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Austria opposes Schengen addition of 3 more EU countries

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Gerhard Karner, Austria’s interior minister, has declared that his country will not support an enlargement of the Schengen region at this time due to inadequate border controls. Following Ylva Johansson’s declaration that it was time for Bulgaria, Croatia, and Romania to ratify the accord, he made his statement shortly after. Karner stated in an interview with Austria’s Kurier newspaper... 

Illegal Immigration on the rise in the EU

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According to Frontex, the EU’s border agency, the number of unauthorized entry points increased significantly in the first nine months of 2022 compared to the same period last year. “Preliminary figures show that during the first nine months of this year, the European Union’s external borders recorded roughly 228,240 irregular entries. This is the biggest number for the first three... 

Illegal Migration Surging in Balkans

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The Balkan Peninsula is seeing a major surge in illegal migration, according to reports. Migrant traffic and border pressure are increasing across Europe, as Infowars has previously reported. Serbian authorities say more than 7,000 ‘refugees’ are known to be in the country right now, up 55 percent from a year ago. While officials have blamed the conflict in Ukraine for intensifying refugee... 

Tanks, fighter jets spotted near Kosovo border as tensions flare between Serbia and breakaway region

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Serbia has been moving tanks and other military hardware towards the Kosovo border, videos circulating online suggest. Tensions between the country and the breakaway region soared after Kosovo banned Serbian license plates. A large number of Serbian main battle tanks were spotted heading towards the Kosovo border on Saturday. Videos circulating online show multiple pieces of armor carried on flatbed... 

Bloody Battle Between African, Balkan Gangs in Small Swiss City

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An ongoing conflict between gangs of Africans and Kosovars has led to a shooting in Delémont, a minor Swiss city near the French border. Members of both groups engaged in battle on Sunday night, according to 20 Minutes. Armed with bats, knifes, and other weapons, the rival factions squared off in the cantonal capital, population roughly 12,000. A young man from Kosovo is believed to have opened fire... 

Migrants Exploiting Balkans Route as Slovenia Tightens Border Controls

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The Balkan Peninsula is seeing an increase in migrant traffic, particularly by young males traveling to Croatia and beyond, according to officials. Border police officer Gilio Toic-Sintic appeared on Austrian news to warn about an endless “flow of refugees” accumulating in Bosnian towns along the Croatian border as they push on towards the EU frontier. “We have picked up 7,200 migrants... 

Italy: Salvini Wants Wall on Balkan Border!

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Italy’s populist deputy prime minister and minister of the interior Matteo Salvini has proposed a border barrier to halt illegal immigration from the Balkans, similar to the one U.S. President Donald Trump wants along the Mexican-American frontier. Salvini, whose League (La Lega) turned in one of the best performances of any European political party in the recent European Parliament elections, has... 

Illegal Migration Along Balkan Route Increasing, Hungary Warns

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According to Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister Gyorgy Bakondi, the fact that military personnel will also be taking part in the defence of the southern border from Saturday is enabling the reallocation of various police units from the border. Speaking on Hungarian M1 television’s Saturday evening current affairs program, Bakondi said: “Over the next three months a significant number... 

Immigrant Suspected of Five Rapes in Swedish Ski Village

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Swedish police have arrested a man with an “immigrant background” following a series of rapes in the resort village of Sälen, according to local media. The suspect was originally detained on probable grounds in five different rapes that occurred between January 31 and February 14. After appealing the warrant, his charges were lowered to two offenses, but he is still under suspicion for... 

Slovenia Arming Border Amid Migrant Surge

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Slovenia is strengthening its southern border, deploying more armed patrols to combat an increasing flow of migrants through the Balkans, according to local media. The tiny Central European nation, which lies at the frontier of the Schengen Area, is facing a potentially catastrophic situation as Hungarian and Austrian officials have issued warnings that tens of thousands of migrants are working to... 

70,000 Migrants Preparing to Swarm Europe Via "Soros Express," Hungary Warns

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A mass of 70,000 migrants has gathered in the Balkans where they are preparing to swarm Europe via the “Soros Express,” Hungarian officials are warning. Hungary announced it has mobilized 2,300 troops to be deployed to its southern border on short notice as thousands of migrants threaten to penetrate into Croatia from Bosnia, where they have been accumulating for months and are now actively... 

U.S. Transfers ISIS and Al-Qaeda Terrorists from Syria to Balkans

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Breaking news concerning the new plan of Washington emerged yesterday afternoon on Telegram. According to Middle East review Telegram channel, CIA and other U.S. intelligence agencies have trained a group of ISIS and Al-Qaeda terrorists somewhere in the south-eastern part of Syria to send them to the Balkans. It’s not surprising, as the Pentagon has created perfect conditions for conducting such... 

Legendary US Army Commander Says Russia Would “Annihilate” US In Head-To-Head Battle

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Late in September, we brought you “US Readies Battle Plans For Baltic War With Russia” in which we described a series of thought experiments undertaken by The Pentagon in an effort to determine what the likely outcome would be should something go horribly “wrong” on the way to landing the US in a shooting war with Russia in the Balkans. The results of those thought experiments were not encouraging.... 

Flooding kills 10 in Bulgaria's Varna

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Cars skid in the water in the flooded area of the Black sea town of Varna, Bulgaria, Thursday, June 19, 2014. At least ten people have died and several are missing after heavy rain and flooding hit Bulgaria’s northeastern city of Varna. Ivan Portnih, the mayor of Varna, said heavy rainfall in the Black Sea resort city triggered a flood wave late on Thursday in one of its low-lying suburbs, killing... 

44 die in Balkans historic flooding

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Civilians in Bosnia being rescued by local authorities. The death toll from record flooding in the Balkans rises to 44 as more bodies have been recovered from the Serbian town of Obrenovac. Serbia’s Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday that 12 corpses were recovered in the town of Obrenovac, near the capital, Belgrade, bringing the toll in Serbia to 16. He expressed concern over how many... 
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