EU to Ankara: You must help refugees
European Union officials are urging Turkey to open a border crossing where tens of thousands of Syrian civilians arrived this
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Turkey says Russian jet violated airspace
Tensions rose Saturday between Turkey and Russia when Turkey and NATO said a Russian warplane had violated Turkish airspace. Russia
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33 migrants die as boat sinks off Turkey
At least 33 migrants, including children, drowned and about 75 were rescued after a boat transporting them to the Greek
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Dutch EU presidency working on plan to accept 250K refugees
The Netherlands, which holds the European Union presidency, is working on a plan for a core group of member states
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Bulgarian Cabinet approves further 34.1M leva for fence at Turkish border
Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on January 27 2016 a sum of 34.1 million leva (about 17.4 million euro) for the extension
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Freedom House: Government dysfunction among Balkan countries, migrant crisis pressure on EU principles
The world was battered in 2015 by overlapping crises that fueled xenophobic sentiment in democratic countries, undermined the economies of
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Opinion: EU levels empty Schengen threat at Greece
The EU’s current plan is to protect external borders and, if necessary, expel Greece – not from the eurozone, but
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Turkey cuts short term of consul-general in Plovdiv – reports
The term of office of the Turkish consul-general in Plovdiv, Alper Aktaş, is being brought to an end about six
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12 migrants drown off Turkish coast
Twelve migrants lost their lives off the Turkish coast, after a boat taking them to the Greek islands capsized Thursday
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