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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Some experts: Accept immigrant influx, don’t resist it
The Balkan countries are a transit route for thousands of refugees, mostly Syrians, who are fleeing violence and trying to
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EU leaders meet in Brussels to tackle refugee crisis, ‘Brexit’
EU leaders met in Brussels on Thursday to discuss plans to help deal with the ongoing influx of refugees from
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EU leaders brace for new wave of refugees
Heads of state and government from European Union countries gathered in Brussels Thursday for a summit dominated by the war
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Slovakia selects refugees while sending police to assist in Hungary
Slovakia is acting in line with the requests of the European Union, while still preparing a lawsuit concerning the mandatory quotas for
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