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Turkey

Greece poised for new wave of migrants from Turkey

Several thousand migrants and refugees spend Friday (September 18) night in an open-air sports arena after another failed attempt to walk to Turkey’s

Hungary

Borders close around Hungary as Balkans feel the weight of refugee crisis

The Balkans this weekend resembles a pinball machine, with people being flipped from border to border by states unwilling to let them in, or pass

Hungary

Confusion and contradiction as migrants cross into Hungary from Croatia

More than four thousand migrants have crossed into Hungary from Croatia, by train or bus. They moved on Friday under the watch of Hungarian security

Libya

Seven dead in migrant boat tragedy off Libyan coast

At least seven migrants, including a young child, have died after their boat sank off the coast of Libya. More than 100 people were rescued by a

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Croatia

Croatia can not accept the 'burden' of migrants, says PM

Croatia’s prime minister said on Friday his country can not accept the burden of thousands of migrants any longer, nor register or accommodate them

My Europe Series

On patrol with Germany's elite anti-trafficking police

Germany’s southern border has become a frontline in the battle against human traffickers. The country is the preferred destination of most of those

Germany

Germany insists border remains open despite controls

Hundreds of migrants and refugees have been gathering at the Austrian-German border following Berlin’s decision to reintroduce border checks on

Croatia

Croatia closes road border crossings with Serbia after migrant influx

Croatian police have closed seven out of eight road border crossings with Serbia, after an influx of migrants. More than 11-thousand have entered

Hungary

Migrants cling onto hope at fenced off Hungary-Serbia border

Hungary may have put up a razor wire fence along its border with Serbia, but it has not deterred some migrants. Around 150 people remain around

Croatia

Chaos in Croatia as relentless migrant surge continues

Amid scenes of mayhem on Thursday, Croatian security forces were overwhelmed as asylum seekers pushed ahead into Western Europe. They surged past

Europe News

EU eyes refugee crisis solution

Efi Koutsokosta, euronews: First of all I would like to ask you about these pictures that everybody has seen today between Hungary and Serbia, the

My Europe Series

Migrant crisis: EU's open borders in question

Even before the current crisis migration was a complex and divisive issue for the European Union. The surge in recent months of vast numbers of

Hungary

Serbia calls Hungary "brutal" over treatment of migrants at border

Clashes between migrants and Hungarian police at the joint border with Serbia leaves scores injured on both sides.

Greece

Riot police clash with migrants as tension rises in Lesbos

There were ugly scenes on the Greek island of Lesbos on Wednesday, where authorities at a registration camp are struggling to contain hundreds of new

Turkey

Turkey taking care stopping Aegean Sea refugees

Near the tiny village of Behramkale, refugees from Syria leave the Turkish coast and cross the Aegean Sea, heading for the Greek island of Lesbos

Greece

Closed borders and razor-wire fences fail to deter desperate refugees

Desperate refugees waiting to leave the Greek island of Lesbos say they are determined to make their way to northern Europe, despite closed borders

Germany

Merkel placates German regions over refugee numbers

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has found herself under fire over allowing thousands of refugees into the country in recent weeks, only to do a

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Hungary

Refugees seek alternative 'Balkan' route into EU

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

Turkey

Refugees shun the sea for the overland route into Europe from Turkey

A new front may be opening up in Europe’s refugee crisis, with increasing numbers of people looking to head for the Greek border by land via Turkey