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European Union Court Rejects Hungary, Slovakia Challenge Against Refugee Quotas
The EU's top court on Wednesday threw out a challenge from Hungary and Slovakia against a quota scheme by Brussels to force member states to admit thousands of asylum seekers.
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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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Swiss Village Pays 200,000 Pound Fine Instead Of Taking 10 Refugees
A super-rich village in Switzerland, one of the wealthiest in Europe, has chosen to pay a fine of 200,000 pounds instead of accepting 10 refugees under the country's newly imposed quota system.
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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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Germany Warns Of Legal Action Against EU Countries Refusing Refugees
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier threatened legal action today against European Union (EU) countries that refused to accept refugees under the bloc's quota programme.
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Slovakia Files Lawsuit Against European Union Quotas to Redistribute Migrants
Slovakia filed a lawsuit at the European Court of Justice today against a European Union decision to redistribute 120,000 asylum seekers among member countries, Prime Minister Robert Fico said.
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European Union Fails to Reach Migrant Deal as Countries Impose Border Checks
EU ministers failed to reach agreement Monday on a quota plan to share the burden of a flood of refugees as Hungary closed the main migrant crossing with Serbia and other European countries imposed border checks.
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Ordeal Has Finally Come to an End, Say Refugees After Reaching Germany
To make refugees comfortable in Germany, crisis management groups and volunteers are working overtime in cities like Munich, where the refugees are being asked to spend a few nights in makeshift beer tents that host parties, before they can be given proper accommodation.
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Germans Welcome Refugees With Open Arms in Munich
"Keep Going Germany" and "Europe strives for solidarity" are some of the headlines of newspapers, conveying a sense that Germany is playing a special role in the refugee crisis being faced by Europe. Locals in Munich have been coming out in large numbers to greet hundreds of refugees arriving in trains from Hungary and Austria everyday.
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Australia to Take 12,000 Refugees, Extend Air Strikes Into Syria
Australia will accept 12,000 refugees from Syria on top of its current humanitarian intake quota, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Wednesday, bowing to pressure from an angry opposition, and extend air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq into Syria.
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Angela Merkel Says Europe Needs Joint Asylum System, Refugee Quotas
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday that Europe needed to implement a joint system for dealing with asylum seekers and agree to binding quotas on how to distribute refugees across the continent.
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Influx of Migrants Boosts Terror Threat: Slovakia PM Robert Fico
An influx of asylum seekers into the European Union could heighten the risk of terror attacks, Slovakia's leftist prime minister said Wednesday as he opposed EU plans to set refugee quotas across the bloc.
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Britain Says Mediterranean Migrants Should be Turned Back
Britain called Wednesday for migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean to be turned back, threatening to scupper a new European Union plan for quotas to redistribute migrants across the continent.
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EU to Propose Mandatory Migrant Settlement Quotas: Report
The executive body of the European Union will propose that countries share responsibility for housing thousands of refugees arriving in Europe from across the Mediterranean, The Times reported on Monday.
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Australia hikes annual refugee quota to 20,000
Australia today said that it was stepping up its refugee intake to 20,000 from 13,750 annually - the "biggest" increase in 30 years - under new changes to its humanitarian programme which would focus on accepting more Afghans and Sri Lankans as well as Burmese who are in India.
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European Union Court Rejects Hungary, Slovakia Challenge Against Refugee Quotas
The EU's top court on Wednesday threw out a challenge from Hungary and Slovakia against a quota scheme by Brussels to force member states to admit thousands of asylum seekers.
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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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Swiss Village Pays 200,000 Pound Fine Instead Of Taking 10 Refugees
A super-rich village in Switzerland, one of the wealthiest in Europe, has chosen to pay a fine of 200,000 pounds instead of accepting 10 refugees under the country's newly imposed quota system.
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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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Germany Warns Of Legal Action Against EU Countries Refusing Refugees
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier threatened legal action today against European Union (EU) countries that refused to accept refugees under the bloc's quota programme.
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Slovakia Files Lawsuit Against European Union Quotas to Redistribute Migrants
Slovakia filed a lawsuit at the European Court of Justice today against a European Union decision to redistribute 120,000 asylum seekers among member countries, Prime Minister Robert Fico said.
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European Union Fails to Reach Migrant Deal as Countries Impose Border Checks
EU ministers failed to reach agreement Monday on a quota plan to share the burden of a flood of refugees as Hungary closed the main migrant crossing with Serbia and other European countries imposed border checks.
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Ordeal Has Finally Come to an End, Say Refugees After Reaching Germany
To make refugees comfortable in Germany, crisis management groups and volunteers are working overtime in cities like Munich, where the refugees are being asked to spend a few nights in makeshift beer tents that host parties, before they can be given proper accommodation.
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Germans Welcome Refugees With Open Arms in Munich
"Keep Going Germany" and "Europe strives for solidarity" are some of the headlines of newspapers, conveying a sense that Germany is playing a special role in the refugee crisis being faced by Europe. Locals in Munich have been coming out in large numbers to greet hundreds of refugees arriving in trains from Hungary and Austria everyday.
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Australia to Take 12,000 Refugees, Extend Air Strikes Into Syria
Australia will accept 12,000 refugees from Syria on top of its current humanitarian intake quota, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Wednesday, bowing to pressure from an angry opposition, and extend air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq into Syria.
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Angela Merkel Says Europe Needs Joint Asylum System, Refugee Quotas
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday that Europe needed to implement a joint system for dealing with asylum seekers and agree to binding quotas on how to distribute refugees across the continent.
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Influx of Migrants Boosts Terror Threat: Slovakia PM Robert Fico
An influx of asylum seekers into the European Union could heighten the risk of terror attacks, Slovakia's leftist prime minister said Wednesday as he opposed EU plans to set refugee quotas across the bloc.
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Britain Says Mediterranean Migrants Should be Turned Back
Britain called Wednesday for migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean to be turned back, threatening to scupper a new European Union plan for quotas to redistribute migrants across the continent.
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EU to Propose Mandatory Migrant Settlement Quotas: Report
The executive body of the European Union will propose that countries share responsibility for housing thousands of refugees arriving in Europe from across the Mediterranean, The Times reported on Monday.
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Australia hikes annual refugee quota to 20,000
Australia today said that it was stepping up its refugee intake to 20,000 from 13,750 annually - the "biggest" increase in 30 years - under new changes to its humanitarian programme which would focus on accepting more Afghans and Sri Lankans as well as Burmese who are in India.
