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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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Turkey has all but closed its borders to Syrian asylum seekers and is summarily pushing back Syrians detected as they try to cross,
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Refugees and migrants arriving in Europe through Bulgaria have alleged that they were abused by the country’s law enforcement officials,
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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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The countries of the Balkans are continuing their unequal struggle with the huge numbers of migrants arriving and crossing external
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Since the beginning of October 2015, more than 68 000 migrants have now crossed into Greece, with most – close
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The European Union states have approved an action plan with Turkey in hopes of easing the flow of migrants to
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EU leaders met in Brussels on Thursday to discuss plans to help deal with the ongoing influx of refugees from
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Heads of state and government from European Union countries gathered in Brussels Thursday for a summit dominated by the war
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