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Finland To Close Border For All Russian Tourists From Midnight
Finland will bar Russians with Schengen tourist visas from entering the country from Friday, the government said Thursday following a surge in arrivals after Moscow's mobilisation order for the war in Ukraine.
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European Union To Extend Schengen Border Controls For 3 Months: Commission
The EU should prolong border controls in the passport-free Schengen area for another three months as the bloc is still working on steps to deal with the migrant crisis, the European Commission said Wednesday.
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Angela Merkel Urges Better Protection Of European Union External Borders
German Chancellor Angela Merkel called today for better protection at the European Union's external borders in order to maintain the passport-free Schengen zone.
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No Drop In Asylum Seekers Reaching Germany, Berlin Says
Germany has seen no drop in the number of people arriving and seeking asylum despite EU efforts to confront a migration crisis, the deputy interior minister said on Wednesday, blaming a lack of controls at Europe's borders.
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European Union To Host Schengen Talks With Sweden, Denmark
The European Union (EU) said it will host emergency talks on Wednesday with Denmark, Sweden and Germany about new migrant border checks that have sparked fresh concerns about Europe's Schengen passport-free zone.
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Fresh Concern For Schengen As Denmark, Sweden Tighten Borders
Denmark implemented spot checks on its border with Germany on Monday, in a move that triggered fresh concern for Europe's cherished Schengen passport-free zone hours after Sweden imposed its own controls on travellers from Denmark.
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Danes, Swedes Impose New Border Checks In Fresh Blow To Open-Frontier Europe
Denmark imposed temporary identity checks on its border with Germany today following a similar move by Sweden, dealing a double blow to Europe's fraying passport-free Schengen area amid a record influx of migrants.
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European Union Presses Greece over Migrants, Weighs Schengen Threat
Greece hit back today at threats from some EU states to suspend it from the Schengen zone of open border travel because of its failure to control large numbers of migrants entering Europe.
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European Union Ministers to Discuss Border Controls After Paris Attacks
EU ministers hold emergency talks today on tightening border checks after the killing of the ringleader of the Paris attacks in an apartment in the French capital raised troubling questions about the bloc's security.
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Paris Attacks 'Ringleader' Killed in Police Raid
The Islamic State jihadist suspected of orchestrating the Paris attacks was killed in a major police raid in the French capital, prosecutors confirmed on Thursday, raising troubling questions about a breakdown in intelligence and European border security.
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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 to Tighten Border Control, Fears Unmanageable Migrant Wave
Slovenian government said Monday it would take urgent measures to strengthen control of its Schengen border with Croatia, fearing an expected new wave of migrants would be scarcely manageable.
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European Union's Tusk Says Europe Must do Everything to Preserve Schengen Zone
The European Union must do all it can to keep its Schengen zone of passport-free travel intact through proper management of the bloc's external borders, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Tuesday.
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Austria to Build Border Fence, Threatening Schengen Zone
Austria on Wednesday announced plans to build a fence at a major border crossing with fellow EU state Slovenia to "control" the migrant influx, in a blow to the EU's cherished passport-free Schengen zone.
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Austria to Build Slovenia Border Fence to 'Control' Migrant Flow
Austria will build a fence along its border with fellow EU member Slovenia to slow down the migrant flow, Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner said today.
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Finland To Close Border For All Russian Tourists From Midnight
Finland will bar Russians with Schengen tourist visas from entering the country from Friday, the government said Thursday following a surge in arrivals after Moscow's mobilisation order for the war in Ukraine.
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European Union To Extend Schengen Border Controls For 3 Months: Commission
The EU should prolong border controls in the passport-free Schengen area for another three months as the bloc is still working on steps to deal with the migrant crisis, the European Commission said Wednesday.
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Angela Merkel Urges Better Protection Of European Union External Borders
German Chancellor Angela Merkel called today for better protection at the European Union's external borders in order to maintain the passport-free Schengen zone.
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No Drop In Asylum Seekers Reaching Germany, Berlin Says
Germany has seen no drop in the number of people arriving and seeking asylum despite EU efforts to confront a migration crisis, the deputy interior minister said on Wednesday, blaming a lack of controls at Europe's borders.
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European Union To Host Schengen Talks With Sweden, Denmark
The European Union (EU) said it will host emergency talks on Wednesday with Denmark, Sweden and Germany about new migrant border checks that have sparked fresh concerns about Europe's Schengen passport-free zone.
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Fresh Concern For Schengen As Denmark, Sweden Tighten Borders
Denmark implemented spot checks on its border with Germany on Monday, in a move that triggered fresh concern for Europe's cherished Schengen passport-free zone hours after Sweden imposed its own controls on travellers from Denmark.
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Danes, Swedes Impose New Border Checks In Fresh Blow To Open-Frontier Europe
Denmark imposed temporary identity checks on its border with Germany today following a similar move by Sweden, dealing a double blow to Europe's fraying passport-free Schengen area amid a record influx of migrants.
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European Union Presses Greece over Migrants, Weighs Schengen Threat
Greece hit back today at threats from some EU states to suspend it from the Schengen zone of open border travel because of its failure to control large numbers of migrants entering Europe.
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European Union Ministers to Discuss Border Controls After Paris Attacks
EU ministers hold emergency talks today on tightening border checks after the killing of the ringleader of the Paris attacks in an apartment in the French capital raised troubling questions about the bloc's security.
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Paris Attacks 'Ringleader' Killed in Police Raid
The Islamic State jihadist suspected of orchestrating the Paris attacks was killed in a major police raid in the French capital, prosecutors confirmed on Thursday, raising troubling questions about a breakdown in intelligence and European border security.
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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 to Tighten Border Control, Fears Unmanageable Migrant Wave
Slovenian government said Monday it would take urgent measures to strengthen control of its Schengen border with Croatia, fearing an expected new wave of migrants would be scarcely manageable.
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European Union's Tusk Says Europe Must do Everything to Preserve Schengen Zone
The European Union must do all it can to keep its Schengen zone of passport-free travel intact through proper management of the bloc's external borders, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Tuesday.
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Austria to Build Border Fence, Threatening Schengen Zone
Austria on Wednesday announced plans to build a fence at a major border crossing with fellow EU state Slovenia to "control" the migrant influx, in a blow to the EU's cherished passport-free Schengen zone.
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Austria to Build Slovenia Border Fence to 'Control' Migrant Flow
Austria will build a fence along its border with fellow EU member Slovenia to slow down the migrant flow, Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner said today.
