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The EU agreement with Turkey on Syrian refugees

There was hope garnered with a smile of satisfaction as German Chancellor Angela Merkel, European Council President Donald Tusk and Turkish Prime

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UN urges restraint in Syrian conflict as peace talks stumble on

Euronews correspondent Sándor Zsiros spoke with UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson during his visit to Brussels this week. In this excerpt of

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Merkel visits Syrian refugees in Turkey amid tension over EU migrant deal

German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Turkey on Saturday to see how Syrian refugees are being treated and to try to soothe tensions over the

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Turkey moves closer to EU visa-free travel

Turkey is moving closer to being granted visa-free travel to the European Union. It could be in force by the end of June. The bloc’s executive, the

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MEPs scrutinise EU-Turkey migration deal

The EU’s deal to send migrants back from Greece to Turkey For every Syrian migrant sent back, one already in Turkey will be resettled inside the

Greece

45 deported migrants returned to Turkey under EU deal

Forty-five migrants have arrived back in Turkey from the Greek island of Lesbos. The male Pakistanis were on the first of several boats to ferry

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Greece ferries second boat of migrants to Turkey under EU deal

Pro-migrant activists jumped into the water off the Greek island of Lesbos in an attempt to prevent a migrant ship setting sail for Turkey. They

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Erdogan warns Turkey won't respect migrant deal unless EU keeps promises

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned on Thursday that his country will not go through with implementing the migrant deal reached with

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Migrant arrivals to Greece slow amid tighter security on Turkish coast

Tighter security along Turkey’s coast is a key factor behind a sharp fall in the number of migrants arriving in Greece under the EU’s deal with

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Return of the migrants

Turkey receives the first group of migrants rejected from Greece on Monday under a landmark EU deal aimed at stopping the huge influx of migrants

Turkey

Deported migrants are sent to holding centre in Turkey

The first migrants deported from Greek islands back to Turkey under a controversial deal with the EU have now been sent to a holding centre in

Greece

Migrants arrive in Turkey after being sent back under EU deal

Migrants sent back from Greece began arriving in Turkey on Monday after the EU’s disputed deal with Ankara to stem the influx of asylum seekers into

Greece

Migrant deportations from Greece to Turkey begin under EU deal

Greece began returning migrants to Turkey early on Monday morning as the EU’s deal with Ankara to stem the influx of asylum seekers into Europe came

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Greek parliament to vote on EU-Turkey migrant accord

The Greek parliament is expected to vote on Friday on measures putting into practice the EU’s accord with Turkey on the return of refugees and

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Sharp rise in new migrant arrivals to Greece despite EU-Turkey deal

The number of migrants and refugees landing on Greek shores has risen sharply, just days before Turkey is due to start taking back those arriving

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EU wades into Erdogan satirical song spat

European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker has warned the Turkish government against attempting to muzzle the international media.

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All you need to know about the EU-Turkey refugee deal

The first migrant-asylum seeker exchange took place between the EU and Turkey on Monday, April 4, 2016. It comes two weeks after a landmark deal on

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Questions and criticism as EU-Turkey migration deal takes effect

From today, Sunday, migrants crossing the Aegean Sea to Greece face being sent back to Turkey under a controversial deal between the EU and Ankara

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Refugees could be returned from Greece to Turkey as soon as Sunday under new EU deal

EU leaders and Turkey’s prime minister have approved a controversial deal on refugees which will see all migrants arriving in Greece from Sunday

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Europe Weekly: The EU and Turkey strike controversial deal over refugees

In this week’s edition of Europe Weekly: the EU and Turkey strike a deal over the refugee crisis; a Syrian doctor seeking refuge in Belgium tells his