NATO responds to migrant crisis; ships on way
NATO warships are heading to the Aegean Sea to help Turkey and Greece stop human traffickers, marking the entry of
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Europe migrant crisis
As refugees perish, Greek graveyards fill
There’s little room left in the graveyards on this windswept island. Aid workers on Lesbos struggle to bury the growing
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Migration Commissioner Avramopoulos to brief EC on Greek-Bulgarian border blockades
Dimitris Avramopoulos, European Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs, said during a February 11 visit to Bulgaria that he would
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Macedonia’s refugee dilemma
As Greece continues to struggle with the influx of refugees, some EU countries hope that its northern neighbor Macedonia can
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Five Bulgarian Border Police face charges over bribes to assist people-traffickers
A group of five Bulgarian Border Police staff have been arrested in a special operation over allegations they accepted bribes
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35 migrants drown off Turkish coast
At least 35 migrants drowned in the Aegean Sea on Monday trying to reach Greece from Turkey. Turkey’s coast guard
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Bulgarian police find bodies of two migrants frozen to death near border
Bulgarian police found the bodies of two women migrants frozen to death near the Malko Turnovo border crossing with Turkey
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EU to Ankara: You must help refugees
European Union officials are urging Turkey to open a border crossing where tens of thousands of Syrian civilians arrived this
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Refugee crisis threatens European unity, UN official says
A senior United Nations official warned that Europe’s hardening attitude toward refugees and migrants is threatening the unity of the
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