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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

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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

Greece

Syrian journalist films perilous crossing from Turkey to Greece

Many immigrants flowing into Europe recently have entered via Greece, having made a short but often dangerous journey across the sea from Turkey with

Hungary

Around 300 migrants give up their desperate struggle to walk to the Hungarian capital

A group of around 300 migrants, many from Syria, abandoned their struggle to to walk the Hungarian capital Budapest on Monday night. Desperate and

World News

France accepts 24,000 refugees, prepares for airstrikes over Syria

French President Francois Hollande said France would take 24,000 people looking for refugee protection in Europe. Speaking at his bi-annual news

Germany

Warm welcome as refugees arrive in Germany

Refugees continue to arrive in Germany with close to 17,000 expected by the end of the weekend. Welcome treats - the Kamit family from Munich giving

Greece

UN demands evacuation of thousands of refugees from Lesbos

The United Nations refugee agency has called for the emergency evacuation 17,000 refugees crammed on the Greek island of Lesbos. #UnitedNations

Vatican

Pope calls on every parish in Europe to take in one migrant family each

As thousands of refugees pour into Europe, Pope Francis has called on every parish and religious community to take in one family each.

Germany

Far-right group sours refugee welcome in Dortmund

Not everyone in Germany is offering the arriving refugees a warm welcome. In Dortmund far-right extremists staged a protest at the city’s central

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Refugees trapped in no man's land

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Migrants crisis: Mogherini appeals for unity as EU ministers meet at odds

Austria has called on the European Union to “open its eyes” to the migration crisis, saying recent events had exposed the situation as a “shambles”

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IOC creates $2 million aid fund to assist migrants

Austria

Next stop Vienna as migrants board trains to the Austrian capital

After days of despair for thousands of migrants in Budapest the Hungarian government has taken the decision to bus the asylum seekers to the Austrian

World News

Destination Germany as thousands of migrants reach Austria from Hungary

Thousands of migrants and refugees have been streaming into Austria, exhausted after an overnight journey and days of confrontation and chaos in

World News

Relieved migrants cross Hungary-Austria border

Weary migrants were finally able to cross Hungary’s border with Austria on Saturday after the Budapest government gave up its efforts to stop them

Turkey

People smuggling suspects in court over tragic toddler's drowning

Four Syrians have been remanded in custody by a Turkish court, after being charged in connection with the drowning of refugees including tragic

Hungary

Hungary to bus thousands of migrants to Austria border

Hungary says it will transport thousands of migrants by bus to the border with Austria. It comes after crowds of people broke away from riot police