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The Greek police minister, Christos Papoutsis, said at the weekend: "A mass influx is noted daily on the Greek land border with Turkey by third-country nationals attempting to illegally enter the country with the aim of accessing other EU countries."
Armed EU guards to patrol Greece-Turkey border Ian Traynor in Brussels 2010
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Starting in June, the U.S. will have to sanction any third-country banks and companies dealing with Iran’s Central Bank, which is meant to cripple that country’s oil sales.
Pepe Escobar: The Myth of “Isolated” Iran Pepe Escobar 2012
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U.S. officials said Monday that more than a half-million people, most of them third-country nationals, have fled Libya since the uprising against Moammar Gadhafi's government began in February.
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AGOA is up for renewal soon, or more precisely an extension -- the third-country fabric exemption.
Atim Oton: The AGOA Problem: Africa's Hidden Secret Atim Oton 2011
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Qatar, for example, has chartered commercial ferries to help evacuate third-country nationals, including 2,500 Egyptian workers, stranded in Libya during the fighting.
Qatar Lines Up Behind U.N. Push Margaret Coker 2011
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U.S. officials said Monday that more than a half-million people, most of them third-country nationals, have fled Libya since the uprising against Moammar Gadhafi's government began in February.
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Activities in Iraq and Afghanistan involve hundreds of thousands of U.S. military and federal civilian employees from Defense, State, the Agency for International Development, Treasury, Justice, Agriculture, and other departments; American, host-country, and third-country contractors; and a variety of non-governmental and international organizations.
David Isenberg: The State Department Takes Charge: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid David Isenberg 2010
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That makes made-in-Europe goods less expensive compared with American alternatives in Europe and key third-country markets.
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Activities in Iraq and Afghanistan involve hundreds of thousands of U.S. military and federal civilian employees from Defense, State, the Agency for International Development, Treasury, Justice, Agriculture, and other departments; American, host-country, and third-country contractors; and a variety of non-governmental and international organizations.
David Isenberg: The State Department Takes Charge: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid David Isenberg 2010
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AGOA is up for renewal soon, or more precisely an extension -- the third-country fabric exemption.
Atim Oton: The AGOA Problem: Africa's Hidden Secret Atim Oton 2011
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