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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

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

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”

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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

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Greece

'Nobody cares': spirits low on Greek border ahead of Brussels summit

Migrants trapped on the Greek-Macedonian border give their views on the situation ahead of an EU-Turkey summit to discuss a solution to the crisis.

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Drone footage of migrants stuck on Greek-Macedonian border

Migrants block a railway track running through the Idomeni refugee camp in northern Greece. The group lay down on the Greek side of the track

Europe News

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

My Europe Series

Know your rights when your company sends you to work in the EU

This week’s question on UTalk comes from Isabelle in Toulouse, France: “Why does the EU regulation on seconded workers regularly stir controversy in

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Croatian PM calls for more EU help with refugees

Croatia’s prime minister has called on the EU to do more to help governments struggling with the influx of refugees and migrants. Croatia is one of

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Evacuation of the Calais jungle

The evacuation of the migrant camp in Calais: the bulldozers continued to tear shelters apart in the southern part of the so-called ‘jungle’.

Greece

UN warns of looming humanitarian crisis in Greece as migrant numbers soar

The UN refugee agency says crowded and appalling condition for migrants have been fuelling tensions and violence on the Greek border with the former

Greece

EU seeks to heal divisions over migration crisis

Thousands of refugees have spent another cold night stranded on Greece’s border with the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia. Earlier

Republic of North Macedonia

FYROM police fire tear gas at migrants amid Greek border tension

Police in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia have fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of migrants and refugees at the Greek border, as

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: EU divided on refugees

In this edition of Europe Weekly: the EU remains divided on how to handle the refugee crisis; the rows risk creeping into the UK’s ‘Brexit’ debate

My Europe Series

Lesbos: Humanity in the midst of a tragedy

It’s seven in the morning and a boat full of Afghan refugees is approaching the shores of Lesbos’ Katia Beach. Teams of volunteers are ready to

USA

UNHCR despairs over Europe's lack of solidarity in handling refugee crisis

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, on Wednesday criticised the lack of solidarity across in Europe in addressing the

Belgium

Belgium turns back migrants and refugees at border with France

Migrants and refugees arriving at the Belgian town of La Panne, on the border with France, on Wednesday were being turned back by police. Belgium has

World News

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.

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Frontex warns of more migrant arrivals

The head of the EU’s border control agency has warned more migrants will arrive on Europe’s shores this year. Fabrice Leggeri said various conflicts

Greece

The domino effect - new border controls leave migrants stuck in Greece

As more and more border controls are introduced amid Europe’s migrant crisis, dominoes are falling all the way to Greece. Around 800 Afghan migrants