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Roadmap back to Schengen; Commission assesses Greek Action Plan

13/04/2016 ENstaff Avramopoulos, border control, borders, EU, European Commission, European Union, Roadmap, Schengen

European Commission yesterday adopted its assessment of the Action Plan presented by the Greek authorities which details how Greece plans to address the deficiencies in its external border management.

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Diplohack Athens: Opening up the black box of Europe

08/04/201608/04/2016 ENstaff Diplohack Athens, Embassy of the Netherlands, hackathlon, Ireland, Orange Grove, transparency

Diplohack Athens is part of a series of hackathons organized all around Europe in the context of the Netherlands’ EU Presidency during the first semester of 2016.

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EU member-state Foreign Ministers visit Athens

08/04/201607/04/2016 ENstaff European Union, France, Holland, Italy, Malta, Nikos Xydakis, Slovakia

The purpose of the visit is to express the European solidarity with regard to the management of the migration/refugee crisis.

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Commission proposes reforms to the Common European Asylum System

07/04/2016 ENstaff asylum seekers. Common European Asylum System, Dimitris Avramopoulos, European Commission, refugee crisis

The European Commission aims at presenting options for a fair and sustainable system for allocating asylum applicants among Member States.

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High unemployment rates in Greece and Spain

04/04/2016 ENstaff European Union, Greece, Spain, unemployment

According to Eurostat, the euro area seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 10.3% in February 2016, down from 10.4% in January 2016.

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EU – India Summit in Brussels

31/03/2016 ENstaff Brussels, EU, European Union, India, Juncker, Modi, Tusk

The leaders reconfirmed their commitment to give new momentum to the bilateral relationship endorsing the EU-India Agenda for Action 2020 as a common roadmap to jointly guide and strengthen the India-EU Strategic Partnership in the next five years.

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Joint statement of EU Ministers on the terrorist attacks in Brussels

27/03/2016 ENstaff #BrusselsAttacks, Brussels, EU, European Union, ministers, terrorism

EU Ministers and representatives of EU institutions expressed their support and solidarity to Belgium, its people and the city of Brussels. They reaffirmed that the European Union stand determined to fight against terrorism.

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EU Ministers propose measures against terrorism

24/03/2016 ENstaff anti-terrorism, Brussels attacks, European Union

EU Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs discussed the actual state of play in the fight against terrorism and proposed anti-terrorism measures.

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EU Ministers for justice and security meet in Brussels

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EU ministers will discuss the actual state of play in the fight against terrorism and pursue swift completion and implementation of legislation.

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Brussels blasts: The struggle to secure soft targets [analysis]

23/03/201622/03/2016 ENstaff Brussels attacks, European Union, Paris attacks, terrorism

According to Stratfor, the Brussels blasts are a striking reminder of the difficulty of preventing attacks against soft targets.

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Ambassador of Norway:”The challenge for the Greek economy is its competitive edge and its business climate” [interview]

07/06/2016 ENstaff

The Ambassador of Norway in Athens, His Excellency Jørn Eugene Gjelstad, spoke to EmbassyNews.net and commented on the current developments in Greek and European politics, the economy and the refugee crisis.

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