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Migrants: thousands bed down for the night in Budapest

Nightfall in Budapest has not dimmed the protests outside the city’s main railway station. Hundreds of migrants are stranded here. On Tuesday, the

Germany

Merkel wants common European asylum policy

Germany has called for the immediate establishment of a common European asylum policy as thousands of migrants and refugees continue to try and enter

World News

Hungary's hardline stance on refugees 'benefits' people smugglers

Campaigners for migrants’ welfare in Hungary say the government’s hardline stance towards refugees is costing the country a fortune. They have called

Hungary

Migrants: Austria tightens up border controls

Tailbacks of more than 20 kilometres are being reported on Hungary’s M1 motorway heading into Austria. The Austrian authorities have tightened

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Europe News

New migrant camp announced for Calais

France is getting an extra five million euros to help migrants, who are living in squalid conditions in Calais. European Commission Vice President

Greece

Relentless flow of refugees continues in Europe

A new group of some 2,500 migrants was ferried to the port of Piraeus, outside the Greek capital, Athens, on Monday. Brought to shore from the

France

French PM Valls urges EU solidarity amid unprecedented migrant crisis

EU nations must stand together in tackling the migrant crisis and provide a safe haven for those fleeing war and oppression. That was the message

France

Migrant Crisis Live: Calais news conference by French ministers and senior EU officials

Migrant Crisis Live: Calais news conference by French Prime Minister Manuel Valls, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve and senior EU officials.

Austria

Austria and Hungary hope arrests will lead to human trafficking ringleaders

Hungarian police say they have arrested a fifth man, a Bulgarian, in connection with the deaths of 71 people who were found in an abandoned lorry in

Hungary

Suspects in Austria migrant lorry tragedy appear in Hungary court

Four men accused of involvement in the trafficking of 71 migrants found dead in a lorry in Austria have been brought before a court in Hungary. The

World News

Martin Schulz attacks 'cynical' EU governments over migrants crisis

The head of the European Parliament says the "glaring failures" of some European countries to accept refugees are turning the Mediterranean into a mass grave and creating gruesome scenes at borders.

Hungary

Budapest vigil for 71 found dead on Austrian motorway

Budapest holds a vigil for the seventy one people found dead in a truck in Austria as Hungarian police announce the arrests of several suspects.

Germany

Germany: welcoming and rejecting asylum seekers

Germany is witnessing mixed reactions to the arrival of thousands of asylum seekers in recent weeks. In Salzhemmendorf, northwestern Germany, a

Italy

Suspected people traffickers accused of murder - a first in Italian legal history

Ten suspected people traffickers have been arrested in Sicily. They are accused of cramming dozens of migrants into the airless hold of a boat where

Italy

1,500 people rescued amid latest migrant tragedy in Mediterranean Sea

Nearly 1,500 people were rescued by the Italian Coast Guard and European Navy ships on Thursday. Two rubber dinghies packed with 269 people were

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: migrant crisis spins out of control

Europe News

Austria tops the migrant league

A migrant reception centre in Traiskirchen, Austria is now housing 4,300 asylum seekers, despite its official capacity of 2,300. It is symptomatic of

My Europe Series

Can walls stop migrants from reaching Europe?

This week on Utalk, a question from Laura in Lyon, France: “To prevent the influx of migrants, countries like Hungary are erecting walls. Is this

Hungary

Hungary: Razor wire fence fails to halt migrant and refugee influx into EU

A relentless flow of desperate migrants continued to cross into Hungary on Friday morning, crawling underneath a razor wire fence on the border with

Germany

Exclusive: EU should create immigrant processing centre in Turkey, says German minister

The European Union should set up a refugee camp in Turkey where immigration requests could be processed, Germany’s interior minister has said. In an