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Europe Migrant Crisis: Turkey Bans Syrians, Iraqis, Yemenis On Flights To Belarus
Turkey banned Syrian, Yemeni and Iraqi citizens from flights to Belarus' capital Minsk on Friday, potentially closing off one of the routes used by migrants that the EU says have been flown in by Belarus to create a deliberate humanitarian crisis.
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Turkey Cannot Take New Refugee Burden, Says Foreign Minister Amid Afghan Crisis
Turkey cannot take the burden of a new migrant wave from Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday after talks with his German counterpart.
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Turkish President Recep Erdogan Threatens To Open EU Borders For Migrants
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened Friday to open Turkey's borders to allow migrants to reach the European Union, in a move that would tear up a landmark deal that has reduced the flow.
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EU Says Turkey Still Not Doing Enough For Visa-Free Travel
Turkey must still do more to meet the EU's conditions to win visa-free travel for Turks under a migrant crisis deal, for which the deadline is July 1, the European Commission said today.
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Migrant Crisis: German Chancellor Angela Merkel Visits Turkey
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and top European Union (EU) officials will today visit the Turkish-Syrian border to promote a controversial month-old migrant deal.
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European Union Set For New Row Over Asylum Rules Overhaul
The EU will unveil plans to overhaul its asylum system this week following a controversial migrant deal with Turkey, but the proposals look set to trigger fresh rows in a bloc already deeply divided by the refugee crisis.
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New Clashes In Greek Island Hotspot Ahead Of Planned Migrant Returns
Three migrants were hospitalised today after a brawl in a camp on the Greek island of Chios, aid groups and media said, as the country prepared to begin returning migrants to Turkey under an EU deal.
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Greece Delays Sending Refugees Back To Turkey Under EU Deal
Greece will not be able to start sending refugees back to Turkey from Sunday, the government said, as the country struggles to implement a key deal aimed at easing Europe's migrant crisis.
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Thousands Protest In European Capitals To Support Migrants
Protestors voicing their support for migrants took to the streets of European capitals Saturday, the day after the EU and Turkey sealed a deal designed to tackle the continent's biggest migration crisis since World War II.
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Portugal's Parliament Could Reject Turkey Refugee Aid, Greek Loans: PM Antonio Costa
Portugal's divided parliament may refuse to approve Lisbon's contribution to new bailout loans for Greece and a European Union aid package to help Turkey deal with the migrant crisis, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Saturday.
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UN Refugee Chief 'Deeply Concerned' By EU-Turkey Deal
The head of the UN refugee agency today said he was "deeply concerned" by a proposed deal between the EU and Ankara to curb the migrant crisis that would involve people being sent back to Turkey.
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Migrants Stuck In Greek Makeshift Camp Vow To Stay Put
Refugees and migrants stranded at Greece's border with Macedonia vowed to stay put on Tuesday, hours after the European Union and Turkey hailed a tentative accord to stop a scramble by hundreds of thousands of people to reach Europe from war zones.
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'Game Changer': How European Union May Shut Turkish Door On Migrants
A European Union draft deal with Turkey to stop migrants reaching Greece introduces a harder edge of coercion to what critics have derided as a hitherto feeble EU response to a crisis tearing it apart.
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Turkey Ramps Up Demands To Help EU On Migrant Crisis
Turkey ratcheted up its demands for helping the European Union with the migrant crisis at a high-stakes summit in Brussels on Monday, seeking an extra three billion euros in aid in return for its urgent cooperation.
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European Union Hopeful Turkey Will Curb Migrant Route To Europe
EU leaders expressed guarded optimism before a summit with Turkey on Monday that Ankara was finally ready to act to curb a flood of migrants crossing illegally into Europe.
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Europe Migrant Crisis: Turkey Bans Syrians, Iraqis, Yemenis On Flights To Belarus
Turkey banned Syrian, Yemeni and Iraqi citizens from flights to Belarus' capital Minsk on Friday, potentially closing off one of the routes used by migrants that the EU says have been flown in by Belarus to create a deliberate humanitarian crisis.
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Turkey Cannot Take New Refugee Burden, Says Foreign Minister Amid Afghan Crisis
Turkey cannot take the burden of a new migrant wave from Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday after talks with his German counterpart.
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Turkish President Recep Erdogan Threatens To Open EU Borders For Migrants
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened Friday to open Turkey's borders to allow migrants to reach the European Union, in a move that would tear up a landmark deal that has reduced the flow.
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EU Says Turkey Still Not Doing Enough For Visa-Free Travel
Turkey must still do more to meet the EU's conditions to win visa-free travel for Turks under a migrant crisis deal, for which the deadline is July 1, the European Commission said today.
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Migrant Crisis: German Chancellor Angela Merkel Visits Turkey
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and top European Union (EU) officials will today visit the Turkish-Syrian border to promote a controversial month-old migrant deal.
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European Union Set For New Row Over Asylum Rules Overhaul
The EU will unveil plans to overhaul its asylum system this week following a controversial migrant deal with Turkey, but the proposals look set to trigger fresh rows in a bloc already deeply divided by the refugee crisis.
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New Clashes In Greek Island Hotspot Ahead Of Planned Migrant Returns
Three migrants were hospitalised today after a brawl in a camp on the Greek island of Chios, aid groups and media said, as the country prepared to begin returning migrants to Turkey under an EU deal.
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Greece Delays Sending Refugees Back To Turkey Under EU Deal
Greece will not be able to start sending refugees back to Turkey from Sunday, the government said, as the country struggles to implement a key deal aimed at easing Europe's migrant crisis.
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Thousands Protest In European Capitals To Support Migrants
Protestors voicing their support for migrants took to the streets of European capitals Saturday, the day after the EU and Turkey sealed a deal designed to tackle the continent's biggest migration crisis since World War II.
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Portugal's Parliament Could Reject Turkey Refugee Aid, Greek Loans: PM Antonio Costa
Portugal's divided parliament may refuse to approve Lisbon's contribution to new bailout loans for Greece and a European Union aid package to help Turkey deal with the migrant crisis, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Saturday.
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UN Refugee Chief 'Deeply Concerned' By EU-Turkey Deal
The head of the UN refugee agency today said he was "deeply concerned" by a proposed deal between the EU and Ankara to curb the migrant crisis that would involve people being sent back to Turkey.
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Migrants Stuck In Greek Makeshift Camp Vow To Stay Put
Refugees and migrants stranded at Greece's border with Macedonia vowed to stay put on Tuesday, hours after the European Union and Turkey hailed a tentative accord to stop a scramble by hundreds of thousands of people to reach Europe from war zones.
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'Game Changer': How European Union May Shut Turkish Door On Migrants
A European Union draft deal with Turkey to stop migrants reaching Greece introduces a harder edge of coercion to what critics have derided as a hitherto feeble EU response to a crisis tearing it apart.
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Turkey Ramps Up Demands To Help EU On Migrant Crisis
Turkey ratcheted up its demands for helping the European Union with the migrant crisis at a high-stakes summit in Brussels on Monday, seeking an extra three billion euros in aid in return for its urgent cooperation.
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European Union Hopeful Turkey Will Curb Migrant Route To Europe
EU leaders expressed guarded optimism before a summit with Turkey on Monday that Ankara was finally ready to act to curb a flood of migrants crossing illegally into Europe.
