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5000 migrants a day crossed Aegean into Greece in past week – IOM

September 4, 2015September 6, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Over the past week, the International Organisation for Migration – Greece estimates that more than 5000 migrants and refugees a

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Refugees continue to arrive in Macedonia

September 4, 2015September 4, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

More than 3000 refugees arrived last night in Macedonia, in order to continue their journey to West European countries. A large

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Hungarians urge ‘quick solution’ for migrant crisis

September 4, 2015September 4, 2015 Deutsche Welle Hungary

Thousands of Budapest citizens and tourists make their way cautiously around thousands of migrants squatting or lying down in the

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Migrant crisis: Why they’re fleeing, where they’re going

September 4, 2015 VOANews

The image of a Syrian toddler’s lifeless body washed up on a Mediterranean beach sent shock waves around the world

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Hungary allows migrants into railway station, blocks travel west

September 3, 2015September 3, 2015 VOANews Hungary

Migrants hoping to travel westward have flooded into the main train station in Budapest after it was reopened by police,

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Greek political parties gear up for election thriller

September 3, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Opinion polls published this week suggest the Greek general election on September 20 will be a very close race to

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Migrant crisis slows down Romania’s Schengen agenda

September 3, 2015September 3, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Illegal migration and terrorism have a direct effect on Romania’s Schengen agenda. Foreign Affairs Minister Bogdan Aurescu said on September

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Migrants resume protests at Budapest railway station

September 3, 2015September 4, 2015 VOANews Hungary

Hundreds of migrants demanding free passage to Germany protested for a second day Wednesday at Budapest’s main international train station.

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Eurostar trains stopped for possible migrant activity

September 2, 2015 VOANews

Eurostar trains traveling between Britain and France were stopped for several hours overnight because of suspicions that illegal migrants were

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