Asylum
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Cyprus
The First Ports of Call in Italy, Greece, and Cyprus
Migration has long been a central issue in Europe, when nearly 1 million people fled their homes in Syria and…
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Europe
Tension Builds Between Greece and Turkey, Amid Surge of Migrants on Greece’s Shores
Germany’s Interior Minister called for Greece to expedite migrant deportations back to Turkey and to stem the tide of migration…
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Europe
Tsipras and Erdogan Set the Stage for the Resumption of Negotiations on ‘Cyprus Issue’
The fifth South EU Summit, hosted on January 29th in the divided capital of Nicosia, Cyprus, resulted in the seven…
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Europe
Juncker Proposes Massive Increase in European Border Force and Partnership with Africa
European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker, in his State of the Union address last week, called for increasing the European…
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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
New EU Migration Plan Aims to Speed Up Claims Processing & Create Deals with Countries of Origin
Europe has a new blueprint for dealing with the waves of refugees and other migrants from Africa and the Middle…
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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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Greece
New Greek Asylum Bill Seeks to Minimise Overcrowding in Island Camps
Greece passed a new asylum bill last week that aims to make asylum procedures simpler and faster and help with…
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