brussels bureau 25/01/2017 EU officials propose extension of border checks EU officials say Schengen border checks should be extended by three months when they expire next month.
brussels bureau 16/11/2016 British travellers could have to pay five euros to enter EU Britons could have to pay a five-euro fee to enter EU countries in the future, under a new Brussels plan to fight terrorism.
Hungary 17/09/2016 Flash mobs in Budapest one year after migrant fence went up One year after a fence went up on the Hungarian-Serbian border to stop the flow of migrants, flash mobs have turned out in Budapest.
brussels bureau 20/05/2016 EU agrees 'emergency brake'on visa-free travel within Schengen zone EU Ministers have agreed on an ‘emergency brake’ for visa waiver programmes for some countries.
perspectives 11/03/2016 Migrants risk all to cross the Aegean Sea As the flow of migrants continues to flow across the Aegean Sea between Turkey and Greece Europe’s news crews are following the story.
the-network 10/03/2016 Is the European Union doomed? This is the final episode of ‘The Network’, euronews’ hard talk with a matrix of newsmakers. The headlines: Nearly 60 years on, the European Union
Greece 10/03/2016 German Chancellor criticises closure of Balkans route for migrants Macedonian officials have closed the border with Greece, while Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia have also imposed tough restrictions
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 news 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
