Slovakia selects refugees while sending police to assist in Hungary
Slovakia is acting in line with the requests of the European Union, while still preparing a lawsuit concerning the mandatory quotas for
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Syrian refugees
Europe’s migrant crisis: European Parliament approves extra 401M euro funding to manage response
A further 401.3 million euro in European Union funding to manage the refugee crisis was endorsed by the European Parliament
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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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EU interior ministers approve further 400M euro to address migrant crisis
European Union interior ministers approved at an October 8 meeting the provision of a further 401.3 million euro from the
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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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European Commission: Hot-spots in Greece will be ready in two weeks
The European Commission estimates that in two weeks at most the refugee registration centres (hot spots) in Greece will be
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