European Union Migrant Crisis
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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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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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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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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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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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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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European Union Summit to Push Turkey on Migrants
European Union leaders will today try to thrash out solutions to the continent's spiralling migrant crisis and step up a diplomatic offensive aimed at winning Turkey's help in stemming the flow of Syrian refugees.
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How European Union Plans to Tackle The Migrant Crisis
European Union's plans to tackle the worst migrant crisis since World War II include a push to tighten external border controls and moves to increase aid to refugees outside the bloc.
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Western Balkans 'Not a Parking Lot for Refugees': European Union
A top EU official said on Friday that Balkan nations were not a "parking lot" for migrants and pledged to fully defend their interests.
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Lawmakers Urge David Cameron to Engage With European Union on Migrant Crisis
British opposition MPs on Tuesday urged Prime Minister David Cameron to take in migrants already in Europe and engage with Britain's EU partners in an emergency parliamentary debate on the crisis.
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6 Syrian Migrants Killed in Shipwreck Off Turkey: Report
Six Syrian migrants were killed and dozens more rescued today when their overloaded boat capsized off Turkey's Aegean coast while on its way to Greece, the Dogan news agency reported.
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European Union Ready to Discuss Terms of Asylum Sharing: Commissioner
The European Commission is ready to discuss new ways to admit and distribute asylum seekers in the European Union, its top migration official said Tuesday, after Paris and Berlin urged it to rethink its plans.
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UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon to Visit Brussels Amid European Union Migrant Crisis
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will travel to Brussels later this month to address the European parliament, as Europe seeks international cooperation to cope with the Mediterranean migrant crisis.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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European Union Summit to Push Turkey on Migrants
European Union leaders will today try to thrash out solutions to the continent's spiralling migrant crisis and step up a diplomatic offensive aimed at winning Turkey's help in stemming the flow of Syrian refugees.
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How European Union Plans to Tackle The Migrant Crisis
European Union's plans to tackle the worst migrant crisis since World War II include a push to tighten external border controls and moves to increase aid to refugees outside the bloc.
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Western Balkans 'Not a Parking Lot for Refugees': European Union
A top EU official said on Friday that Balkan nations were not a "parking lot" for migrants and pledged to fully defend their interests.
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Lawmakers Urge David Cameron to Engage With European Union on Migrant Crisis
British opposition MPs on Tuesday urged Prime Minister David Cameron to take in migrants already in Europe and engage with Britain's EU partners in an emergency parliamentary debate on the crisis.
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6 Syrian Migrants Killed in Shipwreck Off Turkey: Report
Six Syrian migrants were killed and dozens more rescued today when their overloaded boat capsized off Turkey's Aegean coast while on its way to Greece, the Dogan news agency reported.
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European Union Ready to Discuss Terms of Asylum Sharing: Commissioner
The European Commission is ready to discuss new ways to admit and distribute asylum seekers in the European Union, its top migration official said Tuesday, after Paris and Berlin urged it to rethink its plans.
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UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon to Visit Brussels Amid European Union Migrant Crisis
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will travel to Brussels later this month to address the European parliament, as Europe seeks international cooperation to cope with the Mediterranean migrant crisis.
