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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Slovenian voters reject same-sex marriage
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
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
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
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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Slovenia to build ‘obstacles’ for migrants
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
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
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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