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31Aug/15

Merkel: Germany must speed up processing asylum applications, fight right-wing extremism

August 31, 2015PoliticsAngela Merkel, asylum applications, Berlin, Chancellor, Chancellors of Germany, Europe, German Lutherans, Germany, Mediterranean, Merkel, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, western Balkanssmbale

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says asylum applications must be processed more quickly to send back persons who were denied the status, adds that Germany must take a hard line on right-wing extremism.

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25Aug/15

Up to 3,000 refugees, migrants expected a day in Macedonia – UNHCR

August 25, 2015WorldAftermath of war, Demography, Ethnic groups in Greece, Forced migration, Greece, Illegal entry, Macedonia, Melissa Fleming, Politics of Greece, Refugee, Refugees of the Greek Civil War, Republic of Macedonia, UN Refugee Agency, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugeessmbale

UN Refugee Agency predicts the number of migrants crossing the border between Greece and Macedonia to remain at 3,000 per day.

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14Feb/15

At least 300 migrants feared dead trying to reach Europe from Africa

February 14, 2015WorldAfrica, Demography, Europe, Forced migration, Human migration, hypothermia, Immigration, Immigration to Italy, Italy, Lampedusa, Lampedusa harbour, Libya, May 2007 Malta migrant shipwreck, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea migrant shipwreck, Politics, Refugee, Social Issues, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugeessmbale

(Next Media Online) – At least 300 migrants are feared dead in Mediterranean waters after they tried to reach Europe from Africa, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
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