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Number of asylum-seekers in Serbia quadrupled in two years
The number of foreign nationals who sought asylum in Serbia has risen from 5,066 in 2013 to more than 22,148 in the first five months of this year alone.
This data was presented by Senior Protection Officer at the UN's refugee agency UNHCR in Belgrade Anne-Birgitte Krum-Hansen on Monday, citing the data of the Serbian Ministry of the Interior (MUP).
EU official urges governments to deport more migrants to make room for refugees
The European Commission is urging EU governments to send back migrants who cannot claim asylum, taking a tougher line to convince reluctant countries to receive new refugees fleeing Syria and Eritrea.
Turkey urges Europe for help with refugee influx
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu hosted an ad hoc meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on the large-scale arrival of refugees from Syria to Turkey on late June 14.
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Police, migrants clean up Chios reception center
Dozens of policemen on Chios, along with migrants who have arrived on the island, worked together on Saturday to clean a reception center in the Mersinidi area of the island.
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Norway to take in 8,000 Syria refugees by late 2017
Norway has agreed to take in 8,000 Syrian refugees by the end of 2017, under an agreement reached June 10 by most of the Scandinavian country's political parties.
UNHCR steps up presence on Greek islands to cope with refugees (video)
GENEVA, June 5 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency on Friday said it was stepping up its field presence in the eastern Aegean islands of Greece where sea arrivals in recent weeks from Turkey have been averaging some 600 people a day, straining local reception capacities.
UN agency urges EU to host many more refugees
The U.N. refugee agency is urging the European Union to take in far greater numbers of refugees than planned as the number of desperate Syrians fleeing conflict continues to grow.
The EUs 28 nations resettled only around 8,500 people in need of protection last year, according to UNHCR figures, and plans to resettle 20,000 refugees from outside Europe over the next two years.
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French police clear migrant camp in Paris
Dozens of French law enforcement officers on June 2 cleared several hundred African migrants from a camp under a subway bridge in northern Paris.
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Bosnia Charges Serb Over Crimes in Cajnice
The Bosnian State Prosecution has charged Dusko Kornjaca with committing war crimes in Cajnice municipality in the eastern part of the country in 1992.
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Balkans Told to Take Share of Asylum Seekers
The European Commission on Wednesday announced plans to relocate 40,000 asylum seekers from Italy and Greece across Europe, in a move aimed at defusing pressure on these two southern European countries.
Romania has been told to accept 1,704 people, Croatia 748 and Bulgaria 572.
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