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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

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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

Europe

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

Europe

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

Europe

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

Poland

Frenchman tries to smuggle Russian wife into EU in suitcase

A Frenchman has tried to smuggle his Russian wife across Poland’s border in a suitcase. The couple was travelling in a train from Moscow to Nice with

Liberia

Liberia re-opens land border following deadly Ebola outbreak

Liberia has reopened its land border with Sierra Leone after several months of closure. The move is a sign things are returning to normal following

23 February 2015

Hungary

Kosovo emptying out, hopes for independent future exhausted

Migrants from Kosovo walk into the dawn. Hungary has intercepted more than 10,000 of them since the beginning of this year, according to data given

17 February 2015

Kosovo

Serbia, Hungary demand help from EU to stem migrant 'exodus' from Kosovo

Serbia and Hungary are demanding the European Union does more to stop what they described as an “exodus of migrants” from Kosovo. More than 30,000

12 February 2015

Italy

Italy's costly, deadly battle with migrant traffickers

Finally safe on dry land in Gallipoli, Italy… The vessel Blue Sky M had its steering locked on a collision course for the Italian Adriatic shore

Gaza

Egypt temporarily reopens Rafah border crossing

Egypt opened the Rafah border crossing with Gaza for two days on Sunday (December 21). The Rafah entry point is the only main crossing point from

21 December 2014

Europe

Melilla: the Spanish enclave that has become the back-door to Europe

9 December 2013

Mexico

Footage of the latest 'massive' exodus to the US from Mexico

4 December 2013