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Britain, France seek to tackle Calais migrant crisis

Britain and France plan to work together more closely to stem the flow of migrants into the UK. The two countries’ interior ministers agreed on

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160,000 migrants have landed in Greece over the past 7 months

France

British and French ministers to sign Calais migrant deal

French and UK ministers are set to sigh a deal over migrant security in Calais as thousands live in squalid conditions waiting to cross into Britain.

Germany

Asylum protection applications double in Germany

The European Union’s biggest recipient of asylum seekers, Germany, has seen a 100 percent increase in applications. Government figures released on

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World News

Greeces moves migrants from Kos

A ferry docked at the island of Kos has been used by Greek authorities to transport up to 2,500 migrants to the capital, Athens. The ferry served as

Italy

The price, and profits, of the people trade

A UN container recently brought a deadly cargo to Catania in Italy. It contained 49 bodies salvaged from an overloaded fishing boat boat where they

World News

Calais migrant deadlock prompts new talks

The number of migrants at the EU's borders has reached record levels as more and more seek irregular routes into Europe

Hungary

Sziget festival-goers urged to donate tents to Hungary refugees

Festival-goers in Hungary have been encouraged to show solidarity to refugees entering the country – by donating their tents and sleeping bags

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Kos clash chaos: migrants injured in fight

Greece

Kos: Greece brings in a ferry to process migrants

Refugees from Syria have begun registering on a passenger ferry moored in the harbour at Kos. The aim is to help the small Greek island cope with the

Italy

Sicily receives hundreds of migrants rescued from Mediterranean

Sicily has received some of the 719 people rescued from the Mediterranean on Saturday (August 15). Three operations were carried out, coordinated by

Greece

Syria refugees begin boarding Greek passenger ship in Kos

Syrian refugees on the Greek island of Kos started boarding a giant passenger ferry in the early hours of Sunday morning (August 16). Crowds of

Hungary

Journalist György Kakuk documents refugee journey deep into Europe

Hungarian journalist György Kakuk, who initially did not reveal his name, joined refugees traveling north from the Former Yugoslav Republic of

Greece

Violence on Kos as Greece struggles to cope with migrant numbers

Tensions are high on the Greek island of Kos. Protests turned violent in the intense summer heat as around 50 migrants from Aghanistan, Pakistan and

Italy

'Immersed in water, fuel and human excrement': 40 dead on migrant boat

At least 40 migrants have been found dead in the hold of a waterlogged boat crossing the Mediterranean. The Italian Navy says it discovered the

Greece

Tensions rise in Kos as authorities struggle with increasing migrant arrivals

Arriving daily in their hundreds, migrants can be seen celebrating as they reach the Greek island of Kos. Local authorities are working around the

Greece

EU faces worst refugee crisis since Second World War - Migration Commissioner

The EU is set to release aid to Greece to help manage the increasing number of migrants arriving on its shores.

Greece

Kos: Greece sends cruise ship to help manage migrant numbers

A cruise ship arrives to take the pressure of Kos as the Greek island struggle with the increasing number of migrant arrivals.

Republic of North Macedonia

Balkan route now 'busiest irregular passage to EU' for migrants

Migrants in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) have been seen surging onto a railway line in the southern town of Gevgelia, desperate

World

Europe struggles to find answers to the massive migrant influx

In this week’s ‘Perspectives’ four European broadcasters look at the growing migrant crisis in Europe. Two look at the situation on the Greek island