Migrant arrivals in Europe in 2015 approach 900 000 mark
The number of migrants, including refugees, that have arrived in Europe by land and sea since the beginning of 2015
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European leaders on refugee route pledge co-operation
Southeast and central European leaders have pledged closer cooperation on combating terrorism and dealing with the regional refugee crisis that
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UN Secretary-General: New European border restrictions on refugees, migrants violate human rights
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has warned Balkan states that border restrictions based on a refugee’s or migrant’s nationality infringed
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Opinion: Looking away from the Greece-Macedonia border
Following the reprehensible terror attacks in Paris, politicians and the media have understandably concentrated on the security situation, the hunt
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Drastic decrease in migrants and refugees crossing into Greece – IOM
There was a drastic decrease in the number of migrants and refugees crossing into Greece over the past weekend, the
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Chief prosecutors of Bulgaria, Greece sign co-operation agreement
Bulgarian Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov and Efterpi Koutzamani, Prosecutor General at the Supreme Court of Greece, signed a memorandum of understanding on November 23 on
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Refugees protest near Greece’s border with Macedonia following selective measures
About 1000 so-called economic refugees are protesting at the Greek-Macedonian border, following the decision by the authorities in Skopje not to allow
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Greek jihadist arrested in Turkey
A 40-year-old Greek Muslim from Thrace was arrested by the Turkish authorities and deported to Greece, where he was delivered
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Two reported dead after earthquake near Greece’s Lefkáda island
Two people are reported to have died as a result of a powerful earthquake about 23km from Greece’s Ionian island
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