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Finland Closes Four Russian Border Crossings To Stop Migrant Influx
Finland will close four of the nine crossing points on its border with Russia to stem a flow of asylum seekers to the Nordic nation, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said on Thursday.
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2,500 Migrants Shifted By Paris Police
Paris police today moved out 2,500 migrants who had been living rough in the north of the city, officials said, in the latest operation to ease strains caused by a human influx to Europe.
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A 2016 Love Story: The Macedonian Cop And The Iraqi Refugee
The scene was hardly conducive to romance: she was a sick Iraqi in a wave of refugees trying to enter Serbia, while he belonged to the stern Macedonian police force keeping guard.
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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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Danish MP Suggests Firing 'Warning Shots' At Migrant Boats
A Danish lawmaker faced criticism on Thursday for saying boats carrying migrants could be prevented from reaching Europe by firing "warning shots" at them.
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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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Paris Mayor Inaugurates New Reception Center For Migrants
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo inaugurated a new migrant reception center on Tuesday, which she hopes will prevent migrants from camping in squalid places in the city and ease tensions in affected neighborhoods.
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Calais 'Jungle' Empties As Demolition Crews Move In
Workers were set to begin demolishing the notorious Calais "Jungle" camp on Tuesday as hundreds of migrants boarded buses on the second day of a massive operation to clear the squalid settlement.
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The 'Jungle' Camp In France: What Is It?
France began clearing the so-called "Jungle" migrant camp in the northern city of Calais on Monday ahead of its planned demolition. Here are five key questions to explain what is at stake:
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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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Greece To Employ Loudspeakers At Border After Rumour Chaos
Greece said today it would make use of loudspeakers at a migrants' camp on the Macedonia frontier to dispel "irresponsible rumours" that the border is about to reopen.
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Is Italy Ready For The Next Wave Of Migrants?
The "crossing season" for migrant boats from Libya to Italy has not yet begun, yet arrivals are already up on last year's count, raising questions about where the new wave of tens of thousands will be housed.
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Thousands Protest In European Capitals To Support Migrants
Protestors voicing their support for migrants took to the streets of European capitals Saturday, the day after the EU and Turkey sealed a deal designed to tackle the continent's biggest migration crisis since World War II.
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EU, Turkey Strike 'Historic' Deal To Send Back Migrants
Turkish and EU leaders agreed a "historic" deal to curb the huge flow of asylum seekers to Europe, which will see all migrants arriving in Greece being sent back to Turkey from Sunday.
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Finland Closes Four Russian Border Crossings To Stop Migrant Influx
Finland will close four of the nine crossing points on its border with Russia to stem a flow of asylum seekers to the Nordic nation, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said on Thursday.
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2,500 Migrants Shifted By Paris Police
Paris police today moved out 2,500 migrants who had been living rough in the north of the city, officials said, in the latest operation to ease strains caused by a human influx to Europe.
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A 2016 Love Story: The Macedonian Cop And The Iraqi Refugee
The scene was hardly conducive to romance: she was a sick Iraqi in a wave of refugees trying to enter Serbia, while he belonged to the stern Macedonian police force keeping guard.
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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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Danish MP Suggests Firing 'Warning Shots' At Migrant Boats
A Danish lawmaker faced criticism on Thursday for saying boats carrying migrants could be prevented from reaching Europe by firing "warning shots" at them.
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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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Paris Mayor Inaugurates New Reception Center For Migrants
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo inaugurated a new migrant reception center on Tuesday, which she hopes will prevent migrants from camping in squalid places in the city and ease tensions in affected neighborhoods.
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Calais 'Jungle' Empties As Demolition Crews Move In
Workers were set to begin demolishing the notorious Calais "Jungle" camp on Tuesday as hundreds of migrants boarded buses on the second day of a massive operation to clear the squalid settlement.
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The 'Jungle' Camp In France: What Is It?
France began clearing the so-called "Jungle" migrant camp in the northern city of Calais on Monday ahead of its planned demolition. Here are five key questions to explain what is at stake:
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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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Greece To Employ Loudspeakers At Border After Rumour Chaos
Greece said today it would make use of loudspeakers at a migrants' camp on the Macedonia frontier to dispel "irresponsible rumours" that the border is about to reopen.
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Is Italy Ready For The Next Wave Of Migrants?
The "crossing season" for migrant boats from Libya to Italy has not yet begun, yet arrivals are already up on last year's count, raising questions about where the new wave of tens of thousands will be housed.
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Thousands Protest In European Capitals To Support Migrants
Protestors voicing their support for migrants took to the streets of European capitals Saturday, the day after the EU and Turkey sealed a deal designed to tackle the continent's biggest migration crisis since World War II.
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EU, Turkey Strike 'Historic' Deal To Send Back Migrants
Turkish and EU leaders agreed a "historic" deal to curb the huge flow of asylum seekers to Europe, which will see all migrants arriving in Greece being sent back to Turkey from Sunday.
