Migrant Deal With Turkey
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Greece Step Up Border Patrols, Speed Up Deportations To Check Migrants
Greece is to step up border patrols, move asylum-seekers from its islands to the mainland and speed up deportations in an effort to deal with a resurgence in migrant flows from neighboring Turkey.
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Bulgaria Prime Minister Worried By European Union-Turkey Relations
Bulgaria's premier called today on the EU to stick by Turkey despite tensions since July's coup, worrying his country will be swamped by migrants if a deal with Ankara breaks down.
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Fears Mount that European Union-Turkey Migrant Deal Could Collapse
Fears are mounting in the European Union that its months-old pact with Turkey to curb migrant flows could collapse as a rift deepens over Ankara's crackdown following a failed coup.
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Migrant Deal Off If No Visa-Free Travel, Turkey Warns European Union
Ankara will abandon a deal with the European Union to reduce migrant flows if its citizens are not granted visa-free travel to most of the bloc, Turkey's foreign minister has warned.
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European Union Proposes Visa-Free Travel For Turks, But No 'Free Ride'
Turkey should get visa-free travel to the European Union, the EU executive said on Wednesday, but it must meet outstanding conditions and should not think that its deal with the EU on controlling migration gives it a "free ride".
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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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Brawls In Turkish Parliament Delay Legislation On Migrant Deal
Brawls between lawmakers from Turkey's ruling AK Party and the pro-Kurdish opposition have delayed efforts to pass legislation on a migration deal with the European Union, but the country's EU minister said a deadline next week would still be met.
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European Union Set For New Row Over Asylum Rules Overhaul
The EU will unveil plans to overhaul its asylum system this week following a controversial migrant deal with Turkey, but the proposals look set to trigger fresh rows in a bloc already deeply divided by the refugee crisis.
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Donald Tusk Heads To Cyprus, Turkey In Bid To Finalise Migrant Deal
EU President Donald Tusk headed for talks Tuesday in both Nicosia and Ankara as part of a bid to finalise terms of an EU deal with Turkey to curb the flow of migrants to Europe, EU sources said.
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Portugal's Parliament Could Reject Turkey Refugee Aid, Greek Loans: PM Antonio Costa
Portugal's divided parliament may refuse to approve Lisbon's contribution to new bailout loans for Greece and a European Union aid package to help Turkey deal with the migrant crisis, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Saturday.
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Greece Step Up Border Patrols, Speed Up Deportations To Check Migrants
Greece is to step up border patrols, move asylum-seekers from its islands to the mainland and speed up deportations in an effort to deal with a resurgence in migrant flows from neighboring Turkey.
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Bulgaria Prime Minister Worried By European Union-Turkey Relations
Bulgaria's premier called today on the EU to stick by Turkey despite tensions since July's coup, worrying his country will be swamped by migrants if a deal with Ankara breaks down.
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Fears Mount that European Union-Turkey Migrant Deal Could Collapse
Fears are mounting in the European Union that its months-old pact with Turkey to curb migrant flows could collapse as a rift deepens over Ankara's crackdown following a failed coup.
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Migrant Deal Off If No Visa-Free Travel, Turkey Warns European Union
Ankara will abandon a deal with the European Union to reduce migrant flows if its citizens are not granted visa-free travel to most of the bloc, Turkey's foreign minister has warned.
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European Union Proposes Visa-Free Travel For Turks, But No 'Free Ride'
Turkey should get visa-free travel to the European Union, the EU executive said on Wednesday, but it must meet outstanding conditions and should not think that its deal with the EU on controlling migration gives it a "free ride".
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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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Brawls In Turkish Parliament Delay Legislation On Migrant Deal
Brawls between lawmakers from Turkey's ruling AK Party and the pro-Kurdish opposition have delayed efforts to pass legislation on a migration deal with the European Union, but the country's EU minister said a deadline next week would still be met.
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European Union Set For New Row Over Asylum Rules Overhaul
The EU will unveil plans to overhaul its asylum system this week following a controversial migrant deal with Turkey, but the proposals look set to trigger fresh rows in a bloc already deeply divided by the refugee crisis.
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Donald Tusk Heads To Cyprus, Turkey In Bid To Finalise Migrant Deal
EU President Donald Tusk headed for talks Tuesday in both Nicosia and Ankara as part of a bid to finalise terms of an EU deal with Turkey to curb the flow of migrants to Europe, EU sources said.
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Portugal's Parliament Could Reject Turkey Refugee Aid, Greek Loans: PM Antonio Costa
Portugal's divided parliament may refuse to approve Lisbon's contribution to new bailout loans for Greece and a European Union aid package to help Turkey deal with the migrant crisis, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Saturday.
