Europe News

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

2 February 2016

Greece

Another night in the cold for refugees en route to FYROM

Large crowds of migrants in Greece join thousands already waiting to cross the border into the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on

2 February 2016

Republic of North Macedonia

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia reopens borders

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)reopened its borders to migrants on Thursday (January 21), but only those who declared Germany or

21 January 2016

World News

Tusk gives the EU two months to 'save Schengen'

EU chief Donald Tusk says the bloc has "no more than two months" to solve the migrant crisis and save its passport-free Schengen zone.

19 January 2016

Turkey

Turkey imposes visa requirements on Syrians arriving by air and sea from third countries

It is already reported that some 400 Syrians transiting through Beirut were refused boarding on two flights

9 January 2016

Denmark

Another nail in the coffin for passport-free Schengen

Delays and traffic build ups as Sweden and Denmark impose border checks in a move to cut migrant numbers

5 January 2016

Netherlands

New year, new border for Belgium and the Netherlands

With the new year comes new territory for Belgium and the Netherlands. They have agreed on a friendly exchange of land, which will slightly alter the

31 December 2015

World News

Swedish railway operator suspends services to Denmark over controversial ID checks

All public transport operators that bring people into Sweden are now required to check that passengers have a photo ID

22 December 2015

Europe News

Migrant crisis: EU plans to treble spending on border defence

The EU plans to treble spending on border defence, as it grapples with the migrant crisis. More than 300 million euros would be ploughed into a new

15 December 2015

Europe News

EU answers to refugee crisis 'against common sense,' says Hungarian minister

Hungary says controversial plans to create a new EU border force, which could intervene in a country without its permission, would violate “national

15 December 2015

Europe News

Hungary, Poland oppose EU border force plan

An EU plan to create a new border force that could intervene in a country without the permission of the government is already under fire. The

14 December 2015

Europe News

EU plans new border force

The European Commission wants to create a border agency that could take control of the EU’s external frontiers, according to documents seen by

11 December 2015

Russia

Turkey accuses Russia of "ethnic cleansing" in Syria

The noise of sabres being rattled continues to dominate Russo-Turkish relations. In Moscow President Vladimir Putin has received the flight recorder

9 December 2015

World News

Migrants: fences, funds and claims of discrimination

Work is getting underway on a wire fence to control the flow of migrants from Slovenia to Austria. This is the first time a barrier has gone up

7 December 2015

World News

Clashes erupt amongst asylum seekers in Greece

There were chaotic scenes at the border of Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on Friday (December 4). On the Greek side

4 December 2015

Greece

Greece: death at the border leads to violence

The deaths of migrants at sea are all too common. But a man from Morocco has become the first person to die at the land border between Greece and the

3 December 2015

Republic of North Macedonia

Another border fence in Europe ahead of crucial migration summit

Police in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on Saturday fired tear gas and stun grenades at migrants and refugees stranded for days on its

28 November 2015

World News

Brussels and Paris mount extra security measures

Belgian authorities have stepped up security across the country as the investigation continues into the Paris attacks. Two of nine people arrested

20 November 2015

Slovenia

Migrant crisis: Slovenia begins building fence on border with Croatia

Slovenia has started erecting a wire fence along its border with Croatia to help control the flow of refugees and migrants arriving daily. Since

11 November 2015

Europe

NATO showcases military might amid multiple threats on its borders

NATO and its allies have been staging their biggest military exercises in more than a decade. Trident Juncture boasts 36-thousand troops from over

6 November 2015