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Thursday, May 12, 2016

EU extends border controls in Austria, Germany, Scandinavia

[People walk on their way to Idomeni camp, Greece, after trying to cross the Macedonia's border, Wednesday, May 11, 2016. Around 9500 stranded refugees and migrants are camped at the makeshift refugee camp of the northern Greek border point of Idomeni. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)]BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has decided with immediate effect to allow Austria, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway to keep border controls in place for up to six months to deal with the migrant influx.


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