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US gives $20M more in Europe migrant aid

March 29, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Turkey

The United States is providing an additional $20 million to Europe to aid international efforts to respond to the migrant

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Greece busts ring selling fake documents to refugees

March 28, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Greece

At least nine people alleged to be members of an organised group that falsified and distributed false documents to immigrants and

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Row over Greek minister’s proposal to seek investors among refugees

March 28, 2016March 30, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Greece

Greece’s Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Mardas caused uproar on March 27 when he suggested potential investors may be found among refugees

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Europe migrant crisis: Main threat to Bulgaria from Greek, not Turkish, border – PM Borissov

March 25, 2016March 28, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Macedonia, Turkey

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov told Parliament on March 25 that he does not expect a massive influx of migrants

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Athens concerned EU-Turkey refugee deal will not be honoured

March 23, 2016March 23, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Turkey

Less than a week after the EU-Turkey agreement on dealing with the refugee crisis, the Greek government appears concerned that the

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Crunch time for refugees on the island of Lesbos

March 21, 2016 Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Turkey

The 1,500 refugees at the Karatepe camp on the Greek island of Lesbos are nervous. Since the EU struck a

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Greece struggles as EU-Turkey refugee deal comes into force

March 20, 2016 Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Turkey

Greece has begun moving migrants from its islands to the mainland but will not be able to return refugees to

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EU-Turkey deal leaves refugees stranded in Greece

March 20, 2016 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Turkey

The deal struck Friday between the European Union and Turkey to try to end the flow of migrants to Europe,

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EU, Turkey, reach provisional migrant deal

March 18, 2016March 18, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Turkey

The European Union and Turkey reached a provisional deal Friday to curb the unprecedented influx of migrants into Europe. EU

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