E.U. Proposes Visa-Free Travel for Turks NYT > Turkey by By JAMES KANTER The plan is a significant step for the bloc as it struggles to come to terms with the migrant crisis and hew to its humanitarian values. Debate: Have the Turks earned visa-free travel? euro|topics The EU Commission is expected to speak out in favour … Read more
The Guardian view on the EU refugee deal: Greece has Europe’s reputation in its hands | Editorial World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk Deporting migrants could be a human rights catastrophe. Officials must tread with the greatest careThe crunch has arrived. After a vote by Greek MPs, Monday sees the start of the implementation of last month’s … Read more
Hoax map’ fights migrant myths BBC News | Europe | World Edition Online map highlights false stories and rumours about migrants in Germany. Press conference: DiEM25 launched by Yanis Varoufakis and Srecko Horvat open Democracy News Analysis – by Srećko Horvat and Yanis Varoufakis The Democracy in Europe Movement 25 was launched by Yanis Varoufakis at the Volksbühne in Berlin … Read more
Leak reveals tense moments during Erdoğan-Juncker meeting Today’s Zaman–52 minutes ago Leak reveals tense moments during Erdoğan-Juncker meeting … present at the meeting, showed Juncker an internal documentbelonging to the EC … In return for keeping the refugees, the EU promised Turkey 3 billion euros, . News in Greek ******* Merkel visits Turkey as fleeing Syrians … Read more
Over 10,000 migrant children missing: Europol Over 10,000 unaccompanied migrant children have disappeared in Europe, the EU police agency Europol said on Jan. 31, fearing many have been whisked into sex trafficking rings or the slave trade EU calls on Turkey to let in refugees BBC News | Europe | World Editio Officials in the EU urge … Read more
Hundreds of men were part of the mob, which marched through Stockholm’s main train station, reportedly targeted refugees via Aftonbladet ‘Hundreds’ of masked men rampage through Stockholm station beating up refugee children independent.co.uk – Jan 30, 5:14 AM Hundreds of masked men marched through Stockholm’s main train station on Friday evening, reportedly beating up refugees and … Read more
Spain and Portugal top the list as holidaymakers seek safety World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Bob Atkinson The Iberian peninsula, Malta and Greece have been the beneficiaries of tourists’ changed travel plans MAIN FOCUS: Macedonia urged to protect EU external borders | 20/01/2016 euro|topics In view of the consistently high number of refugees who arrive … Read more
Russia replaces Israel at top of threat list for Turks: Survey Most Turks see Russia as the biggest threat to Turkey, according to a survey recently conducted by a university in Istanbul Turkey has a long way to go before EU membership: Merkel Turkey still has a long way to go in its bid to become a … Read more
MAIN FOCUS: Paris commemorates Charlie Hebdo victims | 06/01/2016 euro|topics The victims of the attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and the hostage taking in a Jewish supermarket were commemorated in Paris on Tuesday. A year after the attacks France’s politicians have still done nothing to tackle the roots of the terror, some commentators complain. … Read more
20 refugees die in separate disasters on Aegean The bodies of at least 20 refugees who were attempting to cross to Greece have washed up in the Aegean districts of Ayvalık and Dikili after two boats overturned in stormy weather, amid fears that the death toll could rise A 2-year-old boy is the first refugee to drown … Read more
Lesbos: Microcosm of Europe’s migrant crisis BBC News | Europe | World Edition Volunteers on Lesbos wait for the migrant boats to arrive Drowned toddler becomes first 2016 migrant casualty in the Aegean A drowned two-year-old boy became the first known migrant casualty of the year on Jan. 1 after the crowded dinghy he was travelling in … Read more
French far right defeated in key vote BBC News | Europe | World Edition France’s far-right National Front fails to win a single region, despite leading in nearly half in the first round of voting. MAIN FOCUS: Front National wins regional polls | 07/12/2015 euro|topics The far-right Front National won the first round of France’s regional elections … Read more
Court blocks Catalan independence bill BBC News | Europe | World Edition Spain’s Constitutional Court revokes Catalonia’s parliamentary motion that set in motion a process of unilaterally breaking away from the rest of the country. EU’s new ‘Directive on Terrorism’ aims to criminalise preparatory acts EurActiv.com The European Commission adopted on Wednesday (2 December) a package of measures … Read more
Hiding in plain sight: inside the world of Turkey’s people smugglers World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Patrick Kingsley in Izmir w Thousands of refugees are continuing to board boats to Europe everyday despite the worsening winter weather Turkey’s message to the world: “Give me the money while I still pollute” The most difficult issue to agree … Read more
Europe ‘cannot take any more refugees’ BBC News | Europe | World Edition European countries cannot accept any more refugees, the France’s Prime Minister Manuel Valls is quoted as saying in German media. MAIN FOCUS: Europe in the grips of fear | 24/11/2015 euro|topics In view of the tougher security measures in Europe after the Paris terror … Read more