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Refugees in Slovenia face long waits, short-tempered police

January 24, 2016January 29, 2016 Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis, Slovenia

A battered train painted with graffiti stops about a kilometer before the Austrian border. There is no train station, no

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Slovenian voters reject same-sex marriage

December 21, 2015 VOANews Slovenia

Voters in Slovenia decided not to join many of their European Union partners Sunday by rejecting legalized gay marriage. Sixty-three

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Migrant crisis poses unprecedented challenge for Europe

December 18, 2015 VOANews Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia

As of November, some 800,000 refugees and migrants from the Middle East and Africa had crossed the Mediterranean to reach

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Number of migrant and refugee arrivals in Europe in 2015 approaches million mark

December 11, 2015December 14, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia

A total of 985 312 migrants, including refugees, have arrived in Europe since January 2015, according to the International Organization

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Migrant arrivals in Europe in 2015 approach 900 000 mark

November 27, 2015December 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Slovenia, Syrian refugees

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

November 26, 2015 VOANews Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Slovenia

Southeast and central European leaders have pledged closer cooperation on combating terrorism and dealing with the regional refugee crisis that

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Slovenia to build ‘obstacles’ for migrants

November 10, 2015 VOANews Slovenia

EU member Slovenia plans to build “obstacles” on its border with Croatia in advance of an expected new spike in

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Earthquakes of 4.9 Richter scale in Albania, 4.8 in Slovenia

November 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Albania, Slovenia

An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale shook Albania on the morning of November 1 2015, while a quake

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European leaders agree 17-point plan on Western Balkans migration route

October 26, 2015October 27, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey

Leaders of eight European Union countries and of Serbia, Macedonia and Albania have agreed on a 17-point plan of action

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