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EU's Schengen area is likely to unravel

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EU

Greece's move put off reported attempts by some EU countries to have the country suspended from the 26-state Schengen single-travel area. However, this year's refugee and migrant…

EU would be badly prepared for a fresh migrant crisis

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EU

The EU’s Dublin regulation, which determines the member state responsible for an asylum application, has never worked satisfactorily. Attempts at a fundamental overhaul have…

Prospects for Europe in the third quarter

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PROSPECTS Q3 2015

Prospects for Europe in the third quarter.

Western Balkans will toughen migration controls

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WESTERN BALKANS

Almost 150,000 irregular migrants entered the EU through the Western Balkans in 2022, a 135% increase on 2021. In response, Brussels has stepped up cooperation with regional…

Divisions may limit rise of Europe's populist parties

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EU

Divisions between populist parties.

Low euro-area growth supports case for ECB action

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EURO-AREA

This is the same pace as in the third quarter, marking the eleventh consecutive quarter of expansion. For January-December, growth accelerated to 1.5% from 0.9% in 2014, in line…

Open Greek-Turkish conflict will probably be avoided

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GREECE

He was speaking ahead of visits to Rome, Malta and Algiers, and against the background of talks with non-permanent members of the UN Security Council, over the territorial dispute…

Erdogan provocation scores at home but not with Athens

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GREECE/TURKEY

The two nations have maintained a correct but tense relationship for nearly a century, only narrowly avoiding hostilities following the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 and…

Sheer numbers in Greece will defeat EU migrant policy

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EU/GREECE

Yesterday, the Macedonian authorities began demanding additional documentation from migrants. An interior ministry spokeswoman said they were temporarily denying entry to…

Southern Europe faces long recovery after COVID-19

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EU

The pre-pandemic state of many southern economies, embodied by high levels of debt and low growth potential, will make it more difficult for these countries to offset the…