Tag Archives: Belarus

EU upping sanctions in Belarus border row

European Union foreign ministers are set to adopt a fresh package of sanctions against Belarus after more than a week of escalating tensions over migrants at the group's eastern border. Belavia, Belarus's state airline,

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Body found amid Poland-Belarus stand-off

Body found amid Poland-Belarus stand-off

The body of a young Syrian man has been found in the woods near the Polish border with Belarus, the latest victim in a political stand-off at the European Union's eastern border.The regime in Minsk has for months been encouraging illegal migration across the border into the EU nations of …

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EU flags airline blacklists as part of moves on Belarus

The European Union wants to blacklist airlines that carry migrants to Belarus who later attempt to cross the EU border, Reuters reports. The European Commission also said sanctions "should be used with the Belarus regime" and "there will be a proposal" to extend existing sanctions.

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Iraq suspends direct flights with Belarus over migrant crisis

Iraq's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday announced the suspension of direct flights to Belarus to protect Iraqi migrants from human trafficking gangs. Iraqi embassies in Russia and Poland are coordinating efforts for the voluntary return of the Iraqi migrants stranded on the Belarus-Poland borders,

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