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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

World News

Thousands turn out in Europe to show support for migrants and refugees

There has been a show of support across Europe for migrants and refugees. In Athens, hundreds marched through the city, chanting slogans urging the

Hungary

Hungary: PM Orban praises 'excellent job' of police at migrant camp

As expected, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban made a public statement in response to controversial images appearing to show chaos at a migrant

World

Refugee surge was only a matter of time

A surge of terrified civilians one day, now none. Mine fields along a border will do that. The Syrian civil war has cut off the towns of Jarabulus

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Austria

Austria closes motorway between Vienna and Hungarian border

Austria has closed the motorway that leads from the Hungarian border to Vienna, and its train connections with Hungary will remain closed through the

Greece

Dinghies packed with migrants continue to arrive on Lesbos

Migrants are continuing to arrive on the Greek island of Lesbos, which has been overwhelmed with people making it to its shores. Aid agencies

Turkey

Drowned Iraqi migrant children laid to rest in homeland

Funerals have been held for two Iraqi migrant children, who drowned near the Turkish resort town of Bodrum last week. Twelve-year-old Zainab Hadi and

USA

Obama directs US to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees in next year

US President Barack Obama has asked federal agencies to prepare to receive at least ten thousand Syrian refugees over a 12-month period from October

World News

Hungary considers "state of crisis" over mass migration

Hungary is considering declaring a “state of crisis” next week as the government prepares to crackdown on migrants and refugees streaming through the

My Europe Series

Refugees group urges EU to adopt common asylum policy

More than 365,000 asylum seekers have arrived on the shores of Italy and Greece since the start of the year, according to a new report. The European

Germany

Migrants: Angela Merkel visits Berlin registration centre

Angela Merkel has visited a centre processing asylum applications in Berlin. The German Chancellor praised employees for their hard work and

Denmark

Denmark blocks rail and road links with Germany to stop refugee flow

Denmark has closed road and rail links to Germany in a bid to block refugees from heading north to Sweden. Police tried in vain to persuade people to

Poland

Poland says it is considering taking in more migrants than expected

Poland has announced it is considering taking in more than the 2,000 migrants it earlier declared. Following a meeting on immigration, Prime Minister

Denmark

Denmark blocks routes to Germany as refugees refuse to register

Denmark has stopped all trains running to Germany due to exception passport checks. The move comes after hundreds of refugees travelling from Germany

World News

Ordinary Europeans organise help for new refugee arrivals

European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker has urged EU member states to accept a compulsory system to share out refugees fleeing war and

Hungary

A plea from Hungary: don't judge us all on the actions of a few

Hungary

Migrants: flow continues through Hungary and Austria to Germany

Hundreds of migrants are continuing their journey towards the German border, after spending the night in emergency accommodation at a Vienna train

World News

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

Hungary

Ugly scenes at Hungary's Serbian border as migrants clash with police

Hundreds of desperate migrants have forced their way through police lines at a holding camp near Roszke in Hungary, close to the border with Serbia

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