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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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European Union to Take in 40,000 Migrants from Italy, Greece: Draft Communique
EU leaders will agree today to take in 40,000 asylum-seekers from Italy and Greece to confront a growing migrant crisis in the Mediterranean but delay a decision on how to share them out, according to a draft final summit statement.
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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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European Union to Take in 40,000 Migrants from Italy, Greece: Draft Communique
EU leaders will agree today to take in 40,000 asylum-seekers from Italy and Greece to confront a growing migrant crisis in the Mediterranean but delay a decision on how to share them out, according to a draft final summit statement.
