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Netherlands

Dutch MP hands out defence spray against "Islamic testosterone bombs"

Dutch, far-right, anti-immigration MP Geert Wilders has handed out self-defence sprays containing red paint. The stunt, he says, is to help fearful

France

Jeremy Corbyn labels conditions at France's refugee camps 'a disgrace'

Leader of the UK’s Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn has labelled the conditions at refugee camps in northern France “a disgrace.” His first trip abroad as

Greece

Going nowhere: Refugees stuck at Greece-Macedonian border

Hundreds of migrants and refugees remain stranded between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia with intermittent border closures and

Germany

Migrant crisis: Iraqis return home, disenchanted with life in Germany

Heval Aram is waiting for a flight to Iraq. He says he and his family travelled for 12 days to reach Germany, but the poor conditions they

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World News

More than 40 refugees drown as their boats capsize off Greece

This month is already the deadliest January on record for migrants crossing the Aegean

World News

Croatia follows FYROM: new rules limit migrant travel across Balkans

Croatia Croatia is following in the footsteps of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s (FYROM) and introducing new measures for migrants

Economy

World Economic Forum: EU starts 2016 deeply divided over migration crisis

A small window into a global humanitarian crisis, the ‘Day in the Life of a Refugee’ experience at Davos gives delegates a chance to stand in the

Switzerland

Europe has 'six to eight weeks' to fix migrant crisis - Dutch PM

The Dutch prime minister says Europe has just six to eight weeks to find a fix for the migrant crisis. Mark Rutte was speaking at the World Economic

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UN chief visits Zaatari Camp in Jordan

Mogens Lykketoft, President of United Nations General Assembly, visits the Zaatari camp, Jordan. Lykketoft said the purpose of his visit is to get

World News

IMF proposes prickly solutions for Europe's refugee 'challenges'

Question of survival How can Europe survive mounting refugee pressures? A study by the IMF presented in Davos, Switzerland, has proposed that the

United Kingdom

Asylum seekers in Middlesborough say they are being housed in "marked" homes

Suspicions are running high in the northern English city of Middlesborough, which has welcomed the highest number of refugees and asylum seekers

Austria

Austria to slash the number of asylum claims it accepts

But what is the response from Germany?

Europe News

Dutch PM Rutte warns EU 'running out of time' on refugee crisis

The Dutch government has warned the EU that time is running out to find a solution to Europe’s refugee crisis. Prime Minister Mark Rutte said the

Norway

Norway sends Syrian refugees back to Russia

The Norwegian authorities have begun sending the first of around 5,500 mainly Syrian refugees who’ve been housed in a transit camp in the north of

World News

UN and aid agencies sound alarm about refugees stuck on EU's fringes facing disaster

The United Nations and aid agencies are calling for increased assistance for migrants coming through Turkey and eastern Europe, and are warning a

Netherlands

Dutch town latest to angrily protest against refugee centre

Heesch is the latest Dutch town to suffer anti-immigrant protests after police made three arrests on Monday night as a demonstration forced

Austria

Austria considers tougher border controls to stop migrant flow

Freezing temperatures and still they come….Around 850 refugees battled snowfalls on Monday as they trudged through Serbia heading towards northern

Germany

Germany plans tougher asylum rules for Algerians and Moroccans

German lawmakers are pushing for tougher rules for asylum seekers from Morocco and Algeria, with plans to set up one-stop reception and deportation

Germany

"Refugees, welcome" spirit wanes after Cologne attacks

Public support for Angela Merkel and her open arms policy has dropped in the wake of the Cologne sex attacks that were blamed on migrants.

Switzerland

Switzerland 'seizes assets from migrants' to cover costs

Migrants bound for Switzerland may be in for an unfortunate surprise. Local broadcaster SRF says that those crossing the border must surrender to the