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Refugees & Migration
EU sharply reduces visa access for Ethiopians
Citing the lack of Ethiopian cooperation to facilitate repatriation of citizens deported from EU member states, the EU Council announced on April 29 a...
Europe & Eurasia
The Kremlin seeks to exploit growing wariness over refugees in Europe
Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, more than 7 million Ukrainian refugees have left the country till mid-June. While some 1.5 million ended up in Russia,...
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MEPs to investigate alleged human rights violations by Frontex
Fourteen MEPs are set to investigate the activities of the bloc's border guard agency after several reports emerged unveiling that Frontex was involved in illegal...
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Frontex head refuses to step down amid ongoing investigation
Fabrice Leggeri, the head of Europe's Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) is refusing to quit his post amid an ongoing investigation over the...
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EU slams Bosnia over ‘unacceptable’ conditions for migrants, provides extra €3.5 million humanitarian aid
The European Union on Sunday announced an additional €3.5 million in humanitarian aid to migrants and refugees in Bosnia and Herzegovina, slamming local authorities for...
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Greece quarantines camp as 20 refugees test positive for coronavirus
Ritsona refugee camp in Greece has been placed under quarantine for two weeks after 20 of its residents tested positive for the COVID-19.
Dozens of...
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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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NGOs call on EU governments to protect refugees and migrants amid COVID-19 outbreak
NGOs working with refugees warned EU governments over the high risk of COVID-19 hitting refugee camps and called for an urgent epidemic response to...
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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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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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Brussels' action plan to support Greece
EU Vice-President Margaritis Schinas and the Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson announced that Brussels has adopted an action plan for Greece that would...
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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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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 imposes sanctions on 2 individuals over Turkey's hydrocarbon drilling off Cyprus
On Thursday, the Council of the EU added 2 individuals to the Turkey sanctions list, over involvement in planning, directing and implementing offshore hydrocarbon...
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EP Foreign Affairs Chairman McAllister calls for intensification of EU-Turkey dialogue
"Turkey is an accession candidate and a key strategic partner for the EU, despite the current difficulties in our relations," said David McAllister, Chairman...
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Vatican cardinals urge European bishops to welcome refugee families
Three cardinals who have close ties with Pope Francis have called on European bishops to help facilitate the transfer of refugee families from the...
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Commissioner Johansson sees new ways of managing migration
"I want to restart the EU's migration debate from the scratch," said EU Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson during her short visit to...
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Commissioner urges Italy to suspend cooperation activities with Libyan Coast Guard
The Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović in a letter sent to Italy's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luigi Di Maio has urged the country's government to suspend...
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EU's Asylum Agency signs deal on expanding operations in Greece
The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) and the Greek government signed a deal on Tuesday to boost EASO's operational deployments in the country, which...
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