world news 09/03/2016 As Balkans route closes, 'migrants will seek other ways to Europe' Countries in eastern Europe are now on alert for any new migration routes opening up after the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia or “FYROM”
world news 09/03/2016 Protests at Greek-Macedonian border as Balkans migrant route "closed" There is now a bottleneck of more than 15,000 migrants along the Greek-Macedonian border
brussels bureau 04/03/2016 EU plan to save Schengen unveiled ahead of crunch summit It is a last-ditch attempt to save Schengen. The European Commission has unveiled a timetable to restore the fraying open border zone by the end of
Germany 01/03/2016 EU must help Greece over refugees and 'reinstate Schengen', says Merkel Angela Merkel has called for a return to Europe’s Schengen system of open borders as soon as possible. The German chancellor said the pictures of
brussels bureau 01/03/2016 EU's Tusk kicks off shuttle diplomacy tour as Brussels seeks to save Schengen The president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, has kicked off a week of shuttle diplomacy as the EU seeks to get a grip on the refugee crisis
world news 23/02/2016 German interior minister backs stricter border controls as Denmark extends checks Denmark has announced that it will extend temporary controls at the German border for at least ten more days.
Austria 16/02/2016 Schengen: the beginning of the end? Austria to begin tighter border checks Austria announces tighter border controls, sparking fears for the future of the Schengen zone.
world news 15/02/2016 Migration crisis: Plan for reinforced border north of Greece Visegrad group calls for new border fence north of Greece Plan B is response to chaotic EU migration policy Proposal could split Schengen zone
World 03/02/2016 Scrapping Schengen would 'cost €110 billion' A permanent return to frontier controls in Europe would cost countries in the Schengen open-borders area about 110 billion euros ($120 billion) over
brussels bureau 02/02/2016 Saving Schengen: MEPs call for stricter migration measures MEPs are calling for stricter migration measures to save the Schengen zone. It is a turbulent time for the passport-free area. The migrant crisis has
brussels bureau 28/01/2016 Pushing back refugee boats would be illegal, says Greek minister euronews’ Efi Koutsokosta spoke to Greece’s EU affairs minister, Nikos Xydakis, about an EU report that accuses Athens of failing to register
brussels bureau 28/01/2016 Europe running out of time to solve refugee crisis, warns EU's Timmermans Europe does not have “endless amounts of time” to come up with a solution to the influx of refugees and migrants to the continent, a top EU official
brussels bureau 25/01/2016 Greece under pressure to act on refugees Greece is under pressure to do more to stem the flow of migrants to northern Europe as the EU mulls extending temporary border controls inside its
World 25/01/2016 Video explainer: All you need to know about under-threat Schengen Here we take a look at Europe’s passport-free Schengen zone, which is facing its biggest ever threat. What is the Schengen zone? It is a zone within
world news 19/01/2016 Tusk gives the EU two months to 'save Schengen' EU chief Donald Tusk says the bloc has "no more than two months" to solve the migrant crisis and save its passport-free Schengen zone.
brussels bureau 06/01/2016 Saving Schengen: Denmark, Sweden and Germany in emergency border talks Officials from Denmark, Sweden and Germany have been at emergency talks in Brussels – amid mounting concerns over new border controls. It comes after
Switzerland 04/12/2015 Swiss government says will impose immigrant quotas if no EU deal reached Switzerland, not part of the EU but part of its free-trade and Schengen zones, has long been at the spearpoint of European-wide hesitation about the
Insight 04/12/2015 IOM warns of tensions at Greek-Macedonian border The International Organisation for Migration says the situation at the Greek-Macedonian border is becoming extremely tense as thousands of migrants
state of the union 04/12/2015 Europe on all fronts Europe is still in the grip of migration crisis, NATO closed ranks behind Turkey over the downing of th Russian fighter jet, and Danes said NO to
brussels bureau 03/12/2015 Greece asks for EU help with refugees Greece has asked for more EU help to deal with the influx of refugees to its shores. It activated on Thursday the bloc’s so-called Civil Protection
