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Europe’s migrant crisis: Roundup, September 21

September 21, 2015September 22, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Serbia, Turkey

Poland’s Foreign Minister Grzegorz Schetyna said Europe needs a united plan to address the ongoing refugee crisis, but not one

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Leftist Syriza party wins Greek vote, Tsipras claims victory

September 21, 2015September 23, 2015 VOANews Greece

Leftist Greek Prime Minister-elect Alexis Tsipras claimed victory Sunday in national elections, saying he will quickly form a coalition government

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Greek conservative leader concedes election defeat to Syriza

September 21, 2015 Deutsche Welle Greece

Vangelis Meimarakis, the leader of Greece’s conservative New Democracy party, has admitted defeat to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ leftist Syriza.

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Greek exit poll shows leftist Tsipras with edge in tight vote

September 21, 2015 VOANews Greece

Voting has ended in Greece and a key exit poll shows the leftist party of former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras

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Greeks head to polls Sunday; polls point to coalition government

September 20, 2015 VOANews Greece

Greeks vote Sunday in their third national elections in eight months, during which the country held a referendum and experienced

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Greece election rivals Syriza and New Democracy tied in polls ahead of vote

September 19, 2015 Deutsche Welle Greece

Greece’s leftist Syriza party and conservative New Democracy party were polling almost even on Friday, the last day on which

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Greek elections: Interview with Artemis Matheopoulos, Golden Dawn MP

September 19, 2015September 19, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Mr. Mattheopoulos, you have complained that the detention of your party’s officials is political persecution. However, the charges they face

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Tipping points on the road to Europe’s refugee crisis

September 19, 2015 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews

Europe is only now being forced to take seriously the refugee crisis that’s been roiling the Mideast and North Africa

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Hungary could use migrant crisis for internal crackdown

September 19, 2015 VOANews Hungary

Opposition Hungarian lawmakers and former senior officials say the country’s populist, right-wing government may use the broad, executive powers granted

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