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Germany

Merkel mocked online over refugee girl's tears

German Chancellor Angela Merkel drew mockery online on Thursday for stroking the back of a Palestinian girl facing possible deportation after she had

Italy

Curbing 'globalisation of indifference': MOAS rescues 414 migrants

Migrants Offshore Aid Station has rescued 8,595 people from the Mediterranean since it began operations. Around 414 mainly sub-Saharan Africans were

United Kingdom

Calais 'secure zone' to keep migrants away from UK-bound lorries

Britain’s interior minister has told parliament that a new secure zone is being set up in the French port of Calais to protect UK-bound lorries from

Hungary

Hungary defies its critics and builds a barrier along its open border with Serbia

Work has begun in Hungary on a four-metre high fence to close the open border with Serbia. Belgrade is strongly opposed to the plan which has also

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Italy

Italy: More than 1,600 migrants brought to shore in two days

More than 1,600 migrants were brought to shore on Friday and Saturday in a number of operations in the Mediterranean coordinated by the Italian

World News

One person found dead after boat sinks off Greek coast

One person died and at least 15 others were missing in the Aegean sea on Tuesday after a boat carrying migrants sank in waters between Turkey and

France

Migrant dies in Channel Tunnel after jumping on UK-bound train

A would-be migrant has died in the Channel Tunnel between France and Britain. The person is thought to have died from their injuries after trying to

Hungary

Hungarians helping migrants until fence cuts them off

A Muslim at prayer in mostly Orthodox Christian Serbia is a sign of unusual movement through the small town of Magyarkanizsa. This is the last stop

Italy

Status approved, but nowhere to go: refugees form makeshift camp in Italy

Home is where you lay your head, or so it seems for a group of people in southern Italy. Dozens have set up camp near the Crotone railway station in

France

Calais migrants: France & UK promise tougher action

A strike by ferry workers in the French port of Calais was called off on Thursday after four days of chaos. Access to the port was blockaded and

World News

Migrant deaths at sea plummet after rescue resources improved

Crisis-rocked Greece has overtaken Italy as the main maritime gateway for migrants trying to reach Europe, new figures have revealed. The UN’s

Hungary

Riot breaks out at Hungarian migrant camp

Hungarian police were called to break up fighting at a migrant camp in the eastern city of Debrecen on Monday. Rubbish had been set on fire and

World News

Migration: Divisions emerge over EU deal

Details are emerging of strong differences of opinion between Europe’s leaders as they try to address the problems caused by soaring numbers of

Italy

Italy: regional leaders refuse to take more migrants

Nearly 500 more migrants arrived in Sicily on Thursday after being picked up by a Swedish boat in the Mediterannean. One of them died on the journey

Europe News

Hungary backs down from asylum threat

After a shock announcement on Tuesday (June 23) Hungary has backed down from its threat to suspend European Union asylum policy, known as the Dublin

France

Cameron urges more action on migrants crisis after Calais chaos

Britain is to put more resources into cross-Channel security – including possibly in France – after a day of chaos when migrants took advantage of a

Italy

Coastguards rescue 3,700 Mediterranean migrants in two days

More than 3,700 migrants were rescued on Monday and Tuesday in the Mediterranean as part of the EU’s coastguard operation. On Monday 2,741 were

Hungary

UPDATE: Hungary retreats from EU asylum rule suspension

[The Hungarian government has issued a statement saying it is no longer suspending the rules but instead wishes to discuss the issue with the EU. New

France

Calais chaos as strikes close port and tunnel, while migrants attempt crossing

Desperate to cross the channel, migrants in Calais took their chances by attempting to stowaway on trucks caught in gridlocked traffic after strikes

World News

EU launches "intelligence gathering " mission against migrant smuggler gangs

One person was killed and another seriously injured when a rubber dinghy carrying migrants headed for Italy came under fire off the Libyan coast on