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Croatia

Hungarian Prime Minister announces closure of border with Croatia

Another morning breaks across Europe, the migrants and refugees keep streaming in and the EU remains in chaos over how to deal with the crisis

Hungary

Clashes provoke '30-day suspension' of Hungary-Serbia border crossing

Budapest "orders a 30-day suspension" of the Roszke-Horgos border crossing after violent clashes break out on the Hungary-Serbia border.

Germany

Germany introduces 'temporary' controls along Austrian border

Ahead of an EU Interior Ministers’ crisis meeting on Monday the strain of absorbing so many refugees may be starting to tell in Germany. Berlin is

Hungary

Hungary buses refugees from cornfield to official transit centre

In Hungary, hundreds of refugee continued crossing from Serbia on Thursday. They were heading for a makeshift camp which has been home to thousands

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Denmark

Danish authorities reopen border with Germany

Danish authorities have reopened motorway and rail links with Germany. The border crossings were closed on Wednesday in a bid to stem a flow of

Turkey

Turkish soldier missing on Syrian border after shootout with ISIL

Two wounded Turkish soldiers have been rushed to hospital in Turkey’s southeastern province of Kilis after cross-border fire from ISIL extremists in

World News

Australian Border Force scores 'own goal' over mass visa checks in Melbourne

Protesters celebrate the cancellation of mass visa checks in the Australian city of Melbourne. The Australian Border Force abandoned the

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: migrant crisis spins out of control

My Europe Series

Can walls stop migrants from reaching Europe?

This week on Utalk, a question from Laura in Lyon, France: “To prevent the influx of migrants, countries like Hungary are erecting walls. Is this

Hungary

Hungary: Razor wire fence fails to halt migrant and refugee influx into EU

A relentless flow of desperate migrants continued to cross into Hungary on Friday morning, crawling underneath a razor wire fence on the border with

Venezuela

1000 Colombians deported as Venezuelan President Maduro keeps border closed

A week into the border closure between Venezuela and Colombia and around a thousand Colombians have been deported as of Wednesday. Venezuelan

Hungary

Record numbers of migrants arriving in Europe

Records have again been broken for the number of migrants flooding into Europe. In Serbia more than 3,200 arrived from the Former Yugoslav Republic

Turkey

Turkey: tit-for-tat attacks continue along Syrian border

A soldier has been killed and another wounded in Turkey by cross-border gunfire near the border town of Kilis. BREAKING – Local sources: Armed

Hungary

Hungarian fence is 'barrier to asylum seekers' says UNHCR

Hungary has announced plans to build a fence four-metres high along its border with Serbia to keep out illegal migrants. Many of those seeking to

Italy

More than a statistic: The human cost of migration to Italy

Hundreds die attempting to cross the Mediterranean from north Africa. Thousands are saved, but Italy is struggling to cope with escalating migrant arrivals.

Italy

6,000 migrants plucked to safety from Mediterranean in last 5 days

Nearly 6,000 migrants have been rescued from the Mediterranean Sea over the past five days, including a newborn baby. On Wednesday (April 15) 400

My Europe Series

Waiting to join Schengen: Romania a new gateway to migrants' heaven and hell

Romania is not yet part of Europe's borderless Schengen area, but it is eager to join it and is showing goodwill in securing Europe's outer border.

Poland

EU funds observation towers along Poland's border with Kaliningrad

My Europe Series

All at sea: Europe's struggle to cope with growing migrant crisis

Thousands of desperate migrants continue to undertake the relatively short but highly dangerous voyage from north Africa to southern Europe

My Europe Series

Fleeing Kosovo: over the border and back again

Planes carrying Kosovars, who had illegally migrated to Germany, have begun landing at Pristina airport. An estimated 50,000 to 100,000 people left