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Italy

More evidence points to 500 deaths off Libyan coast

More light has been thrown on a still-unconfirmed migrant tragedy in the Mediterranean, but survivors picked up by a merchant ship just landed in

Greece

Migrants allowed to leave Greek camps while asylum applications processed

Migrants on the Greek islands are being allowed out of the detention camps where they’re being housed, while they wait for their asylum applications

Italy

Italian coastguards make big rescue at sea, but many feared dead in sinking

Italian coastguards intervened overnight in the Mediterranean to save the lives of 108 migrants trapped on a semi-submerged rubber boat who were

Serbia

Kusturica accuses Soros over migration, says EU leadership is soviet style

George Soros has helped spark Europe’s migration crisis through his vocal support for freedom of movement, Serbian film maker Emir Kusturica has

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Republic of North Macedonia

More tear gas as migrants vent frustration at Idomeni

Migrants trapped on the Greek side of the border with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia again vented their frustration at being unable to

Economy

Sweden forced to double its spending on immigration

The sheer number of asylum seekers arriving in Sweden has forced the government to more than double its spending on immigration.

World News

Austria beefs up border controls, expecting a massive migrant influx

Austria has begun construction work at the Brenner Pass Alpine crossing with Italy. Officially there are no plans for a border fence right now.

Greece

Greece seeks to clear migrants from Piraeus port as tourist season nears

As the summer season approaches, Greece is stepping up efforts to evacuate migrants from its biggest port of Piraeus, the main gateway to the Aegean

World News

Analysis: the 'disgrace' of Idomeni refugee camp

At the end of February and five days after the closure of the border between the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Greece tension started to

Greece

Greece-FYROM diplomatic row deepens

Hundreds were injured on Sunday after tear gas was fired at migrants

Republic of North Macedonia

Hundreds injured on the Greece-FYROM border

Hundreds of migrants and refugees have been injured during a confrontation with police on the border between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM).

World News

Desperate migrants storm fence on FYROM border

260 injured, "dangerous and deplorable" - Greek government

World News

At least five dead after migrant boat capsizes off coast of Greek island

Four women and a child have died after their boat capsized off the coast of the Greek island of Samos. Coastguards rescued five people and are

Greece

Deported migrants call for freedom from behind barred windows

Some 325 migrants have been deported to Turkey from the Greek island of Lesbos under an EU deal. They wait to learn of their fate inside a fenced

Germany

Germany registers 112% jump in asylum applications

Officials say the year-on-year from 2015 is due to a backlog in paperwork and the number of arrivals is going down.

Greece

45 deported migrants returned to Turkey under EU deal

Forty-five migrants have arrived back in Turkey from the Greek island of Lesbos. The male Pakistanis were on the first of several boats to ferry

Greece

Greece ferries second boat of migrants to Turkey under EU deal

Pro-migrant activists jumped into the water off the Greek island of Lesbos in an attempt to prevent a migrant ship setting sail for Turkey. They

World News

Idomeni: it's impossible to continue living like this

Scuffles broke out in Idomeni's makeshift camp as migrants pushed for borders to be reopened. One resident describes the conditions in the camp as 'impossible to live'.

World News

Erdogan warns Turkey won't respect migrant deal unless EU keeps promises

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned on Thursday that his country will not go through with implementing the migrant deal reached with

World News

EU proposes reform of common asylum system

In a bid to ease the pressure on frontline countries, the European Commission announced proposals to reform its asylum system.