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EU proposes 'trade court' to settle disputes

It’s one of the most controversial free trade deals in recent history. Opponents of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment says it puts the interests

Hungary

Refugees seek alternative 'Balkan' route into EU

Stranded refugees call for the border to be reopened after Hungary closes its frontier.

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EU interior ministers fail to agree on asylum scheme

This week’s meeting of EU interior ministers revealed the huge division between member states. They only managed to formally adopt an existing

Economy

Eurozone housing market 'turns corner', says ECB

The housing market in the eurozone is improving and has “turned a corner”, according to a study published on Tuesday by the European Central Bank

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Germany

Quotas or funds? Germany increases the pressure over migrants

Germany’s Interior Minister is increasing pressure for refugees and migrants to be distributed across Europe by quota. Thomas de Maizière says

Europe News

Migration crisis: EU Interior Ministers try to settle quota row

Meeting in emergency session on Monday to discuss Europe’s migration crisis, EU interior ministers are on collision course over proposals to

World News

Migrants: EU approves initial plan to tackle traffickers at sea

The EU’s crackdown on people smugglers operating out of Libya is preparing to step up a gear. Member states have approved initial plans to begin

Europe News

EU mulls fresh migrant plan after Germany brings back border controls

EU interior ministers were set to meet in Brussels on Monday after Germany’s decision to reintroduce border controls on its frontier with Austria

Germany

Munich train station filled to capacity by transiting migrants

Munich railway station has until now been the terminus for migrants and refugees making their way to Germany, From here they are bussed or take

Greece

Germany: expected surge in migrants from Hungary doesn't materialise

Migrants and refugees have been continuing to stream into Germany. More than nine-thousand arrived at Munich’s rail station on Saturday. But police

Italy

Rome march calls for more rights for refugees and asylum seekers

Demanding more rights for refugees and asylum seekers in Europe. Around two thousand barefoot migrants and volunteers have taken to the streets of

Hungary

Rich Hungarian offers cash to help refugee children

One of Hungary’s wealthiest business people, Sandor Demjan, has offered to donate one million euros to help improve the lot of refugee children in

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: Juncker urges more action on refugees

In this week’s edition of Europe Weekly: Jean-Claude Juncker delivers his first-ever State of the Union speech with a call for EU member states to

My Europe Series

What is the legal status in Europe of human embryos?

In this edition of Utalk the question is from Eva in Paris: “In Europe, what is the legal status of human embryos?” The response is from Carine

World News

Refugee crush overwhelms EU Dublin rule

More and more refugees are trying to avoid being registered. This applies especially for the registration centre of Roszke, near Hungary’s border

World News

What the top tweets worldwide are saying about #refugees

The poignant and compelling images of desperate people risking everything to find refuge in Europe continue to generate reams of comment and reaction

World News

How many refugees is Juncker asking each EU state to take in?

Europe News

EU set to unveil fresh migration plan

EU officials will unveil this Wednesday a new proposals to resettle close to 160,000 asylum-seekers across Europe. German Chancellor Angela Merkel

Europe News

MEPs seek to ban cloning of farm animals

MEPs have called for a permanent ban on the cloning of all farm animals, setting them on a potential collision course with EU governments. They voted

World News

Juncker's State of the Union speech

From the Greek debt crisis to the dramatic influx of refugees and migrants, from security and agricultural concerns to the prospect of a UK exit, the