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Does the EU have similar deals with other countries to prevent migrants from illegally immigrating to Europe?
Oh, yes.
Libya and again:
the EU and member countries have chosen to furnish money, vessels, training, and aerial surveillance to abusive Libyan armed groups so they can intercept and forcibly return ...
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Is there any legal consequence that can come from Israel not abiding by the latest UN resolution?
It may just have some impact on Israel's international reputation.
Although Israel has been subject to several United Nations Security Council resolutions over the years.
United Nations Security ...
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Does the EU have similar deals with other countries to prevent migrants from illegally immigrating to Europe?
They also have (or had) some deals with countries farther in Africa. They're often not as obvious/explicit as the one with Turkey, but link some EU funds to "migration control".
Article 13 ...
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Why is Austria's foreign minister explicitly not supporting Ukraine's full membership in the European Union?
This is a widespread opinion in Austria. The leader of the opposition Freedom Party of Austria (FPO), Herbert Kickl, also holds this opinion. Although FPO is described as a right-wing party, unlike ...
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Why would Putin or Russia benefit from a weak EU or weak EU countries?
Russia does not (necessarily) benefit per se from problems in the EU or in individual EU countries. What Russia does benefit from is the breaking apart of large, cohesive negotiating groups into ...
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Why wouldn't the EU recommend to Baltic states and Ukraine to give Russian language official status?
To avoid same propaganda narrative as we hear for Ukraine: this is Russia, has always been, this country is an artificial formation ... let them say, they will say this about USA and Antarctica also. ...
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Why did the former SSR countries like Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia face no trouble from Russia joining NATO and EU?
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
These three states' claim to having been occupied has always remained active.
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania were the last republics to be incorporated into the USSR in ...
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