Lindsey Hilsum
Berlin 1989 – the miracle that blinded us to the truth about revolution
My generation was blinded by the fall of the Berlin Wall. Bloodless revolutions are few and far between.
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Cameron EU reform plans run into trouble
David Cameron is facing growing opposition to his European Union reform plans from leaders across the continent.
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EU leaders set to approve migrant quotas scheme
EU leaders are expected to approve a plan to distribute 120,000 migrants and refugees across Europe.
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Migrant crisis: EU ministers agree plan
European ministers agree a plan to share out 120,000 asylum seekers across the EU, despite opposition from former communist countries.
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Hungarian PM warns refugees are ‘brutal threat’ to Europe
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban calls the mass migration of thousands of refugees a “brutal threat” to Europe.
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Austria deploys army as part of tougher border controls
Austria is to deploy the army to help deal with the influx of refugees coming from Hungary, as part of a tougher stance on border control.
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Human trafficking: Britain to act on Vietnamese child slaves
As David Cameron pledges to act on the “shocking” issue of children being trafficked from Vietnam to the UK to work in servitude for organised crime gangs, charities warn there is much more to do.
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Migrant crisis sets nation against nation within EU
With hundreds of migrants being rescued daily from overloaded boats in the Mediterranean, the EU is struggling to agree on an adequate response to the new arrivals.
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Russia blacklist: EU criticises ‘unjustified’ travel ban
Nick Clegg is among 89 European Union politicians and other senior figures who have been banned from entering Russia, according to a confidential Russian “stop list”.
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How I lost my daughter after taking her abroad for treatment
Mary Kidson was cleared last year of poisoning her daughter after taking her to Belgium for medical treatment – but despite the landmark ruling they have yet to be reunited. Ciaran Jenkins met her.
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Still fighting over Auschwitz, 70 years on
Vladimir Putin’s absence from events marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp shows how Europe is still bitterly divided over the legacy of the Holocaust.
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No escape for Europe as terrorism on the rise
Terrorist incidents are much higher in European OECD countries than North American and Latin American countries in 2013, according to new figures.
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Lindsey Hilsum
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Punishing drug abuse ‘does not deter users’
The Conservatives and Lib Dems clash on drugs policy as a new Home Office reports finds that criminalising abuse has no impact.
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FactCheck: the truth about immigration
Immigration will be a key battleground in the run-up to the election. How much do you really know?
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FactCheck: who recognises Palestine?
MPs have backed a motion calling for the UK to recognise Palestine. What would it mean and are we behind the curve?
