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EU Took Hasty, Irresponsible Steps During Migrant Crisis: Polish Foreign Minister
Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski today criticised the European Commission's handling of last year's migrant crisis, saying that Brussels had exacerbated the problems rather than offering real solutions.
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Turkey Will Ditch Migrant Deal If EU Breaks Promises: President Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday warned the European Union that Ankara would not implement a key deal on reducing the flow of migrants if Brussels failed to fulfil its side of the bargain.
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Europe's Harsh New Message To Migrants: 'Do Not Come'
A senior European Union official carried a stark warning Thursday to the front lines of the migrant crisis, telling those seeking to flee poverty and unrest that Europe is no longer the answer, even as nearly 1 million migrants have now poured into Europe in the past year.
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EU Proposes To Spend $760 Million On Aid To Migrants
The head office of the European Union on Wednesday sought to swiftly push through a proposal to earmark 700 million euros ($760 million) in humanitarian aid to improve the situation for migrants in need of shelter.
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Dutch Minister To EU Members: Don't Shut Borders To Migrants
Dutch foreign minister Bert Koenders has urged EU member states not to close their borders to migrants, suggesting that "effective border control is more important."
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Angela Merkel Optimistic Turkey Will Cut Migrant Flows To Europe
German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed confidence after talks with Turkey's prime minister on Thursday that Ankara would do its part to bring about a sharp reduction in the number of illegal migrants entering the European Union.
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Border Agency Director Troubled By Internal European Union Fences: Reports
The head of the European Union's border agency is worried about countries building border fences within the EU to try to curb a surge of migrants, he told an Austrian newspaper.
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Declaring 'New Beginning', European Union and Turkey Seal Migrant Deal
Turkey promised to help stem the flow of migrants to Europe in return for cash, visas and renewed talks on joining the EU in a deal struck on Sunday that the Turkish prime minister called a "new beginning" for the uneasy neighbours.
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European Union Migration Chief in Pakistan After Rejection of Deportee Deal
The European Union official in charge of migration was in Pakistan today for talks after the country last week suspended a deal to accept deportations from mainland Europe.
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Slovenia Prepares to Erect Fence to Control Migrants
Trucks carrying wire fencing arrived in the Slovenian village of Veliki Obrez close to the border with Croatia early today, a day after the government said it would start erecting barriers to control the flow of migrants.
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Angela Merkel Warns of Balkans Fighting Amid Migrant Influx
German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that fighting could break out in the Balkans, along the main route of migrants trying to reach Europe, if Germany closed its border with Austria, in remarks published today.
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German Asylum Talks Falter as 15 More Migrants Drown Off Greece
At least 15 migrants seeking to reach Europe drowned off Greece on Sunday as political talks in Germany, the EU's top destination for refugees, failed to produce a consensus on how to handle the influx.
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12,000 Migrants Arrive in Slovenia; Authorities Ask EU for Help
More than 12,000 migrants have crossed into Slovenia in the last 24 hours and thousands more are expected, prompting authorities to ask the rest of the European Union for help dealing with the flood of people.
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'Open the Gate!': Migrants Stranded on Balkan Borders
Thousands of migrants clamoured to enter European Union member Croatia from Serbia today after a night spent in the cold and mud of no-man's land, their passage west slowed by a Slovenian effort to impose limits on the flow to western Europe.
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12 Migrants Drown as Boat Sinks off Turkey: Report
Twelve migrants drowned today when their boat sank off the Turkish coast as they were seeking to reach Greece, while around 25 others were rescued, the Anatolia news agency reported.
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EU Took Hasty, Irresponsible Steps During Migrant Crisis: Polish Foreign Minister
Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski today criticised the European Commission's handling of last year's migrant crisis, saying that Brussels had exacerbated the problems rather than offering real solutions.
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Turkey Will Ditch Migrant Deal If EU Breaks Promises: President Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday warned the European Union that Ankara would not implement a key deal on reducing the flow of migrants if Brussels failed to fulfil its side of the bargain.
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Europe's Harsh New Message To Migrants: 'Do Not Come'
A senior European Union official carried a stark warning Thursday to the front lines of the migrant crisis, telling those seeking to flee poverty and unrest that Europe is no longer the answer, even as nearly 1 million migrants have now poured into Europe in the past year.
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EU Proposes To Spend $760 Million On Aid To Migrants
The head office of the European Union on Wednesday sought to swiftly push through a proposal to earmark 700 million euros ($760 million) in humanitarian aid to improve the situation for migrants in need of shelter.
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Dutch Minister To EU Members: Don't Shut Borders To Migrants
Dutch foreign minister Bert Koenders has urged EU member states not to close their borders to migrants, suggesting that "effective border control is more important."
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Angela Merkel Optimistic Turkey Will Cut Migrant Flows To Europe
German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed confidence after talks with Turkey's prime minister on Thursday that Ankara would do its part to bring about a sharp reduction in the number of illegal migrants entering the European Union.
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Border Agency Director Troubled By Internal European Union Fences: Reports
The head of the European Union's border agency is worried about countries building border fences within the EU to try to curb a surge of migrants, he told an Austrian newspaper.
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Declaring 'New Beginning', European Union and Turkey Seal Migrant Deal
Turkey promised to help stem the flow of migrants to Europe in return for cash, visas and renewed talks on joining the EU in a deal struck on Sunday that the Turkish prime minister called a "new beginning" for the uneasy neighbours.
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European Union Migration Chief in Pakistan After Rejection of Deportee Deal
The European Union official in charge of migration was in Pakistan today for talks after the country last week suspended a deal to accept deportations from mainland Europe.
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Slovenia Prepares to Erect Fence to Control Migrants
Trucks carrying wire fencing arrived in the Slovenian village of Veliki Obrez close to the border with Croatia early today, a day after the government said it would start erecting barriers to control the flow of migrants.
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Angela Merkel Warns of Balkans Fighting Amid Migrant Influx
German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that fighting could break out in the Balkans, along the main route of migrants trying to reach Europe, if Germany closed its border with Austria, in remarks published today.
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German Asylum Talks Falter as 15 More Migrants Drown Off Greece
At least 15 migrants seeking to reach Europe drowned off Greece on Sunday as political talks in Germany, the EU's top destination for refugees, failed to produce a consensus on how to handle the influx.
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12,000 Migrants Arrive in Slovenia; Authorities Ask EU for Help
More than 12,000 migrants have crossed into Slovenia in the last 24 hours and thousands more are expected, prompting authorities to ask the rest of the European Union for help dealing with the flood of people.
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'Open the Gate!': Migrants Stranded on Balkan Borders
Thousands of migrants clamoured to enter European Union member Croatia from Serbia today after a night spent in the cold and mud of no-man's land, their passage west slowed by a Slovenian effort to impose limits on the flow to western Europe.
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12 Migrants Drown as Boat Sinks off Turkey: Report
Twelve migrants drowned today when their boat sank off the Turkish coast as they were seeking to reach Greece, while around 25 others were rescued, the Anatolia news agency reported.
