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Brussels and Turkey ‘secretly agree to fly 250,000 migrants into Europe EVERY YEAR’
Апрель 11, 2016
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Brussels and Turkey ‘secretly agree to fly 250,000 migrants into Europe EVERY YEAR’

A SECRET plan devised by Brussels could see countries in the European Union take on 250,000 migrants from Turkey every single year. EU bureaucrats have already made a £6billion agreement with Ankara to take one Syrian migrant for every migrant sent to Turkey. But the latest deal could see migrants flown directly from...

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Turkey on Edge as Migrants Return
Апрель 08, 2016
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Turkey on Edge as Migrants Return

When the first boatload of deported migrants arrived Monday at the Turkish port of Dikili, a small group of Turkish human rights activists turned up to welcome them.  Turkey is expecting to receive another shipment of 200 migrants deported from Greece on Friday, as part of the deal reached in March between the European...

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Greece begins deporting refugees to Turkey under EU plan
Апрель 04, 2016
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Greece begins deporting refugees to Turkey under EU plan

Under heavy security, authorities on the Greek islands of Lesbos and Chios deported 202 refugees on boats bound for Turkey — the first to be sent back as part of a controversial European Union plan to limit the amount of migration to Europe. The operation that started at dawn, as refugees were escorted onto small ferries...

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NATO’s Russia warning: Europe must beef up air patrols in preparation for WAR
Март 30, 2016
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NATO’s Russia warning: Europe must beef up air patrols in preparation for WAR

EUROPE must beef up its air patrols along Russia's border in response to the worst tensions with Moscow since the Cold War, NATO'S top commander has said. The military alliance's current force includes just eight jets patrolling the skies over the Baltics, and NATO chiefs have admitted this would not be enough were...

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The Middle East is now Europe’s backyard
Март 24, 2016
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The Middle East is now Europe’s backyard

We are accustomed to thinking about policy in binary terms — domestic politics on the one hand, foreign affairs on the other. But as the tragic events in Brussels demonstrate once again, home and away are not so easily separated. Indeed, in a fundamental sense, the problems of a fragmenting Middle East are fast-becoming...

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Mass migration fuels baby boom: One in SIX of all new European babies now born in UK
Март 16, 2016
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Mass migration fuels baby boom: One in SIX of all new European babies now born in UK

ONE in six of all European Union births in a year took place in Britain, official figures reveal. Experts said the baby explosion was in part fuelled by mass migration to the UK, with more than one in four children born here now having foreign mothers. The shock figures prompted fears that schools, hospitals, GP surgeries and...

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Professor Stephen Hawking warns leaving the EU would be ‘disaster for science’
Март 11, 2016
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Professor Stephen Hawking warns leaving the EU would be ‘disaster for science’

The academic leads more than 150 scientists voicing the stark warning as they campaign for Britain to stay in the EU. Professor Stephen HawkingBrexit: Professor Stephen Hawking has spoken out in favour of the EU Black holes genius Stephen Hawking has warned Brexit would be a "disaster for UK science". The Cambridge...

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A European haven for people from 187 countries
Март 02, 2016
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A European haven for people from 187 countries

Home to more international organisations than any other place in the world, Geneva has a decidedly global feel, with more than 40% of residents coming from outside Switzerland. A haven for expats and loved by locals, Geneva attracts people from around the world for its economic opportunity, lakeside beauty and Mont Blanc views....

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Is Finland now ‘the sick man of Europe’?
Март 01, 2016
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Is Finland now ‘the sick man of Europe’?

That dismal description comes from the country's own Finance Minister, Alexander Stubb. New figures for the economy's performance in 2015, showed that it managed to avoid a fourth consecutive year of declining economic activity. Even so, it was very lacklustre growth and the longer picture remains pretty bleak. The...

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New Europe migrant limits face scrutiny
Февраль 25, 2016
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New Europe migrant limits face scrutiny

EU ministers meet in Brussels later amid warnings the migrant crisis could threaten the bloc's survival. Austria and Balkan nations have agreed measures to restrict numbers, drawing criticism from Greece, where thousands have been left stranded after Macedonia blocked entry to Afghans. Meanwhile Hungary has announced a...

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Britain leaving Europe? What to know
Февраль 19, 2016
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Britain leaving Europe? What to know

With a critical summit meeting of EU leaders underway, Britain's continued participation in the European Union — and, indeed, the future of the EU itself — still hang in the balance. The heads of government of the 28 European Union countries — from Finland to Portugal and from Ireland to Greece —...

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UK-EU deal: What the rest of Europe thinks
Февраль 04, 2016
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UK-EU deal: What the rest of Europe thinks

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has described the draft EU reform deal as "fair for the UK and fair for the other 27 member states", while British Prime Minister David Cameron says the UK could get "best of both worlds" if the right package is agreed. But what do the other EU countries...

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