European Commission proposes border control changes
The European Commission proposed on April 6 what it called “stronger and smarter information systems for borders and security”, intended
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Europe migrant crisis
Frontex: 1.82 million irregular crossings in Europe
The EU member states registered a record number of 1.82 million irregular border crossings last year, a sharp rise that
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Pope, Ecumenical Patriarch and Greek Church head to visit refugees on Lesbos
Plans are for Roman Catholic church head Pope Francis, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartolomeos and the head of the Greek Church, Archbishop
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Bulgarian officials aid in expelling migrants from Greece to Turkey
Five members of Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry Migration Directorate participated in what a ministry statement described as the first successful operation
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Bulgarian, Maltese presidents: EU must do more for countries facing migrant wave
The European Union should show more commitment to the problems of the countries through which there are migration flows and
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As EU begins deportations, Pakistanis and other migrants call for help
Around 10 a.m. Monday, Agma — a Pakistani electrician in a tiny tent city on a rocky Greek beach —
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Greece begins controversial deportations
Greece and the European Union have begun deporting migrants from the islands of Lesbos and Chios, sending them to Turkey
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Controversial migrant deportations begin in Europe
Greek officials say boats carrying scores of migrants have set sail from the Greek island of Lesbos headed to the
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Refugees held on Greek island wonder about their future
Men lounge on concrete slabs a few meters from the barbed-wire-topped chain-link fence that surrounds this center in Lesbos, Greece.
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