Republic of North Macedonia Balkan route now 'busiest irregular passage to EU' for migrants Migrants in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) have been seen surging onto a railway line in the southern town of Gevgelia, desperate 14/08/2015
My Europe Series Climate change and migration : A hot issue for Europe Is Europe worried about the problem of migration due to climate change? And is the status of a climate refugee recognised by international law?” 10/07/2015
state of the union Europe Weekly: Greece debt crisis rumbles on In this edition of Europe Weekly, Greece’s debt deal negotiations remain deadlocked; Hungary riles Europe once more after announcing it would build a 19/06/2015
My Europe Series Refugee or migrant: what's the difference? “What is the difference between migrants and refugees?”, asks Panos in Athens. “Are all the European countries applying the same procedures to deal 12/06/2015
Europe News EU calls for 40,000 asylum seekers from Italy, Greece to be relocated EU member states should take in some 40,000 asylum seekers, mainly from Syria and Eritrea, who land in Italy and Greece over the next two years, the 27/05/2015
Unreported Europe Djibouti refugees: a confluence of the desperate Djibouti has long been a transit point for migrants on the move from Africa to the Arabian Peninsula and beyond. Since the intensification of 15/05/2015
My Europe Series Migrant crisis: Flaws in EU policy This week on Utalk, many of you have commented on our latest edition of Reporter, which focused on the dramatic situation of migrants in Calais, in 10/04/2015
state of the union Europe faces renewed calls to ease Syrian refugee mega-crisis Europe must do more to help Syrians escape the country’s brutal civil war, says the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. In an interview 09/04/2015
My Europe Series Libya on the brink: amid civil war fears and growing ISIL threat what's the EU doing? Four years after the violent overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi Libya is once again in the grip of a bloody power struggle. With rival administrations 19/03/2015
Unreported Europe Shelling or shelter: the impossible choice facing battle-weary Ukrainians In war-ravaged areas of east Ukraine people face not only incredible hardship but also a torturous dilemma: to flee or to stay. While no one wants to 13/03/2015
Unreported Europe Shipwreck start-up: hope for African migrants building a new life in Germany There were 350 people on my boat... I still think about those who fell into the water. I saw a child with his mother. We couldn't save them. A little baby, one year old. In that boat, you couldn't sav 09/01/2015
Unreported Europe Welcome to Germany? The social network response to Syrian refugee surge The war in Syria and other conflicts have caused a surge in the number of people seeking asylum in the European Union. At around half a million, the 19/12/2014
Europe News Press freedom in Hungary "at risk" says Council of Europe Media freedoms are at risk in Hungary. Thats the message coming from the Council of Europe after the publication of a new report raising significant 15/12/2014
My Europe Series What happens to Syrian refugees? The fate of people fleeing the conflict in Syria is the subject in this edition of Utalk. The question comes from John in Dublin: “Over 3 million 07/11/2014
Unreported Europe Sweden's Södertälje shelters Christian refugees from Syria and Iraq Robert Kouki and his family fled northern Syria. They are safe now in Sweden, in the town of Södertälje. The industrial centre is well known among 10/10/2014
Unreported Europe Refugee rage: hostility to displaced Syrians rising in Turkey In southern Turkey anger is growing against Syrian refugees who have been streaming across the border since their country erupted into bloody civil 02/08/2014
Unreported Europe Lampedusa: the 'forgotten' island A group of Syrian migrants on the Italian island of Lampedusa have finally been able to leave to seek asylum in Sicily. They are able to apply for 15/11/2013
My Europe Series How can Europe help deal with the Syrian refugee crisis The tide of Syrian refugees traumatised from the civil war has reached two million, half of them children. It is a crushing burden on neighbouring 10/10/2013
Unreported Europe Lebanon struggles to cope with rising number of Syrian refugees In the city of Saida, in the south of Lebanon, local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have joined together to coordinate humanitarian aid for 09/10/2013
Unreported Europe The plight of Syrian refugees who flee to Lebanon Every day hundreds of refugees arrive at the gates of the High Commissioner for Refugees of the United Nations in Beirut. While the conflict is 04/10/2013
Unreported Europe Healing the wounds of war A heart-wrenching story of despair and hope. This week, Reporter takes us to the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country torn apart by civil war. The 17/09/2013
Unreported Europe Sister Angelique - a force to be reckoned with The UN’s refugee agency the UNHCR has recognised the work of Sister Angélique Namaika in the Democratic Republic of Congo by naming her the recipient 17/09/2013
Unreported Europe Iranian voices from Turkey “I crossed the border illegally with the smugglers. It took us about eight days going from a north western city near the Iranian border to get to 07/06/2013
My Europe Series Asylum: Fixing a broken system Last year, 330,000 people sought asylum in Europe. Thousands arrived in Greece, however only 152 were able to apply for asylum. Of these, just two 08/05/2013
My Europe Series Refugees taking a risk on Europe Escaping unimaginable horror leaving families and loved ones behind in a desperate search for safety…There are an estimated 15 million refugees in 27/06/2012
Unreported Europe Jordan's Syrian refugee dilemma Daraa in Syria, where the uprising against President Bashar al Assad first erupted, is a short distance from the border with Jordan. Every day 19/05/2012
