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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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After Night-Long Talks, Europe Leaders Agree On Migration Plan
EU leaders struck a deal on migration after all-night talks, the bloc's president Donald Tusk said Friday, after Italy had blocked an agreement until it got more help on the issue.
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"Will Send 25 Million Mexicans To Japan": Trump's Swipe At Shinzo Abe
Donald Trump threatened Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe he would ship 25 million Mexicans to his country, one of a series of bizarre missives that jarred fellow leaders at last week's acrimonious G7 meet, according to a report on Friday.
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Europe's Mediterranean Border 'By Far World's Deadliest' For Migrants: UN Report
More than 33,000 migrants have died at sea trying to reach European shores since 2000, making the Mediterranean "by far the world's deadliest border", the United Nations migration agency said on Friday.
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Czech President Links Europe Attacks To Migration Wave
The Czech president has linked recent attacks in Europe to the ongoing influx of migrants escaping war-torn, poverty-stricken countries.
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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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Germany Expects Around 300,000 Refugees This Year
The head of Germany's Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) told a German newspaper that he expected a maximum of 300,000 refugees to arrive in Germany this year.
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Nearly 3,000 Dead Already In Mediterranean This Year: Migration Organization
Nearly 3,000 migrants and refugees have already perished in the Mediterranean this year while almost 250,000 have reached Europe, the International Organization for Migration said today.
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How Europe Built Fences To Keep People Out
In early March, Europe's migration chief Dimitris Avramopoulos squelched through a muddy refugee camp on Greece's border with Macedonia and peered through the barbed-wire topped fence that stands between tens of thousands of migrants in Greece and richer countries that lie to the north.
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Pope Slams 'Rejection' Of Migrants, Refugees In Easter Message
Pope Francis today spoke out against the "rejection" of migrants and refugees during his Easter message as Europe struggles with its biggest migration crisis since World War II.
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German Minister Warns Countries Not To Push Refugee Burden Onto Germany
Germany's interior minister warned fellow European Union states today not to take national measures against a migrant influx that would burden Germany and threatened action if they did.
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Austria To Strengthen Border Checks To Channel Migrant Flow
Migrants avoiding Austria's new border control point will not find easier routes elsewhere, Chancellor Werner Faymann told a news conference today, because countries along the migration route had coordinated a "domino effect" of border restrictions.
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Nearly Two-Thirds Of Czechs Oppose Taking In War Refugees: Poll
About two out of three Czechs oppose taking in refugees from war zones, according to an opinion poll published today, reflecting growing anti-migrant sentiment in a country that has taken a tough stance on migrants and refugees.
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Migration Waves And Terrorism To Dominate Davos Get-Together
Europe's migrant crisis and devastating terror attacks will combine with the plunging oil price and China's economic slowdown to give the elite of the political and business worlds plenty to talk about when they gather in Davos from Tuesday.
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No Drop In Asylum Seekers Reaching Germany, Berlin Says
Germany has seen no drop in the number of people arriving and seeking asylum despite EU efforts to confront a migration crisis, the deputy interior minister said on Wednesday, blaming a lack of controls at Europe's borders.
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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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After Night-Long Talks, Europe Leaders Agree On Migration Plan
EU leaders struck a deal on migration after all-night talks, the bloc's president Donald Tusk said Friday, after Italy had blocked an agreement until it got more help on the issue.
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"Will Send 25 Million Mexicans To Japan": Trump's Swipe At Shinzo Abe
Donald Trump threatened Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe he would ship 25 million Mexicans to his country, one of a series of bizarre missives that jarred fellow leaders at last week's acrimonious G7 meet, according to a report on Friday.
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Europe's Mediterranean Border 'By Far World's Deadliest' For Migrants: UN Report
More than 33,000 migrants have died at sea trying to reach European shores since 2000, making the Mediterranean "by far the world's deadliest border", the United Nations migration agency said on Friday.
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Czech President Links Europe Attacks To Migration Wave
The Czech president has linked recent attacks in Europe to the ongoing influx of migrants escaping war-torn, poverty-stricken countries.
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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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Germany Expects Around 300,000 Refugees This Year
The head of Germany's Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) told a German newspaper that he expected a maximum of 300,000 refugees to arrive in Germany this year.
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Nearly 3,000 Dead Already In Mediterranean This Year: Migration Organization
Nearly 3,000 migrants and refugees have already perished in the Mediterranean this year while almost 250,000 have reached Europe, the International Organization for Migration said today.
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How Europe Built Fences To Keep People Out
In early March, Europe's migration chief Dimitris Avramopoulos squelched through a muddy refugee camp on Greece's border with Macedonia and peered through the barbed-wire topped fence that stands between tens of thousands of migrants in Greece and richer countries that lie to the north.
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Pope Slams 'Rejection' Of Migrants, Refugees In Easter Message
Pope Francis today spoke out against the "rejection" of migrants and refugees during his Easter message as Europe struggles with its biggest migration crisis since World War II.
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German Minister Warns Countries Not To Push Refugee Burden Onto Germany
Germany's interior minister warned fellow European Union states today not to take national measures against a migrant influx that would burden Germany and threatened action if they did.
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Austria To Strengthen Border Checks To Channel Migrant Flow
Migrants avoiding Austria's new border control point will not find easier routes elsewhere, Chancellor Werner Faymann told a news conference today, because countries along the migration route had coordinated a "domino effect" of border restrictions.
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Nearly Two-Thirds Of Czechs Oppose Taking In War Refugees: Poll
About two out of three Czechs oppose taking in refugees from war zones, according to an opinion poll published today, reflecting growing anti-migrant sentiment in a country that has taken a tough stance on migrants and refugees.
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Migration Waves And Terrorism To Dominate Davos Get-Together
Europe's migrant crisis and devastating terror attacks will combine with the plunging oil price and China's economic slowdown to give the elite of the political and business worlds plenty to talk about when they gather in Davos from Tuesday.
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No Drop In Asylum Seekers Reaching Germany, Berlin Says
Germany has seen no drop in the number of people arriving and seeking asylum despite EU efforts to confront a migration crisis, the deputy interior minister said on Wednesday, blaming a lack of controls at Europe's borders.
