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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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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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Austrian Party Head Calls Germany's Angela Merkel 'Dangerous Woman'
The head of Austria's right-wing party on Monday called German Chancellor Angela Merkel "the most dangerous woman in Europe" for her initially liberal migrant policies and warned of possible civil war if the influx of people seeking a better life within the European Union is not stopped.
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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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EU Nations Must Not To Refuse Muslim Migrants: Angela Merkel
The refusal of some EU countries to accept Muslim refugees is "unacceptable", Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday as Germany called for quotas to divide the influx throughout the bloc.
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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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German Minister Warns Countries Not To Push Refugee Burden Onto Germany
Germany's interior minister warned fellow European Union states today not to take national measures against a migrant influx that would burden Germany and threatened action if they did.
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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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Denmark Calls For EU Solution On Borders After Imposing Controls
Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said today Europe needs to take collective decisions to protect external borders, having imposed temporary passport checks at its border with Germany.
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Joe Biden to Discuss Security, Migrants at Balkans Summit
US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Zagreb Wednesday for a Western Balkans summit, highlighting renewed interest from Washington in the fragile region as it deals with an unprecedented influx of refugees.
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Austria to Build Fence on Slovenia Border in New Blow to Schengen Pact
In a new blow to the EU's cherished open-border Schengen accord, Austria announced today it would erect a 3.7-kilometre (2.3-mile) metal fence along its border with Slovenia to better manage a record influx of migrants and refugees.
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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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Alexis Tsipras, Visiting Lesbos, Says Greece Cannot Cope With Refugees
Greece's prime minister conceded today that the country was unable to cope with the thousands of migrants arriving daily on its shores, just days after saying that he was shamed by Europe's handling of the crisis.
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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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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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Austrian Party Head Calls Germany's Angela Merkel 'Dangerous Woman'
The head of Austria's right-wing party on Monday called German Chancellor Angela Merkel "the most dangerous woman in Europe" for her initially liberal migrant policies and warned of possible civil war if the influx of people seeking a better life within the European Union is not stopped.
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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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EU Nations Must Not To Refuse Muslim Migrants: Angela Merkel
The refusal of some EU countries to accept Muslim refugees is "unacceptable", Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday as Germany called for quotas to divide the influx throughout the bloc.
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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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German Minister Warns Countries Not To Push Refugee Burden Onto Germany
Germany's interior minister warned fellow European Union states today not to take national measures against a migrant influx that would burden Germany and threatened action if they did.
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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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Denmark Calls For EU Solution On Borders After Imposing Controls
Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said today Europe needs to take collective decisions to protect external borders, having imposed temporary passport checks at its border with Germany.
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Joe Biden to Discuss Security, Migrants at Balkans Summit
US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Zagreb Wednesday for a Western Balkans summit, highlighting renewed interest from Washington in the fragile region as it deals with an unprecedented influx of refugees.
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Austria to Build Fence on Slovenia Border in New Blow to Schengen Pact
In a new blow to the EU's cherished open-border Schengen accord, Austria announced today it would erect a 3.7-kilometre (2.3-mile) metal fence along its border with Slovenia to better manage a record influx of migrants and refugees.
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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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Alexis Tsipras, Visiting Lesbos, Says Greece Cannot Cope With Refugees
Greece's prime minister conceded today that the country was unable to cope with the thousands of migrants arriving daily on its shores, just days after saying that he was shamed by Europe's handling of the crisis.
