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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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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