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European Commission relocation plan an utter failure so far, according to reality

The European Commission’s plan for a fair distribution of refugees across EU countries has so far proven a complete failure, according to data released. The ambitious EC plan hammered out in 2015 to relocate 160,000 refugees from Italy and Greece to the rest of the European countries has effectively not even taken off.

France to warn Turkey against 'blackmailing' EU in migrant crisis

France will tell Turkey at a summit with the European Union this week it wants more effective cooperation with Ankara on the migrant crisis, but will warn against any attempt at "blackmail," Prime Minister Manuel Valls said March 15.

It is "essential" to work with Turkey, "but there must not be the slightest blackmail", Valls told the French parliament.

One Suspect Shot Dead in Brussels in Police Raid Linked to 2015 Paris Attacks

One suspect has been shot dead in a counter-terrorism raid in Brussels linked to last year's terror attacks in Paris in which 130 people were killed, the BBC reported on Tuesday.

As many as two other suspects are reportedly on the run after Belgian police raided an apartment in Forest, a south Brussels suburb, according to the BBC.

Greek fertility rate one of the lowest in EU, says Eurostat

According to Eurostat data, there were just over 5 million new births registered in the EU in 2014, with France recording the highest fertility rate. The data indicated the average age a woman has her first child is 29 years old. Greece had 92,000 new births in 2014, with Greek women bearing their first child at 30 years old.

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