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EU proposes new measures on emergency situation at Belarus border

The European Commission on Wednesday proposed the loosening of asylum rules to help the European Union (EU) member states bordering Belarus cope with a migrant influx.T

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Croatian minister says police officers were involved in pushback of migrants

Croatia's police were involved in a violent pushback of migrants from the country's borders, according to Croatia's Interior Minister Davor Bozinovic. Bozinovic was ad

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18,000 child refugees have disappeared in Europe in last three years

Children play in a new temporary refugee camp in Kara Tepes, Lesbos Island, Greece, September 19, 2020. /Getty Over 18,000 child refugees have gone missing in Europe in the last three years, a

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South Africa launches center to teach traditional Chinese medicine

VCG South Africa's University of Johannesburg (UJ) on Monday launched the Acupuncture Center and Museum in collaboration with Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.The Acupuncture

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COVID-19 slows down EU talks on new migration pact

A migrant girl warms herself by the fire near the banks of Evros River, the natural border between Turkey and Greece, Edirne, Turkey, March 3, 2020. /Reuters The raging coronavirus pandemic is

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EU border chief faces grilling over migrant pushback claims

The head of the European Union’s border and coast guard agency faces a grilling Tuesday by EU lawmakers as pressure mounts over allegations that Frontex was involved in

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'Mandatory solidarity' in EU migration pact sets stage for showdown

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the pact would strike a "reasonable balance between responsibility and solidarity," but many member states are pushing back. /Stephanie Lec

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Number of migrants landing in Italy more than doubles in past year

The number of migrants landing on Italy's shores has more than doubled in the last year as an economic crisis in Tunisia fuels migration in boats across the Mediterranean, Interior Minister Luciana L

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EU unveils plans to combat child sexual abuse, drugs and firearms smuggling

The European Union (EU) on Friday unveiled plans to step up its fight against online child sexual abuse, as well as drugs and firearms smuggling across the bloc. Marga

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Coronavirus beyond Christmas, airlines unite: COVID-19 daily bulletin

TOP HEADLINES• Leading scientists have warned that the UK will be living with the coronavirus for many years to come and even once a vaccine is available it is unlikely to eliminate it for good. "Thi

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Europe reopens many borders but not to Americans, Asians

Europe is taking a big step toward a new normality as many countries open borders to fellow Europeans after three months of coronavirus lockdowns — but even though Euro

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EU to draw up safe countries list as borders open to travellers

The European Union should gradually reopen its borders to non-EU travellers from July and draw up a list of countries outside the bloc for which restrictions can be rem

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EU plan looks to reopen borders for summer tourism amid pandemic

The European Commission offered a tourism and transport package on Wednesday, aiming to provide guidance for the European Union (EU) member states to gradually lift th

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COVID-19 Global Roundup: Impact on refugee and migrant camps

Editor's note: This is the 35th article in the COVID-19 Global Roundup series. Here is the previous one.Poor sanitation, cramped living conditions, pervasiveness of illnesses, and lack of access to m

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EU Offers €2,000 Per Person to Migrants on Greek Islands to Head Back Home

Similar volunteer schemes, spearheaded by the EU commission since 2016, have seen over 18,000 people backpedal on their initial intention to settle on the Greek islands