Tag: European Union
Lithuania says Belarus could be behind recent migrant influx
VILNIUS, Lithuania — Lithuania has detained a group of nine Iraqi asylum-seekers who had entered the Baltic country from Belarus, officials said Monday.
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Probe: Cyprus wrongly issued passports despite warnings
NICOSIA, Cyprus —
The Cyprus government continued for at least...
Greece says many migrants in Turkey could seek asylum there
ATHENS, Greece — Greece on Monday designated neighboring Turkey as a safe country in which to seek international protection for the majority of asylum-seekers...
Auditor: EU’s Frontex border agency can’t fulfill its duties
BRUSSELS — The European Union’s border and coast guard agency is being given additional tasks, like playing a greater role in the deportation of...
Italian police dismantle antisemitic, racist online group
ROME — Italian police have dismantled an online group dedicated to antisemitic and racist propaganda that incited young people to carry out extreme actions,...
Italian Coast Guard detains German migrant rescue ship
ROME — A migrant rescue ship operated by a German charity has been detained in Sicily by the Italian Coast Guard, which found the...
Hungary: Plan to build Chinese university branch protested
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Several thousand people rallied in Hungary's capital Saturday against plans by Prime Minister Viktor Orban to host a Chinese university in...
Crossing points reopen in split Cyprus as virus numbers fall
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Ethnically split Cyprus took a key step toward a return to its normal rhythms of life amid the pandemic on Friday...
Opposition: Belarusian dissident forced to confess on TV
WARSAW, Poland — The Belarusian opposition said Friday a dissident journalist was coerced to appear in a video on state TV in which he...
Serbian president says EU-brokered Kosovo talks to resume
BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia’s president on Friday said that European Union-mediated negotiations on normalizing relations with Kosovo, which stalled last year, will resume within...