Dimitris Avramopoulos
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Refugees defiant in face of UN order to return to Tripoli
- Africa
- September 2, 2019, 20:02
It was a walk of courage and determination. Days after a migrant detention centre bombing in eastern Tripoli on July 2nd, hundreds of survivors walked(...)

Commission seeks to clamp down on ‘golden passport’ schemes
- Economy
- January 24, 2019, 12:10
The European Commission is seeking to clamp down on “golden passports” and “golden residence” cash-for-visa investor schemes run by EU member states. (...)

EU to give tech giants just 60 minutes to take terrorist content offline
- Technology
- September 12, 2018, 12:45
Technology giants such as Google, Facebook and Twitter will have just one hour to take down terrorist propaganda from the internet or face substantial(...)

Refugee issue dominates informal talks ahead of EU summit
- Europe
- June 24, 2018, 21:04
As Italy and Malta again turned back a shipful of 239 rescued refugees, European leaders from 17 member states met on Sunday in Brussels hoping agains(...)

The European Commission plans to almost triple spending in the next seven-year budget on asylum, migration and EU border controls, from €13 billion to(...)

Debate on migration at leaders’ dinner distinctly unpalatable
- Europe
- December 15, 2017, 01:00
Much of the agenda of European Council meetings is “precooked”. Ministers and their sherpas prepare the ground for leaders who assemble to sign off on(...)

Global cyber sting shuts down dark web bazaars
- Technology
- July 20, 2017, 19:12
A global cyber crime investigation led by US and European officials has shut down Alphabay and Hansa Market, illegal marketplaces on the so-called dar(...)

EU warns Czech Republic over refusal to accept refugees
- Europe
- June 9, 2017, 14:00
The European Commission has urged the Czech Republic to drop its refusal to accept refugees under an EU relocation programme, as the bloc prepares to (...)

Three countries have taken in no asylum seekers under EU scheme
- Europe
- May 17, 2017, 17:44
Three countries – Hungary, Poland and Austria – have not taken in a single asylum seeker under an EU relocation scheme agreed at the height of the re(...)

Expanded laptop ban could affect 59 European airports
- World
- May 17, 2017, 08:27
The US is considering expanding the ban on laptops in airline cabins on flights not only from Europe but from other regions despite objections. US an(...)