EC President Juncker calls special summit on Western Balkans migrant emergency
European Commission (EC) President Jean-Claude Juncker has called a special meeting of heads of state and government on October 25
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Syria offensives trigger more Turkey-bound refugees
Turkish officials say 50,000 refugees have left the Syrian city of Aleppo and are heading to the border, but it
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Romania indicts former president Iliescu on charges of crimes against humanity
Romanian prosecutors said on October 21 2015 that former president Ion Iliescu has been indicted on charges of crimes against
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EU membership more elusive than ever for Turkey
Moves by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to clamp down on the Kurdish minority and the media before next month’s
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Refugees scramble to reach Europe before winter
The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, reports a spike in arrivals in Greece as a result of a last minute scramble
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Europe’s migrant crisis: ‘Unprecedented number’ in Greece, new measures at Slovenia-Croatia border
The countries of the Balkans are continuing their unequal struggle with the huge numbers of migrants arriving and crossing external
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Migrants stuck at borders as officials squabble along Balkan route
Thousands of refugees waited for hours in the rain before entering Croatia, as officials struggled with a growing backlog. Slovenia
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Bulgaria participates in Nato’s live military exercise Trident Juncture in Italy
Nato Allies and partner nations kicked off the Alliance’s Trident Juncture live military exercise on October 19 2015 during an
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Thousands of migrants stranded between Serbia and Croatia
Several thousand migrants remain stranded Monday along the Croatian-Serbian border. They spent a cold night with little food after Hungary
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