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Brussels, 7. Jan 2013, 07:43

EUobserver's Nikolaj Nielsen visited the Greek-Turkish border in November to see what 'Fortress Europe' means in practice for refugees and people smugglers trying to get into the Union.

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Life or death: entering fortress Europe

24. Feb 2015, 08:58

Refugees need solidarity today. Tomorrow they will be the ones contributing to a better future for Europe.

Frontex chief looks beyond EU borders

14. Jan 2013, 08:29

EU border control agency Frontex is looking to buy drones and satellite images to monitor migrant behaviour beyond the Union's borders.

'I have heard about EU austerity, but still I would like to go'

9. Jan 2013, 08:46

Poor labour conditions, racism and squalid housing is making African migrants in Istanbul dream of the EU despite its crisis.

Istanbul: smuggler capital for EU-bound migrants

7. Jan 2013, 07:56

Smuggler groups - kacakci - who get people from Turkey into the EU make more money each time the Union takes steps to protect the border.

About Nikolaj Nielsen

7. Jan 2013, 07:43

Nikolaj Nielsen is a Danish-American journalist working for EUobserver in Brussels. He won a King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

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