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Unstoppable migrant flows across Mediterranean into Europe

November 5, 2015November 5, 2015 Lisa Schlein of VOANews Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia

The U.N. Children’s Fund said it sees no sign that migrant flows into Europe are slowing down, and said the

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Romanian PM to resign over nightclub tragedy

November 4, 2015November 5, 2015 VOANews Romania

Romania’s Prime Minister Victor Ponta is resigning in response to protests demanding he step down after a nightclub fire resulted

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Europe’s migrant crisis: Tusk calls special meeting of EU leaders on November 12

November 4, 2015November 5, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

European Council President Donald Tusk has called the latest in a series of special meetings of EU leaders on the

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Thousands demand Romanian PM resign after deadly nightclub fire

November 4, 2015 VOANews Romania

Thousands marched through central Bucharest Tuesday demanding several senior officials resign after a nightclub fire killed 32 young concert goers

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29 arrested in international operation against people-trafficking across Mediterranean

November 3, 2015November 5, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Poland

An international law enforcement operation against migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings, co-ordinated by Europol, has led to the

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Slovakia ignores EU rules on refugees

November 3, 2015November 3, 2015 The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

The European Commission has noticed that Slovakia has not been fulfilling its duties stemming from the EU quotas on re-distribution of

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First migrants relocated from Greece to travel to Luxembourg on November 4

November 3, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Thirty asylum seekers were to travel from Greece on November 3 under the European Union’s migrant relocation scheme, headed for

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About 28 000 migrants and refugees entered Greece on October 30 – November 1 – IOM

November 3, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

An estimated 28 000 migrants and refugees crossed into Greece on the weekend from October 30 to November 1 2015,

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UN: More than 200 000 migrants crossed Mediterranean in October

November 3, 2015 VOANews Greece

The United Nations says more than 218,000 migrants crossed the Mediterranean Sea during the month of October, more than the

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