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Poland reports more migrant crossing attempts from Belarus

There were 267 attempts to cross the border fence from Belarus on Tuesday.

Belarus

Belarus' Lukashenko says EU should take in more migrants

Lukashenko called on the EU to take in 2,000 migrants stranded in Belarus. The EU says Belarus has lured migrants to the country as part of a "hybrid attack" on the bloc.

Poland

Poland 'will not yield to blackmail' over Belarus migrant crisis

He went on to warn that "today the target is Poland, but tomorrow it will be Germany, Belgium, France or Spain".

Poland

Demonstrators on Poland-Belarus border demand more help for migrants

Demonstrators in Poland - close to the Belarusian border - demand that the government does more to help migrants.

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Poland

Donald Tusk driving license suspended for three months for speeding

The former EU official turned Hungarian opposition leader was driving more than double the speed limit in a 50km zone.

Belarus

Poland says migrants are still trying to cross the border from Belarus

"The new method has been adopted by migrants and Belarusian services," Poland's defence minister Mariusz Blaszczak said.

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Europe's week: Belarus border crisis dominates agenda

Tensions between Minsk and Brussels continued to simmer over migrants attempting to cross into the bloc.

Belarus

Poland confirms Belarus border camp cleared as migrants given shelter

The latest moves are being seen as a sign that Lukashenko is now keen to defuse the crisis the EU and the West accuse him of orchestrating.

Latvia

Latvia installs 'temporary' fence on Belarus border to stop migrants

Latvia and other Baltic states have been nervous about a potential influx of migrants from Belarus following the crisis on the Polish border.

Belarus

Belarus: Iraqi migrants caught in border tensions fly home

374 Iraqi migrants boarded the first repatriation flight that left Minsk on Thursday amid severe border tensions with Poland.

Belarus

Lukashenko and Merkel agree to EU talks over Belarus migrant crisis

The announcement for Belarus-EU negotiations comes a day after the bloc announced it would issue a fifth raft of sanctions over the border crisis.

Poland

Water cannon and grenades as tensions rise on Belarus-Poland border

Warsaw says people were armed with gas grenades supplied by Belarus, which they threw over the fence towards Polish guards.

Lithuania

Poland-Belarus: Baltic leaders call on EU to tighten asylum policy

On Monday, hundreds of migrants found themselves trapped at a border crossing unable to go forward or backward between Poland and Belarus.

Belarus

Families mourn young migrants who died at Belarus-Poland border

A Syrian teenager who died trying to cross the frontier was buried in Poland on Monday, while the bodies of two Iraqi men were flown home.

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Scores of migrants leave camp for Belarus-Poland border

Hundreds of migrants remained stranded at Belarus' border with Poland on Monday as the European Union agreed to slap further sanctions on the former Soviet nation. Amid the crisis, Poland has also reinforced its side of the frontier with 15,000 soldiers, in addition to border guards and police.

Poland

Poland arrests three over 'disgraceful' anti-Semitic demonstration

Polish authorities have faced questions as to why it took so long to make the arrests, given that the incident was widely reported in Poland.

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EU to slap Belarus with new raft of sanctions over border crisis

The blacklist of targets believed to be involved in human trafficking will be developed over the coming days.

Poland

Belarus: Iraq to fly migrants home in first repatriation flight

The Iraqi government says a first voluntary repatriation flight for its nationals stranded on the Belarus-Poland border will take place on Thursday.

Poland

Polish PM suggests asking NATO to hold talks on migrant crisis

Poland, Lithuania and Latvia are considering asking NATO to hold emergency talks amid a migration crisis at their borders with Belarus, Poland's prime minister said.

Poland

Migrant rescue operations decrease on Poland-Belarus border

A state of emergency in Poland has prevented aid workers and journalists from getting to the border with Belarus.

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