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Cardinal: Europe should be ‘ashamed’ after refugee camp fire
CNA Staff, Sep 10, 2020 / 05:10 am MT (CNA).- refugee camp fire - A cardinal said Wednesday that Europe should be “ashamed” after fire devastated the continent’s largest refugee…
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Cardinal calls for resettlement of asylum-seekers from Greek island
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — By Barbe Fraze - Hours after a fire or fires sent thousands of migrants and refugees fleeing their tents and makeshift container homes at the Moria…
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European Council chief calls on Turkey’s Erdogan to hold consultations on Eastern Mediterranean settlement
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and European Council President Charles Michel discussed developments in the Eastern Mediterranean on Sunday, CNN Turk reported, according to Reuters. NATO allies Turkey and Greece have…
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EU’s Michel says relocation no silver bullet to migration feuds
Europe must improve migration procedures on its external borders, seal more deals with foreign countries and synchronise asylum policies in the bloc before it tackles the thorny issue of hosting…
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EU to reaffirm its support for Greek and Cypriot sovereignty at summit-Michel
European Union leaders will decide on a “carrot and stick” approach to Turkey when they meet on September 24-25, their chairman said on Friday, proposing a multi-party conference to defuse…
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Lack of EU unity on asylum keeps refugees at the margins
As the number of displaced people seeking to enter the European Union, primarily via Greece and its Balkan and Mediterranean neighbors, continued to rise in 2015, the Dublin Regulation should…
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Top Turkish diplomat, EU foreign policy chief discuss East Med
ISTANBUL- Anadolu Agency Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Aug. 30 spoke to EU’s foreign policy chief over the phone over latest developments in the Eastern Mediterranean. Çavuşoğlu and Josep Borrell…
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EU hope for dialogue as Mediterranean energy dispute continues – Vatican News
By Nathan Morley This long-running dispute between Greece and Turkey, which are both NATO members, shows no sign of abating. Tensions have heated up as Turkish crews search for gas…
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Spirit of 2015 a distant memory in Lesbos
Five years ago the olive grove of Moria on the Greek island of Lesbos was a sanctuary for asylum seekers. Today it is a jungle, overcrowded, threatening and all too…
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Turkey expects ‘equity’ from EU amid East Med tension
ANKARA-Anadolu Agency The Turkish vice president on Aug. 29 called on the EU for equity amid ongoing tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean. In an exclusive interview with state-run Anadolu Agency,…