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Greece

Children of Idomeni: Lessons and laughter amid migrant misery

It is a daily struggle for survival at Idomeni. Living in filth and exposed to the elements, at least 10,000 migrants and refugees remain stuck at

Hungary

Hungary's PM Orban slams plans for migrant quota fines

It’s “outrageous” and a “kick in the stomach.” Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has slammed EU proposals to fine member states a quarter of a

Turkey

Turkey won't change anti-terror laws for EU visa-free travel - Erdogan

The European Commission asked Turkey for changes in their definition of terrorism to avoid conflicts over freedom of expression as a condition for approving visa-waivers.

Germany

Afghan and Pakistani refugees in Germany seek asylum and... cricket

“Why don’t you Germans like cricket?” The question has apparently been asked by many an incredulous refugee arriving in Germany, and formed the

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World News

Australia vows no change in asylum policy after Somali woman sets herself on fire

Australia has vowed no change to its refugee policy after a Somali woman seeking asylum set fire to herself in protest over her detention on the

Germany

Germany's AfD party adopts anti-Islam manifesto

The German ant-immigration party, ‘Alternative for Germany’ (AfD), has adopted an anti-Islam manifesto on the second day of its two-day conference in

United Kingdom

How far right is Germany's new AfD party prepared to swing?

As protesters gathered on the streets of Stuttgart on Saturday, delegates from Germany’s rapidly growing right-wing Alternative for Germany party

World News

Hundreds arrested as German anti-immigrant AfD party congress begins

“Nazis out” was the cry from left-wing protesters in Germany on Saturday as delegates of a right-wing, anti-immigration party arrived for its annual

World News

Berlin and Vienna pressure Rome to take responsibility for migrants

Germany’s interior minister said on Friday that migrants should no longer be able to get to northern Europe through the former Yugoslav Republic of

Austria

Italy and Austria reach deal to keep Brenner moving

Fears of a migrant surge prompted plans to build a border fence

France

UK to pay for Calais 'wall' to deter migrants

Migrants in the French port of Calais are resorting to increasingly desperate measures to get to Britain. After the so-called Jungle camp was

Austria

EU 'concerned' about Austria's fence along border with Italy

The European Union’s executive arm says it is concerned that Austria is building a border fence and control station at the country’s main Alpine

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: UN's Ban chides Austria over asylum policy

This is the Brief from Brussels: Euronews’ daily round-up of the biggest news stories that are making headlines in Europe’s capital and beyond. In

Europe News

MEPs warn Turkey over visa deal

MEPs have warned Turkey that they won’t just rubber-stamp a deal to give the country’s citizens visa-free travel in Europe. The debate took place on

World News

Austria passes tough new aslyum laws

Will the Brenner Pass become the Brenner Gate?

Greece

Clashes erupt in Greek migrant camp

Clashes between migrants in a Greek detention camp and police erupted on Tuesday. Tempers flared after two ferries shipped the latest group of

Greece

Jordan's Queen Rania questions EU migration deal with Turkey

More than 300 migrants have been rescued from boats in the Mediterranean by the medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières. The group have been taken

Turkey

Merkel backs Turkey's idea of 'safe zones' for refugees in Syria

The Turkish prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu took German Chancellor Angela Merkel and EU Council president Donald Tusk on a tour of a refugee camp on

Turkey

Merkel visits Syrian refugees in Turkey amid tension over EU migrant deal

German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Turkey on Saturday to see how Syrian refugees are being treated and to try to soothe tensions over the

World News

Interview: Africanews's Naqwor Kwabla on another migrant tragedy

Up to 500 migrants may have drowned in the Mediterranean last week when human traffickers crammed people onto an already overcrowded ship, causing it