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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is the problem and not the solution of the crisis in Syria. That French President Francois Hollande said Friday during a visit to Athens.

The hurricane heading for the west coast of Mexico has become a hurricane late Thursday of the fifth category. That's the hardest type there is. The authorities have declared a state of emergency.

The west coast of Mexico is preparing for the arrival of Patricia, a category four hurricane. Thursday afternoon the storm was about 385 kilometers from the southwestern port city of Lázaro Cárdenas. A hurricane category four has a constant wind speed of 201 to 249 kilometers per hour. Category five is the most severe type.

The prestigious Lomonosov University in Moscow denies that scientists from the biology faculty must submit the results of their research for publication to the secret service FSB. The persistent rumors now doing the rounds after some scientists in connection with their investigations have been accused of espionage and treason.

By remaining legislation in the EU Member States may still illegal timber entering Europe. Greece, Hungary, Romania and Spain have adopted in the 2010 European directive that prohibits this still not been fully transposed into their own legislation.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has again called for amendment of the European refugee policy. He especially thinks that within the European Union, the voters should be more involved in the debate on the future of the continent. If not, then Europe is waiting for a political crisis and a threat to the democratic order.

Slovenia, the European Union requested the assistance of police officers. The country is the influx of refugees from Croatia not only at the border crossing. That Minister Vesna Györkös of Interior said Thursday.

Women and children living in a refugee camp near Calais receive at the end of the week of heated tents to sleep in. The French minister Bernard Cazeneuve of the Interior wants the 6,000 refugees in the camp as protection against the cold that is coming up.

The international community Wednesday at a conference in Brussels on Somali refugees 94 million in assistance. The cost of a broad two -year action plan for Somalia that was discussed amounts incidentally over 445 million euros.

European leaders dealing with asylum and migration meet again to discuss the refugee crisis. Luxembourg currently chairs the European Union, is organizing on November 9 an additional council in Brussels.

Iranian spiritual leader Ali Khamenei approve the atom treaty his country with six world powers and the European Union well. He has instructed the Convention to perform under some conditions. That is on the website of the main ayatollah.

The European Union further 60 million aside for assistance to Somali refugees in Kenya and Somalia itself. Abroad Chef Federica Mogherini makes announced Wednesday at a conference in Brussels on Somali refugees.

Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar has criticized the refugee policy of neighboring Croatia . In an interview with the German newspaper Die Welt , he said Wednesday that Croatia does not respond to the request for enhanced information exchange and cooperation in the field of refugees.

Nineteen Member States of the European Union deliver 291 border guards who are directly employed in Italy and Greece. The EU's border control agency Frontex early last month to 775 people , but the EU countries were initially barely commitments.

The rail strike in Belgium caused Tuesday nuisance especially in Wallonia , but also rail traffic between Antwerp and Brussels hampered . That let the Belgian rail company SNCB .

Brussels paid by vocational training programs in rural areas are too costly and add little to the existing offer. Moreover, they are often awarded to already established education providers . It pronounces judgment ECA Tuesday .

The Slovenian government wants the army committed to the control of the border , because the border police this not only can handle. That the Slovenian prime minister Miro Cerar Tuesday on the radio said.

The internationally recognized Libya's parliament approved the proposal of the United Nations to form a unity government Monday rejected . The parliament , seated in the east of the country , wants to continue with the UN-sponsored peace talks with the rival government in the capital Tripoli . The UN had proposed a unity government to end the war in the North African country , accompanied by six potential candidates for key positions.

Turkey wants to help best- funded by the EU to limit the influx of refugees to Europe but wants to prevent Turkey ' concentration camps ' emerge where all migrants can be collected. "It can not be that the European Union Turkey gives money to keep all the refugees here," said Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu . "We can not accomodate everyone and create a kind of concentration camps. "

Iran expects to execute the historic nuclear deal with six world powers later this year. The agreement provides for the dismantling of Iran's nuclear program in exchange for relief from sanctions against the country . That said, Iran's top nuclear negotiator Abbas Araqchi Monday after meeting with top officials from the United States, Russia, China , Britain , Germany and France in Vienna.

The general strikes in Liege, Belgium care Monday morning for much traffic . Both train staff in the region as members of the socialist trade union ABVV strike Monday . There is virtually no drive trains and demonstrators blocked Monday also the E40 motorway at Herstal. Liège is virtually unattainable .

CEO Rainer Wendt of the German Police Union ( DPolG ) , the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel called on to put a wall on the border with Austria to stop refugees. Wendt says in the newspaper Welt am Sonntag that the wall is necessary to prevent major social unrest and other domestic problems.

Volkswagen has with the manipulation of the emissions of its diesel cars also violated European law. It has written to the German transport minister Alexander Dobrindt Friday to his European colleagues. The newspaper Bild am Sonntag Sunday it has revealed. A spokesman for the minister confirmed the news.

Thousands of refugees have arrived in Slovenia after Hungary joined in the night from Friday to Saturday to the border with Croatia. Around 2700 people came on Saturday . More refugees are expected. That the BBC reported Sunday . Many migrants try through Slovenia continued to travel through Europe , often with Austria and Germany as the intended final destination .

Certainly twelve people Saturday near the Ukrainian port city of Odessa was killed when the boat in which they were sunk . On board were 36 people . Their nationality was not disclosed by the local authorities. A cause is not known .

The first free presidential elections in Guinea in almost sixty years have yielded a victory for incumbent President Alpha Condé . He may lead the West African country into another five years , it emerged Saturday after the counting of the votes .

Who is not eligible for asylum in Germany , should as soon as possible out of the country again . The tax due to the large numbers of refugees is enormous . That said German Chancellor Angela Merkel Friday during a speech to the Junge Union , the youth organization of the CDU and CSU , in Hamburg.

The Italian police has more than 20 tons of hashish were seized. The drugs were hidden in the hull of a freighter and have an estimated street value of 200 million euros , police said Friday .

The number of refugees staying in a refugee camp near the French port of Calais , doubled to 6000. That's the prefect of the region said Friday.

A quarter of the population of the European Union live around the poverty line and is at risk of social exclusion. That the EU's statistics agency , Eurostat, reported Friday.