanyahu
Ankara is in the process of normalising its relations with Jerusalem, causing a surprise in the eastern Mediterranean, given that according
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US missile defence system in Romania is fully operational
Major military components of the Aegis Ashore Missile Defence System (AAMDS) in Romania, a key element in Phase II of
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Close to 30 000 migrant and refugee arrivals in Bulgaria so far in 2015 – IOM
It is virtually certain that the total number of arrivals of migrants and refugees in Europe by land and sea
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Athens asks Ankara to help reduce the migrant flow
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu in Brussels on Thursday on the sidelines of
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Molotov cocktails thrown at Turkish consulate in Thessaloniki
Arsonists targeted the police guard of the Turkish consulate in Thessaloniki early Friday morning, using petrol bombs (Molotov cocktails). They
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Migrant crisis poses unprecedented challenge for Europe
As of November, some 800,000 refugees and migrants from the Middle East and Africa had crossed the Mediterranean to reach
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National sovereignty ‘not at stake’ from EU border force
Plans for a new EU coast and border agency will have “full respect for national sovereignty,” European Commissioner for Migration
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