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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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EU Moves Towards Longer-Term Border Checks Inside Free-Travel Zone
European Union states took a new step towards a two-year suspension of their open-borders zone on Wednesday as the bloc's executive again rebuked them for failing to act on agreements to stem irregular migration.
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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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European Union To Host Schengen Talks With Sweden, Denmark
The European Union (EU) said it will host emergency talks on Wednesday with Denmark, Sweden and Germany about new migrant border checks that have sparked fresh concerns about Europe's Schengen passport-free zone.
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European Union, Internet Giants Join Forces to Fight Online Extremism
The European Union on Thursday launched a forum bringing together Internet firms like Google, Facebook and Twitter as well as law enforcement agencies to combat online extremism.
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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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European Union to Push Illegal Firearms Crackdown After Paris Attacks
The European Union said today it will push through plans to tackle the trade in illegal firearms, ahead of a crisis meeting of interior ministers in Brussels following the Paris attacks.
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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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EU Moves Towards Longer-Term Border Checks Inside Free-Travel Zone
European Union states took a new step towards a two-year suspension of their open-borders zone on Wednesday as the bloc's executive again rebuked them for failing to act on agreements to stem irregular migration.
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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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European Union To Host Schengen Talks With Sweden, Denmark
The European Union (EU) said it will host emergency talks on Wednesday with Denmark, Sweden and Germany about new migrant border checks that have sparked fresh concerns about Europe's Schengen passport-free zone.
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European Union, Internet Giants Join Forces to Fight Online Extremism
The European Union on Thursday launched a forum bringing together Internet firms like Google, Facebook and Twitter as well as law enforcement agencies to combat online extremism.
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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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European Union to Push Illegal Firearms Crackdown After Paris Attacks
The European Union said today it will push through plans to tackle the trade in illegal firearms, ahead of a crisis meeting of interior ministers in Brussels following the Paris attacks.
