Merkel: Germany wants a stable Turkey
On her official visit to Turkey on October 18, German chancellor Angel Merkel had good results from her meetings with
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Merkel pushes Turkey for EU migrant plan
German Chancellor Angela Merkel held talks on Sunday with Turkish leaders in a bid to stem the flow of asylum
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Greece’s parliament approves new round of austerity measures
Greek lawmakers voted early Saturday 154-144 to pass the legislation required to unlock a tranche of loans worth 2 billion
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First migrants arrive in Slovenia from Croatia
Bus loads of migrants began arriving in Slovenia from Croatia for the first time Saturday. The migrants, who are hoping
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Hungary to close border with Croatia
Hungary will close its border with Croatia at midnight Friday to contain the flow of thousands of migrants arriving daily
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Turkey shoots down unidentified aircraft near Syria
Turkey says it has shot down an aircraft of unknown nationality that had intruded into its airspace near the Syrian
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Surge in migrant arrivals in Greece – IOM
Since the beginning of October 2015, more than 68 000 migrants have now crossed into Greece, with most – close
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EU, Turkey reach deal to stem migrant crisis
The European Union states have approved an action plan with Turkey in hopes of easing the flow of migrants to
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Former Moldovan PM detained in bank fraud investigation
Moldovan prosecutors detained Vlad Filat, leader of the Liberal-Democrat party and former prime minister, on October 16 as part of
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