Dutch EU presidency working on plan to accept 250K refugees
The Netherlands, which holds the European Union presidency, is working on a plan for a core group of member states
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Europe migrant crisis
Bulgarian Cabinet approves further 34.1M leva for fence at Turkish border
Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on January 27 2016 a sum of 34.1 million leva (about 17.4 million euro) for the extension
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EU considers renewed border checks
The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, said Tuesday that it was not ruling out allowing member
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Organisations appeal for $550M to support humanitarian response to refugees arriving in Europe
As continuing conflict in the Middle East and elsewhere drives people to seek refuge in Europe, the International Organization for
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Balkan migrants fear deportation as Germany tightens asylum laws
Germany is tightening its migration laws in response to the huge numbers of refugees arriving on its borders, with several
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European youth turn against immigration
Opinions of young Europeans appear to be hardening toward immigration. Ask them about their lives and talk quickly turns to
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Refugees in Slovenia face long waits, short-tempered police
A battered train painted with graffiti stops about a kilometer before the Austrian border. There is no train station, no
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Deaths of migrants and refugees in the Med: January 2016 deadliest on record – IOM
With more than a week left in the first month of 2016, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on
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Austrian politicians backpedal on refugee limits
On Wednesday, Austria’s top politicians announced a cap on the number of asylum-seekers entering the Alpine country in 2016. By
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