Tori Travers
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Europe
“Compact with Africa” Initiative Takes Aim at Roots of Mediterranean Migration Crisis
Barca walla barzakh – Barcelona or death – became a rallying cry for thousands of young Senagalese seeking new life…
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Europe
Multilateral Agreement Between EU Members States Saves Migrants on Rescue Vessel MV Aquarius
A collective sigh of relief echoed among nonprofit workers and the 141 migrants aboard the MV Aquarius last week after…
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France
Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité: France’s National Motto, Now Codified, Safeguards Humanitarianism
In a landmark decision last month, France’s Constitutional Council ruled that “fraternity is a constitutional principle”, thus grounding in law…
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Europe
While Migration to Europe Subsides, Spain Sees Summer Spike
When the massive red hull of the Aquarius arrived in Valencia last month, the 630 migrants on board – hailing…
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Cyprus
EU Leaders Find Consensus at Crucial June Summit on Migration
As the night sky over Brussels hinted at the coming dawn, bloc leadership emerged from the EU Council summit early…
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Greece
Asylum Seekers Turn to Greece’s Evros Land Corridor for Access to Europe
The words European Forced Migration Crisis bring to mind images of bright orange life vests or of people huddled shoulder…
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Europe
ESTIA Spells Home for Migrants in Greece
On a warm August evening last year, villagers from Choudetsi, a small town in Crete, gathered in the local elementary…
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France
Parlez-vous Français? French President Macron Urges Increased Global Use of French Language
Back in 2012, The Economist published a thought piece on global languages — or, more specifically, which languages one should…
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Italy
Migrants Revive Dying Italian Towns
Despite Italy’s economic turnaround over the past few years, hundreds of once prosperous Italian villages have become ghost towns as…
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