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US Vice President Mike Pence's Advice To Balkan Leaders: 'Go West'
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence accused Russia on Wednesday of working to "destabilise" the Western Balkans and divide the region from the West where he said its future lies
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Dozens Of Migrants Saved Off Western Greece: Coast Guard
Dozens of migrants were rescued Saturday off western Greece after their vessel sent a distress call, the coast guard said.
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Greek Migration Minister Under Fire For Saying 'Macedonia'
As thousands of migrants languish on Greece's border with Macedonia following the closure of the Balkans route to western Europe, Athens has been gripped by another controversy -- what ministers call its neighbour to the north.
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Joe Biden to Discuss Security, Migrants at Balkans Summit
US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Zagreb Wednesday for a Western Balkans summit, highlighting renewed interest from Washington in the fragile region as it deals with an unprecedented influx of refugees.
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Joe Biden to Discuss Security, Migrants at Balkans Summit
US Vice President Joe Biden will attend a Western Balkans summit today, highlighting renewed interest from Washington in the fragile region as it deals with an unprecedented influx of refugees.
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Balkan Border Controls Leave Migrants in Limbo: Report
New border controls in the western Balkans are leaving thousands in limbo as winter sets in, aid agencies said today.
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Angela Merkel Warns of Balkans Fighting Amid Migrant Influx
German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that fighting could break out in the Balkans, along the main route of migrants trying to reach Europe, if Germany closed its border with Austria, in remarks published today.
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European Commission's Jean-Claude Juncker Wants Decision on Balkan Refugee Crisis
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said he wanted to get a group of EU leaders to agree on short-term measures to tackle the migrant crisis in the western Balkans at a summit on Sunday.
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'Open the Gate!': Migrants Stranded on Balkan Borders
Thousands of migrants clamoured to enter European Union member Croatia from Serbia today after a night spent in the cold and mud of no-man's land, their passage west slowed by a Slovenian effort to impose limits on the flow to western Europe.
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Western Balkans 'Not a Parking Lot for Refugees': European Union
A top EU official said on Friday that Balkan nations were not a "parking lot" for migrants and pledged to fully defend their interests.
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Hungary Slams 'Groundless' French Criticism of Border Barrier
Hungary on Sunday lashed out at French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius over his criticism of the country's new anti-migrant border barrier, accusing him of "shocking and groundless" judgements.
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Angela Merkel Says Migrant Crisis A 'Huge Challenge' for Balkans
Western Balkan countries are facing "huge challenges" due to the tide of migrants trying to reach the EU, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday.
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Hungary Migrant Crisis Escalates as Police Fire Teargas
Hungary's migrant crisis escalated Wednesday as police fired teargas at its main processing centre and the government announced it was sending 2,000 "border hunters" to stem the flow of record numbers of people entering from Serbia.
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Migrant Crisis to Hijack Western Balkans Summit
Europe's raging migrant crisis is set to hijack a summit in Vienna of leaders from the western Balkans region on Thursday that will also be attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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Refugees Tear through Police Lines at Macedonian Border
Thousands of migrants stormed across Macedonia's border on Saturday, overwhelming security forces who threw stun grenades and lashed out with batons before apparently abandoning a bid to stem their flow through the Balkans to western Europe.
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US Vice President Mike Pence's Advice To Balkan Leaders: 'Go West'
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence accused Russia on Wednesday of working to "destabilise" the Western Balkans and divide the region from the West where he said its future lies
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Dozens Of Migrants Saved Off Western Greece: Coast Guard
Dozens of migrants were rescued Saturday off western Greece after their vessel sent a distress call, the coast guard said.
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Greek Migration Minister Under Fire For Saying 'Macedonia'
As thousands of migrants languish on Greece's border with Macedonia following the closure of the Balkans route to western Europe, Athens has been gripped by another controversy -- what ministers call its neighbour to the north.
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Joe Biden to Discuss Security, Migrants at Balkans Summit
US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Zagreb Wednesday for a Western Balkans summit, highlighting renewed interest from Washington in the fragile region as it deals with an unprecedented influx of refugees.
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Joe Biden to Discuss Security, Migrants at Balkans Summit
US Vice President Joe Biden will attend a Western Balkans summit today, highlighting renewed interest from Washington in the fragile region as it deals with an unprecedented influx of refugees.
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Balkan Border Controls Leave Migrants in Limbo: Report
New border controls in the western Balkans are leaving thousands in limbo as winter sets in, aid agencies said today.
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Angela Merkel Warns of Balkans Fighting Amid Migrant Influx
German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that fighting could break out in the Balkans, along the main route of migrants trying to reach Europe, if Germany closed its border with Austria, in remarks published today.
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European Commission's Jean-Claude Juncker Wants Decision on Balkan Refugee Crisis
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said he wanted to get a group of EU leaders to agree on short-term measures to tackle the migrant crisis in the western Balkans at a summit on Sunday.
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'Open the Gate!': Migrants Stranded on Balkan Borders
Thousands of migrants clamoured to enter European Union member Croatia from Serbia today after a night spent in the cold and mud of no-man's land, their passage west slowed by a Slovenian effort to impose limits on the flow to western Europe.
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Western Balkans 'Not a Parking Lot for Refugees': European Union
A top EU official said on Friday that Balkan nations were not a "parking lot" for migrants and pledged to fully defend their interests.
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Hungary Slams 'Groundless' French Criticism of Border Barrier
Hungary on Sunday lashed out at French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius over his criticism of the country's new anti-migrant border barrier, accusing him of "shocking and groundless" judgements.
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Angela Merkel Says Migrant Crisis A 'Huge Challenge' for Balkans
Western Balkan countries are facing "huge challenges" due to the tide of migrants trying to reach the EU, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday.
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Hungary Migrant Crisis Escalates as Police Fire Teargas
Hungary's migrant crisis escalated Wednesday as police fired teargas at its main processing centre and the government announced it was sending 2,000 "border hunters" to stem the flow of record numbers of people entering from Serbia.
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Migrant Crisis to Hijack Western Balkans Summit
Europe's raging migrant crisis is set to hijack a summit in Vienna of leaders from the western Balkans region on Thursday that will also be attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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Refugees Tear through Police Lines at Macedonian Border
Thousands of migrants stormed across Macedonia's border on Saturday, overwhelming security forces who threw stun grenades and lashed out with batons before apparently abandoning a bid to stem their flow through the Balkans to western Europe.
