Refugees scramble to reach Europe before winter
The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, reports a spike in arrivals in Greece as a result of a last minute scramble
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Europe’s migrant crisis: ‘Unprecedented number’ in Greece, new measures at Slovenia-Croatia border
The countries of the Balkans are continuing their unequal struggle with the huge numbers of migrants arriving and crossing external
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Greece’s parliament approves new round of austerity measures
Greek lawmakers voted early Saturday 154-144 to pass the legislation required to unlock a tranche of loans worth 2 billion
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Surge in migrant arrivals in Greece – IOM
Since the beginning of October 2015, more than 68 000 migrants have now crossed into Greece, with most – close
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Europe’s migrant crisis: Mediterranean arrivals near record 600 000 – IOM
Italy registered the arrival of 132 071 migrants from January to the end of September 2015 – a slight drop
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Greece to open five migrant processing centres on Lesbos
Greece pledged to open five migrant processing centers, during talks with its European Union partners in Athens Saturday. The first
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UN: Greece needs help to handle refugee crisis
The U.N. high commissioner for refugees, Antonio Guterres, welcomed the start of a European Union relocation program with the departure
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7000 migrants arriving a day in the Greek islands – IOM
In the past week, International Organization for Migration (IOM) staff in the Greek islands have recorded a sharp increase in
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EC giving 17M euro to help Serbia, Macedonia cope with refugees
The European Commission has detailed its support of 17 million euro to help Serbia and Macedonia cope with the unprecedented
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