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"Every Day I Want To Be Home": Ukrainian Family's Year In Refuge
"Love home," it says on the wall of the Titkovs' cozy flat in Vienna. The poster has a particular poignancy for the Ukrainian family who were forced to flee their home in Irpin in the suburbs of Kyiv nearly a year ago.
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'Pakistani Butcher' Wanted For 70 Murders Arrested In Hungary
A Pakistani man wanted by Interpol for "70 contract murders" has been arrested in Hungary among a group of migrants caught trying to reach Austria, police said Wednesday.
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Austria Ready To Deploy Army At Italy Border
Austria will "very soon" impose border checks and deploy soldiers on its frontier with Italy if the influx of migrants across the Mediterranean does not slow, Vienna's defence minister was quoted as saying Monday.
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Austria To Fine Or Jail Migrants Who Lie To Authorities
Austria plans to jail or fine asylum seekers who lie to the authorities, a move aimed partly at dissuading migrants from trying to settle, it said on Tuesday.
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Austria Says May Sue Hungary Over Migrants, Plans New Border Restrictions
Austria's interior minister threatened on Wednesday to sue Hungary if it refused to take back migrants crossing their shared border, in an escalation of tensions over immigration ahead of next month's presidential election.
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2 Britons, 1 Indian Arrested In Hungary For Illegally Transporting Migrants
Two Britons and an Indian were arrested in Hungary on Saturday night accused of trying to transport more than a dozen migrants illegally to Austria, Hungarian police said.
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Austrian Minister Calls For Tighter Border Controls For EU Citizens
Austria's interior minister has called for tougher measures to protect the European Union's borders from returning jihadi fighters, Austrian newspaper Oesterreich reported today.
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Ban Ki-Moon Urges European Countries To Keep Borders Open For Refugees
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern on Friday about increasing border restrictions in the Balkans and Austria for migrants and refugees streaming towards Europe and urged all countries to keep their frontiers open.
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Reducing Migrants 'Question Of Survival For EU': Austria
Reducing the flow of migrants is a "question of survival" for the European Union, Austria's interior minister said today as she pressed Balkan countries in Vienna to help cut the record influx.
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Austria To Accept Only 80 Asylum Claims Per Day
Austria's interior minister said today the country would cap the daily number of asylum claims at 80 to slow down the migrant flow at its southern borders.
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Austria To Strengthen Border Checks To Channel Migrant Flow
Migrants avoiding Austria's new border control point will not find easier routes elsewhere, Chancellor Werner Faymann told a news conference today, because countries along the migration route had coordinated a "domino effect" of border restrictions.
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Austria Foreign Minister Says Asylum Seeker Cap Is 'Wake-Up Call' For European Union
Vienna's decision to cap its asylum seeker intake serves as a "wake-up call" to push Europe to find a common solution to resolve its migrant crisis, Austria's foreign minister said today.
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Austria Turns Away Hundreds Of Migrants For Lying About Nationality
Austria has sent hundreds of migrants back to neighbouring Slovenia in the past three days for lying about their nationality in an apparent attempt to improve their chances of being granted asylum, a police spokesman said on Tuesday.
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'Frenchmen' With Possible Paris Attacks Links Held In Austria
Austrian police have arrested two people with suspected links to the Paris attacks, prosecutors said today, with an Austrian newspaper reporting the two are French citizens posing as 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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"Every Day I Want To Be Home": Ukrainian Family's Year In Refuge
"Love home," it says on the wall of the Titkovs' cozy flat in Vienna. The poster has a particular poignancy for the Ukrainian family who were forced to flee their home in Irpin in the suburbs of Kyiv nearly a year ago.
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'Pakistani Butcher' Wanted For 70 Murders Arrested In Hungary
A Pakistani man wanted by Interpol for "70 contract murders" has been arrested in Hungary among a group of migrants caught trying to reach Austria, police said Wednesday.
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Austria Ready To Deploy Army At Italy Border
Austria will "very soon" impose border checks and deploy soldiers on its frontier with Italy if the influx of migrants across the Mediterranean does not slow, Vienna's defence minister was quoted as saying Monday.
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Austria To Fine Or Jail Migrants Who Lie To Authorities
Austria plans to jail or fine asylum seekers who lie to the authorities, a move aimed partly at dissuading migrants from trying to settle, it said on Tuesday.
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Austria Says May Sue Hungary Over Migrants, Plans New Border Restrictions
Austria's interior minister threatened on Wednesday to sue Hungary if it refused to take back migrants crossing their shared border, in an escalation of tensions over immigration ahead of next month's presidential election.
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2 Britons, 1 Indian Arrested In Hungary For Illegally Transporting Migrants
Two Britons and an Indian were arrested in Hungary on Saturday night accused of trying to transport more than a dozen migrants illegally to Austria, Hungarian police said.
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Austrian Minister Calls For Tighter Border Controls For EU Citizens
Austria's interior minister has called for tougher measures to protect the European Union's borders from returning jihadi fighters, Austrian newspaper Oesterreich reported today.
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Ban Ki-Moon Urges European Countries To Keep Borders Open For Refugees
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern on Friday about increasing border restrictions in the Balkans and Austria for migrants and refugees streaming towards Europe and urged all countries to keep their frontiers open.
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Reducing Migrants 'Question Of Survival For EU': Austria
Reducing the flow of migrants is a "question of survival" for the European Union, Austria's interior minister said today as she pressed Balkan countries in Vienna to help cut the record influx.
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Austria To Accept Only 80 Asylum Claims Per Day
Austria's interior minister said today the country would cap the daily number of asylum claims at 80 to slow down the migrant flow at its southern borders.
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Austria To Strengthen Border Checks To Channel Migrant Flow
Migrants avoiding Austria's new border control point will not find easier routes elsewhere, Chancellor Werner Faymann told a news conference today, because countries along the migration route had coordinated a "domino effect" of border restrictions.
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Austria Foreign Minister Says Asylum Seeker Cap Is 'Wake-Up Call' For European Union
Vienna's decision to cap its asylum seeker intake serves as a "wake-up call" to push Europe to find a common solution to resolve its migrant crisis, Austria's foreign minister said today.
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Austria Turns Away Hundreds Of Migrants For Lying About Nationality
Austria has sent hundreds of migrants back to neighbouring Slovenia in the past three days for lying about their nationality in an apparent attempt to improve their chances of being granted asylum, a police spokesman said on Tuesday.
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'Frenchmen' With Possible Paris Attacks Links Held In Austria
Austrian police have arrested two people with suspected links to the Paris attacks, prosecutors said today, with an Austrian newspaper reporting the two are French citizens posing as 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.
