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Germany, France call for EU unity in migrant crisis

October 7, 2015 VOANews

The leaders of Germany and France have called for unity across Europe to address a series of crises facing the

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EU launches anti-human trafficking push

October 7, 2015 VOANews

The European Union has started a new operation in the southern Mediterranean Sea to intercept human trafficking boats trying to

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Erdogan: Ankara-Moscow relations at risk

October 6, 2015 VOANews Russia, Turkey

Turkey’s president on Tuesday questioned the future of relations between Ankara and Moscow after multiple reports of airspace violations by

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European Court: Data protection treaty not strong enough

October 6, 2015 VOANews

The highest court in Europe has ruled in favor of an Austrian student who complained that a trans-Atlantic data protection

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Turkey summons Russian ambassador over second airspace breach

October 6, 2015 VOANews Nato, Russia, Turkey

Turkey summoned Russia’s ambassador for a second time after what the foreign ministry said was a second instance of a

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UNHCR: Global displacement crisis exacerbated by financial woes

October 6, 2015October 7, 2015 VOANews Syrian refugees

The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, warns the number of people being displaced worldwide by conflict and persecution

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Nato demands answers from Moscow over Turkish airspace breach

October 6, 2015 VOANews Nato, Russia, Turkey

NATO is demanding an immediate explanation after Turkey reported multiple incursions by Russian fighter jets into its airspace over two

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Erdogan in Brussels with migration on the table with the EU

October 5, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Syrian refugees, Turkey

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is on an official visit in Brussels to meet with the presidents of all the EU

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Mass migration puts Europe at risk of destabilisation – Hungarian foreign minister

October 5, 2015October 6, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Hungary

If Europe cannot get control of its borders and decrease the migrant influx, Europe could be destabilised, Hungarian foreign minister

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