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Hungary Accuses Austria Of 'Stupidity' In Refugee Crisis
Hungary has accused Austria of confusing "solidarity and stupidity" after Vienna said that nations which do not accept their share of refugees under European Union quotas should face sanctions.
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Half a Million Syrian Refugees Could be Resettled to European Union: Hungary PM
European Union and Turkish leaders may announce a behind-the-scenes agreement later this week to resettle 400,000 to 500,000 Syrian refugees directly from Turkey to the EU, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said today.
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Hungary's Viktor Orban Suspects Left-Wing Plot in Migrant Crisis
The tide of migrants coming to Europe from the Middle East and Africa may be part of a left-wing plot to pack the continent with sympathetic voters, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has told a Swiss magazine.
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Slovenia to Use Army to Help Guard Border in Migrant Crisis
Slovenia's parliament is expected to approve changes to its laws later today to enable the army to help police guard the border, as thousands of migrants flooded into the country from Croatia after Hungary sealed off its border.
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First Migrants Reach Slovenia After Hungary Closes Croatia Border
Slovenia received today the first buses transporting migrants from Croatia, which diverted the human flow after Hungary sealed its border and cut off a main transit route for tens of thousands trying to reach northern Europe.
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Europe Risks Being 'Destabilized' By Migrant Crisis: Hungary PM
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban warned at the United Nations on Wednesday that Europe will be "destabilized" if the mass flows of migrants and refugees continue unabated.
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Fences Not the Solution to Migration, Says Pope Francis
Barriers like razor-wire erected by Hungary on its border with Serbia in a bid to keep out migrants are not sustainable, Pope Francis has said.
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Croatia Steps Back in Serbia Migrant Row After European Union Intervention
Croatia sought to ease tensions with its former foe Serbia Friday after the EU's powerful executive intervened in a bitter row sparked by Europe's worst refugee crisis in decades.
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PM Mobilises Hungary's Troops, Prisoners, Jobless to Fence out Migrants
Built in a matter of weeks by soldiers, prison labourers and cadres of the unemployed, a vast new wall along Balkan frontiers is a monument to the ruthless efficiency with which Prime Minister Viktor Orban has mobilised Hungary against migrants.
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East European Leaders in War of Words as Migrants Pour Across Borders
Hungary and Croatia traded threats on Saturday as thousands of exhausted migrants poured over their borders, deepening the disarray in Europe over how to handle the tide of humanity.
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Switzerland to Take 1,500 Migrants, Boost Aid to Syria
Switzerland on Friday said that it would take in 1,500 refugees and migrants over the next two years while strengthening support for Syria peace talks, which Bern called the "priority" for resolving Europe's humanitarian crisis.
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Hungary Begins Razor-Wire Barrier on Croatia Border: Prime Minister
Five hundred Hungarian troops have begun laying a razor-wire barrier along the border with Croatia to keep migrants out, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Friday.
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UN Rights Chief Calls Hungary 'Callous, Xenophobic, Anti-Muslim'
Hungary's tough treatment of refugees arriving at its border hoping to find asylum in the European Union has been "xenophobic and anti-Muslim" and at times violated international law, the UN human rights commission chief said on Thursday.
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Austria Likens Hungarian PM Orban's Refugee Policies to Nazi Deportations
Austria's Chancellor criticised Hungary for its handling of the refugee crisis on Saturday, likening the country's policies to Nazi deportations during the Holocaust as refugees complained of their treatment in the eastern European country.
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Hungarian Authorities Rush to Complete Anti-Migrant Barrier
The four-metre-high (13-foot-high) barrier being built along Hungary's 175-kilometre (110-mile) border with Serbia is aimed at stopping the several thousand migrants who enter Hungary - and therefore the EU - every night.
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Hungary Accuses Austria Of 'Stupidity' In Refugee Crisis
Hungary has accused Austria of confusing "solidarity and stupidity" after Vienna said that nations which do not accept their share of refugees under European Union quotas should face sanctions.
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Half a Million Syrian Refugees Could be Resettled to European Union: Hungary PM
European Union and Turkish leaders may announce a behind-the-scenes agreement later this week to resettle 400,000 to 500,000 Syrian refugees directly from Turkey to the EU, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said today.
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Hungary's Viktor Orban Suspects Left-Wing Plot in Migrant Crisis
The tide of migrants coming to Europe from the Middle East and Africa may be part of a left-wing plot to pack the continent with sympathetic voters, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has told a Swiss magazine.
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Slovenia to Use Army to Help Guard Border in Migrant Crisis
Slovenia's parliament is expected to approve changes to its laws later today to enable the army to help police guard the border, as thousands of migrants flooded into the country from Croatia after Hungary sealed off its border.
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First Migrants Reach Slovenia After Hungary Closes Croatia Border
Slovenia received today the first buses transporting migrants from Croatia, which diverted the human flow after Hungary sealed its border and cut off a main transit route for tens of thousands trying to reach northern Europe.
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Europe Risks Being 'Destabilized' By Migrant Crisis: Hungary PM
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban warned at the United Nations on Wednesday that Europe will be "destabilized" if the mass flows of migrants and refugees continue unabated.
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Fences Not the Solution to Migration, Says Pope Francis
Barriers like razor-wire erected by Hungary on its border with Serbia in a bid to keep out migrants are not sustainable, Pope Francis has said.
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Croatia Steps Back in Serbia Migrant Row After European Union Intervention
Croatia sought to ease tensions with its former foe Serbia Friday after the EU's powerful executive intervened in a bitter row sparked by Europe's worst refugee crisis in decades.
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PM Mobilises Hungary's Troops, Prisoners, Jobless to Fence out Migrants
Built in a matter of weeks by soldiers, prison labourers and cadres of the unemployed, a vast new wall along Balkan frontiers is a monument to the ruthless efficiency with which Prime Minister Viktor Orban has mobilised Hungary against migrants.
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East European Leaders in War of Words as Migrants Pour Across Borders
Hungary and Croatia traded threats on Saturday as thousands of exhausted migrants poured over their borders, deepening the disarray in Europe over how to handle the tide of humanity.
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Switzerland to Take 1,500 Migrants, Boost Aid to Syria
Switzerland on Friday said that it would take in 1,500 refugees and migrants over the next two years while strengthening support for Syria peace talks, which Bern called the "priority" for resolving Europe's humanitarian crisis.
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Hungary Begins Razor-Wire Barrier on Croatia Border: Prime Minister
Five hundred Hungarian troops have begun laying a razor-wire barrier along the border with Croatia to keep migrants out, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Friday.
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UN Rights Chief Calls Hungary 'Callous, Xenophobic, Anti-Muslim'
Hungary's tough treatment of refugees arriving at its border hoping to find asylum in the European Union has been "xenophobic and anti-Muslim" and at times violated international law, the UN human rights commission chief said on Thursday.
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Austria Likens Hungarian PM Orban's Refugee Policies to Nazi Deportations
Austria's Chancellor criticised Hungary for its handling of the refugee crisis on Saturday, likening the country's policies to Nazi deportations during the Holocaust as refugees complained of their treatment in the eastern European country.
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Hungarian Authorities Rush to Complete Anti-Migrant Barrier
The four-metre-high (13-foot-high) barrier being built along Hungary's 175-kilometre (110-mile) border with Serbia is aimed at stopping the several thousand migrants who enter Hungary - and therefore the EU - every night.
