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Signs of a breakthrough with Turkey on the migrant crisis

As migrants continue to gather on the Greece’s border with the Former Yugoslavian republic of Macedonia, EU leaders are hinting as some sort of

04/03/2016

France

Evictions at Calais camp enter fourth day amid mouth-sewing protests

Despite migrants sewing their mouths together, evictions and demolition work went on into a fourth day at a camp in Calais

03/03/2016

Belgium

EU launches emergency aid fund as Greece struggles with migrant crisis

Greece calls for help with build up of migrants on its borders - UN says children are most at risk

02/03/2016

Europe News

EU plans new aid scheme to help Greece with refugees

The EU plans to launch a new refugee aid programme as Greece struggles deal with the influx of migrants to its shores. The UN has warned that there

02/03/2016

World News

Europe's leaders weigh in on best way to deal with migrant crisis

Divisions deepen and opinions differ over how the European Union should deal with the migrant crisis.

02/03/2016

USA

Kerry says "increasingly concerned" about Syrian refugees

The United States says it considers the refugee crisis in Syria to be a global problem. Speaking in Washington after talks with his German

01/03/2016

Republic of North Macedonia

FYROM allows in hundreds of migrants, as others remain trapped in Greece

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has opened its frontier with Greece – albeit briefly – to allow in around 400 migrants and refugees

29/02/2016

World News

Greece: Macedonian authorities briefly open border, but thousands still stranded in Idomeni

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on Saturday briefly opened the border Gevgelija-Idomeni border crossing with Greece. Around 300

28/02/2016

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Macedonian-Greek border opens then closes again

Authorities in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia briefly opened the border with Greece on Saturday to let a small number of Iraqi and Syrian

28/02/2016

World News

Macedonian-Greek Idomeni border crossing briefly reopens

Authorities in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia opened the country’s border with Greece briefly on Saturday (February 27). A small number

28/02/2016

Greece

'Open the borders': thousands call for end to Balkan route restrictions

Thousands stranded on the Greek side of the border with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia urge authorities to drop new daily migrant limits.

27/02/2016

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

26/02/2016

Greece

Migrant crisis: Greece will not be turned into a 'warehouse of souls,' says Tsipras

With migrant numbers stacking up in Greece, there’s tough talk from Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. He says Athens will block future European Union

25/02/2016

Libya

UN has 'only 4 percent' of humanitarian relief funds needed in Libya

The United Nations has been issuing some dire warnings this week about the worsening humanitarian situation in Libya. The UN’s humanitarian

24/02/2016

Syria

Syria could fall apart if fighting continues, warns America's Kerry

America is warning that unless fighting stops in Syria, the country could fall apart. It comes as the government of President Bashar al-Assad and

24/02/2016

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

23/02/2016

Syria

Idlib hospital attack apparently deliberate, says MSF president

Humanitarian organisation, Médécins Sans Frontières, says deadly attacks on a hospital it supports in Idlib province appear to have been deliberate

15/02/2016

Germany

Art with a purpose: Ai Weiwei brings refugee life jackets to Berlin venue

An inflatable boat hangs down and 14,000 life jackets cover the pillars of a Berlin concert house in an art installation by Chinese dissident Ai

15/02/2016

World

A new hope for Syrians

In this week’s Perspectives, we follow reports from around Europe on the crisis in Syria and the effects on those who live there. World powers agreed

12/02/2016

Turkey

Turkey threatens to unleash refugees on Europe

As Syrians continue to pour out of the battered city of Aleppo aid agencies are delivering much needed supplies to those fleeing the carnage. Tens

11/02/2016