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'They just look and take photos': The Long Journey, part 2

For the second time in two days, the ferry ‘Venizelos’ docks in Piraeus port, Athens, carrying some 2,000 migrants from the island of Lesbos, most of

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Greece

They arrive by their hundreds: The Long Journey, part 1

Jubilant upon arrival, hundreds of migrants per day reach the Greek island of Lesbos and, more importantly for many, the European Union. Traffickers

23/08/2015

My Europe Series

Europe's open border dilemma; is Schengen a success?

Europe’s Schengen zone celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. It allows citizens of 26 European Union countries to travel and go through

27/05/2015

United Arab Emirates

UAE, the first Arab country without visa in the Schengen area

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My Europe Series

Waiting to join Schengen: Romania a new gateway to migrants' heaven and hell

Romania is not yet part of Europe's borderless Schengen area, but it is eager to join it and is showing goodwill in securing Europe's outer border.

10/04/2015

My Europe Series

Lost in France: the nightmare for migrants and local residents in Calais

We had great expectations... good politics, justice and humanity. But some people when they come here..our life is not even like that of a dog.

02/04/2015

My Europe Series

Fleeing Kosovo: over the border and back again

Planes carrying Kosovars, who had illegally migrated to Germany, have begun landing at Pristina airport. An estimated 50,000 to 100,000 people left

27/03/2015

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Is the EU's 'big data' effective in fighting terror?

After the recent attacks in Paris and Copenhagen, Europe has become once again a target for terrorism. The big question for European governments is

20/02/2015

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Le Pen seeks return to internal EU border controls

The leader of France’s Front National has called for border controls to be reinstated in Europe. Some internal EU border controls started to be

13/01/2015

My Europe Series

Fellow citizens or welfare tourists: our perceptions of EU migrants

23/01/2014

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13/05/2013

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Travel requirements for non-EU family members

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PM confident Bulgaria will beat energy dependency

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Interview with Mircea Toma

27/07/2012

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Interview with Livia Saplacan

27/07/2012

My Europe Series

Romania: President and PM's power struggle

27/07/2012

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Breaking Borders

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Victor Ponta: 'Romania is a democracy'

24/07/2012

My Europe Series

Greece's anti-immigrant fence

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My Europe Series

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