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Juncker asks EU to resettle an extra 120,000 asylum seekers

The head of the European Commission has unveiled a plan for the EU to resettle an additional 120,000 asylum seekers. Jean-Claude Juncker made his

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The end of the road: volunteers drive refugees from Hungary to Austria

The end of the road is in sight for some refugees as a convoy of cars reaches Budapest intent on helping them reach Austria and Germany.

Sport

Iceland and Czech Republic secure qualification for the European Championships but Wales must wait

Turkey dealt a huge blow to the Netherlands in Group A of the Euro qualifiers. The home side took the lead in the eighth minute and ran out 3-0

Sport

Euro 2016: Germany beat Poland to go top of Group D

Mario Goetze scored twice to help Germany beat Poland 3-1 in Group D of the euro qualifiers. Thomas Mueller scored the other for the new group

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The Front Line: more migrants rescued off Italy while tension boils over in Lesbos

The Italian coastguard has plucked scores more people from the sea. They were just in time. An un-seaworthy dinghy had begun to deflate after it left

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: EU calls for urgent summit to tackle migrant crisis

In this week’s Europe Weekly, we look at the worsening migrant crisis. Hungary was in the eye of the storm as nearly 3,000 people were forced to

World

Road to EU refuge strewn with thorns

After arriving in Greece, then passing through the non-EU Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia, refugees once more reaching European

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Migrant transit route Libya urges outside help to combat crisis

As hundreds more migrants arrived on the Italian island of Sicily on Thursday, two suspected people smugglers were picked up by authorities. Some 835

Hungary

Migrants storm Budapest's main railway station

More than a thousand migrants stormed the main railway station of the Hungarian capital Budapest on Thursday, after spending two nights outside as

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Calls grow for overhaul of EU asylum laws

With the numbers of desperate people fleeing war and poverty showing no signs of abating the foreign ministers of Germany France and Italy have

Hungary

Stuck in Budapest: migrants bed down for second night outside railway station

Hundreds of migrants, blocked from travelling to Germany by train, have bedded down for a second night outside Budapest’s main Keleti railway

France

French government employs nearly 50,000 non-taxed, report reveals

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Refugees face legacy of hardship

Abdullah Bakhshi, 24, was born a refugee, in Iran, but he has left it and is currently in Lesbos, Greece, hoping to move on to Germany and bring his

Hungary

Hungary reinforces border with Serbia at 'anti-migrant' fence

On Hungary’s border with Serbia police are beefing up their presence near its controversial razor wire fence. The so-called anti-migrant barrier

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Thousands stuck in Budapest as Hungary refuses to allow migrants to travel

Around 3,000 migrants remain stranded outside Budapest’s main railway station as Hungarian authorities continue to refuse them to travel on to

Hungary

Migrant crisis: Afghan teenagers rescued from 'prison cell on wheels' in Austria

Reports say Austrian police have rescued 24 Afghan teenagers who were crammed inside a van described as a “prison cell on wheels”. It came amid

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Number of women and child refugees in FYR Macedonia 'triples' - UNICEF

UNICEF says there has been a sharp rise in the number of women and children passing through the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, among the

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Premier League transfer window spending tops one billion euros

United Kingdom

David Cameron agrees to make changes to UK referendum question

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Truckers fret over Calais safety

Lorry drivers say tougher security measures are needed at the French port of Calais to dissuade would-be migrants from trying to enter the UK inside