Tag: Idlib
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Turkey: A state sponsor of terrorism?
Turkey functions like a state-sponsor of terrorism (SST), fueling Islamist extremism domestically and deploying jihadist mercenaries to Syria, Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh. Listing Turkey as...
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MEPs urge evacuation of hotspots on Greek islands to stop COVID-19 spread
As Lesvos island has confirmed its first COVID-19 case, MEPs are urging the European Commission to evacuate migrant camps, the so-called 'hotspots' on Greek...
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IOM and UNHCR temporarily suspend resettlement departures for refugees
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), decided to temporarily suspend resettlement departures for refugees, over health concerns...
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Ankara, Brussels and the elephant in the room
With helicopters flying over Schuman square and the EU institutions, Turkey's strongman President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was in Brussels, the European Union's de facto...
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Mitsotakis warns EU of 'asymmetric' threat from Turkish border, Johansson calls for respecting asylum law
Amid preparations of EU's new Pact on Asylum and Migration, Ylva Johansson Commissioner for Home Affairs visited Athens on Thursday, to hold talks with...
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Erdoğan in Brussels to hold talks over migrants crisis
The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is visiting Brussels on Monday, amid an ongoing crisis at the Greek-Turkish border, after the country "opened the gates...
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EU's top diplomat says Brussels needs to improve its relations with Russia and Turkey
Amid growing tensions with Turkey over the humanitarian crisis caused by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s decision to flood the Greek-Turkish border with migrants who...
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Greece's Mitsotakis pulls no punches, labels Turkey 'a smuggler' in front of EU leaders
Greece's land borders in its northeastern region of Evros have been under siege since February 28 when Turkish officials announced that they would no...
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Frontex to launch rapid border intervention at Greece's external borders
The European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) has agreed to deploy a Rapid Border Intervention Team (RABIT) at Greece's sea borders in the...
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Croatian Presidency convenes extraordinary Justice and Home Affairs Council
An extraordinary Justice and Home Affairs Council has been convened by the Croatian Presidency, amid escalation of the Idlib conflict and the on-going humanitarian...
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EU leadership to visit Greek-Turkish border alongside PM Mitsotakis
The chiefs of European institutions will visit the Greek-Turkish border in northern Greece along with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday, as thousands...
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EU calls for end to bombings against civilians in Syria
The European Union called on Thursday for an end to the "extraordinary human suffering" of the civilian population in Syria, amid a renewed offensive...
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