Refugee crisis: EU approves €700 million emergency assistance
The initiative comes as the refugee crisis reaches an unprecedented scale with the need to provide immediate emergency support in several Member States.
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HRW: Border closures threaten human rights
Thousands of asylum seekers and migrants are trapped in Greece as a result of the border closures. “it is an unconscionable and short-sighted non-solution that is causing suffering and violence”, says Human Rights Watch.
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UNHCR warns of imminent humanitarian crisis in Greece
UNHCR is urging Greece and States along the Balkans route to act quickly to avert a disaster and approach this emergency in a spirit of solidarity and sharing of responsibility. Safe access to asylum, shelter and basic assistance, and treating people with dignity and respect must remain essential elements of the response.
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Dutch MPs visited Lesvos, Chios and Idomeni
They were informed about the current situation concerning migration and held discussions with representatives of the Greek authorities, NGOs and international organisations.
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President Tusk to visit Western Balkans route countries
President Donald Tusk will travel to Vienna, Ljubljana, Zagreb, Skopje and Athens from the 1st to the 3rd of March to continue building a European consensus on how to handle the migration crisis and to prepare for the summit with Turkey on 7 March and the European Council on 17-18 March.
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German Chancellor A. Merkel in favor of a “European solution” to the refugee crisis
“We cannot simply abandon Greece now. That is precisely what I am afraid of”, said Angela Merkel on German television.
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The intervention of the lesser opposition parties [opinion]
The effort of the small parties to intervene in the refugee crisis is evident since last week.
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Greek and Finnish ministers discuss refugee crisis in Helsinki
Common points in the approach to handling the refugee crisis, through a European prism, were ascertained in the successive meetings the Alternate Foreign Minister for European Affairs, Nikos Xydakis, had in Helsinki Friday with Finnish Foreign Minister Timo Soini, Finnish Interior Minister Petteri Orpo, and the Secretart General for Foreign and European Affairs.
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Ban-Ki moon urges countries along Balkan route to keep borders open
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on all countries along the Balkan route, including Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and FYROM to keep their borders open “in a spirit of responsibility sharing and solidarity.”
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UNHCR, UNICEF launch Blue Dot hubs to boost protection for children and families
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and UNICEF are setting up special support centres for children and families along the most frequently used migration routes in Europe.
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