EU European affairs ministers yesterday (13 September) decided to extend monitoring on Romania and Bulgaria, which was put in place to tackle their poorly functioning judicial systems and inability to curb corruption. France said the majority of countries are opposed to Bucharest and Sofia’s accession to Schengen until the monitoring has been lifted.
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The asylum procedures of European countries are still flawed – they need to be improved and better harmonised. One of the necessary reforms is to overhaul the dysfunctional so-called Dublin Regulation within the European Union.
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Briefing Notes
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, on 21 September 2010, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
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Τα προσφυγικά καραβάνια άλλαξαν ρότα
Η φρίκη των στρατοπέδων του Έβρου αποτελεί το καλωσόρισμα των χιλιάδων μεταναστών που φτάνουν στη χώρα μας με όνειρα και προσδοκίες για μια καλύτερη ζωή.
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14.09.2010: Pakistani workers go on strike after police raid
Today, hundreds of Pakistani immigrants living and working in Skala, Laconia took the decision to go on strike after the pogrom that was unleashed against them earlier.
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In: Kathimerini 12.09.2010
«Αγκυροβολημένοι» στο λιμάνι της Πάτρας
Εκατοντάδες λαθρομετανάστες και πρόσφυγες προσπαθούν να διαφύγουν στην Ιταλία
Της Λινας Γιανναρου
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