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Europe Braces For Over 150,000 Migrant Influx Due To Food Shortage
Mediterranean countries on major migrant routes into Europe expect over 150,000 arrivals this year as food shortages caused by the Ukraine conflict threaten a new migration wave from Africa and the Middle East.
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Border Crisis "Greatest Attempt To Destabilise Europe In 30 Years": Poland
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Sunday called the migrant crisis on the Belarusian-Polish border, the EU's eastern frontier, the "greatest attempt to destabilise Europe" since the Cold War.
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400 Migrants Storm North African Border Fence: Spain
Some 400 migrants from Africa stormed a border fence to enter Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco on Friday, the Spanish Interior Ministry said.
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EU Says Nations Can Return Migrants To Greece From March
The EU recommended on Thursday that member states resume sending asylum seekers back to Greece from March next year, after transfers were halted for five years because of poor conditions there.
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France's Marine Le Pen Calls For End Of Education For Illegal Migrants
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen proposed on Thursday that the children of illegal immigrants should be refused school places as part of tough proposals to restrict public services.
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British Lord Says Brexit 'Stupidity' Should Not Block Child Refugees
A member of Britain's House of Lords rescued from the Nazis when he was six years old, told AFP the anti-immigrant sentiment behind Brexit should not prevent child migrants being welcomed to Britain
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Save The Children Fears For Minors In Calais 'Jungle'
The head of Save the Children voiced concern over unaccompanied minors in the "Jungle" migrant camp being dismantled in France, calling for a smooth process to ensure their safety.
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More Than 6,000 Migrants Rescued From Sea In A Single Day, 22 Dead
About 6,055 migrants were rescued and 22 found dead on the perilous sea route to Europe on Monday, one of the highest numbers in a single day, Italian and Libyan officials said.
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1 Dead, 6 Missing After Migrant Boat Overturns Off Greece
A search and rescue operation was underway off the coast of the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos today, after a boat carrying migrants overturned, leaving a child dead and six people missing.
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Hungary Jails 10 Migrants For Up To 3 Years For Border Crossing
A Hungarian court on Friday sentenced 10 migrants to between one and three years in jail for illegally crossing the border during a riot in September 2015, after Hungary built a razor wire fence to seal its frontier with Serbia.
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Without Help, Families Face Lonely Search For Europe's Missing Refugee Children
After losing its way in the dark waters of the Aegean between Turkey and the Greek island of Lesbos, the small wooden boat carrying Ghulam Haidar, his young family and nearly 50 other passengers was hit by strong winds and waves.
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4 Dead, 340 Migrants Rescued As Boat Capsizes South Of Crete In Greece
Four bodies were recovered and 340 people rescued Friday from a sinking migrant boat carrying a "significant number" of people in the Mediterranean Sea south of the Greek island of Crete, authorities said.
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Angela Merkel's Coalition Partner Accuses Her Of About-Turn On Refugees
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's junior coalition partner accused her of doing an about-turn on her refugee policy since she opened Germany's borders to thousands of migrants in September.
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European Union Moves On Granting Visa-Free Travel To Turkish Citizens
The European Union's executive Commission is recommending that Turkish citizens be allowed to travel to Europe without visas on short vacations and business trips, a major step toward fulfilling a key part of an agreement with Turkey to deal with the migrant crisis.
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2 Britons, 1 Indian Arrested In Hungary For Illegally Transporting Migrants
Two Britons and an Indian were arrested in Hungary on Saturday night accused of trying to transport more than a dozen migrants illegally to Austria, Hungarian police said.
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Europe Braces For Over 150,000 Migrant Influx Due To Food Shortage
Mediterranean countries on major migrant routes into Europe expect over 150,000 arrivals this year as food shortages caused by the Ukraine conflict threaten a new migration wave from Africa and the Middle East.
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Border Crisis "Greatest Attempt To Destabilise Europe In 30 Years": Poland
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Sunday called the migrant crisis on the Belarusian-Polish border, the EU's eastern frontier, the "greatest attempt to destabilise Europe" since the Cold War.
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400 Migrants Storm North African Border Fence: Spain
Some 400 migrants from Africa stormed a border fence to enter Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco on Friday, the Spanish Interior Ministry said.
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EU Says Nations Can Return Migrants To Greece From March
The EU recommended on Thursday that member states resume sending asylum seekers back to Greece from March next year, after transfers were halted for five years because of poor conditions there.
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France's Marine Le Pen Calls For End Of Education For Illegal Migrants
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen proposed on Thursday that the children of illegal immigrants should be refused school places as part of tough proposals to restrict public services.
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British Lord Says Brexit 'Stupidity' Should Not Block Child Refugees
A member of Britain's House of Lords rescued from the Nazis when he was six years old, told AFP the anti-immigrant sentiment behind Brexit should not prevent child migrants being welcomed to Britain
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Save The Children Fears For Minors In Calais 'Jungle'
The head of Save the Children voiced concern over unaccompanied minors in the "Jungle" migrant camp being dismantled in France, calling for a smooth process to ensure their safety.
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More Than 6,000 Migrants Rescued From Sea In A Single Day, 22 Dead
About 6,055 migrants were rescued and 22 found dead on the perilous sea route to Europe on Monday, one of the highest numbers in a single day, Italian and Libyan officials said.
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1 Dead, 6 Missing After Migrant Boat Overturns Off Greece
A search and rescue operation was underway off the coast of the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos today, after a boat carrying migrants overturned, leaving a child dead and six people missing.
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Hungary Jails 10 Migrants For Up To 3 Years For Border Crossing
A Hungarian court on Friday sentenced 10 migrants to between one and three years in jail for illegally crossing the border during a riot in September 2015, after Hungary built a razor wire fence to seal its frontier with Serbia.
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Without Help, Families Face Lonely Search For Europe's Missing Refugee Children
After losing its way in the dark waters of the Aegean between Turkey and the Greek island of Lesbos, the small wooden boat carrying Ghulam Haidar, his young family and nearly 50 other passengers was hit by strong winds and waves.
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4 Dead, 340 Migrants Rescued As Boat Capsizes South Of Crete In Greece
Four bodies were recovered and 340 people rescued Friday from a sinking migrant boat carrying a "significant number" of people in the Mediterranean Sea south of the Greek island of Crete, authorities said.
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Angela Merkel's Coalition Partner Accuses Her Of About-Turn On Refugees
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's junior coalition partner accused her of doing an about-turn on her refugee policy since she opened Germany's borders to thousands of migrants in September.
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European Union Moves On Granting Visa-Free Travel To Turkish Citizens
The European Union's executive Commission is recommending that Turkish citizens be allowed to travel to Europe without visas on short vacations and business trips, a major step toward fulfilling a key part of an agreement with Turkey to deal with the migrant crisis.
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2 Britons, 1 Indian Arrested In Hungary For Illegally Transporting Migrants
Two Britons and an Indian were arrested in Hungary on Saturday night accused of trying to transport more than a dozen migrants illegally to Austria, Hungarian police said.
