Anti-refugee rallies take place in Prague
Several anti-immigrant rallies took place in Prague, with a large gathering near Prague Castle at Hradčanské náměstí and smaller ones
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Anti-migrant protesters rally in several major European cities
Germany’s anti-Islamic organization Pegida held rallies in several European cities Saturday to protest against mass immigration and what it calls
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Immigrants beyond the law
Crime is on the rise because of asylum seekers, or so the standard claim by right-wing populists. But statistics do
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Europol official: 10 000 migrant children missing in Europe
Europe’s police agency says more than 10,000 unaccompanied migrant children have disappeared in the past two years. Europol chief of
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Refugee crisis: EU’s Dombrovskis backs fuel tax idea
A fuel tax to help Europe absorb refugees has again been floated, this time by Valdis Dombrovskis, a top EU
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33 migrants die as boat sinks off Turkey
At least 33 migrants, including children, drowned and about 75 were rescued after a boat transporting them to the Greek
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In Sofia, Hungarian PM Orbán slams EU on migration, ‘double standards’ on Bulgaria and Schengen
During a visit to Sofia, Hungarian prime minister Victor Orbán has sharply critised European Union policies on dealing with the
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Migrants and refugees have crossed the Med to Europe at a rate of 2000 a day so far in 2016 – IOM
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on January 29 that it estimates that 55 528 migrants and refugees crossed
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UNHCR says it is alarmed at plight of refugees and migrants at Bulgaria borders
The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said that it was extremely alarmed at reports of two dead bodies being
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