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Merkle and Hollande urge 'unified' response to EU refugee crisis

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande have called for a “unified” response the EU’s worst refugee since World War

Italy

Migrants: scuffles with police as hundreds march in Milan

Hundreds of migrants marched down the main Fulvio Testi road, one of the major arteries leading into Italy’s financial capital, Milan. #news

Germany

German vice-chancellor condemns weekend violence in Heidenau

As Europe struggles to cope with an influx of migrants, Germany’s vice chancellor has condemned recent violence outside in the Heidenau over the

Serbia

Thousands of desperate migrants en route to the EU since Saturday

Thousands of migrants have made their way through no man’s land from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia into Serbia. Most have fled conflict

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'They just look and take photos': The Long Journey, part 2

For the second time in two days, the ferry ‘Venizelos’ docks in Piraeus port, Athens, carrying some 2,000 migrants from the island of Lesbos, most of

Republic of North Macedonia

FYR of Macedonia lays on extra trains for migrants going north

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) has laid on extra transport to carry migrants across its territory after days of havoc at its

Germany

German politicians condemn violence against refugee shelters

German police have been forced to establish a security zone round a refugee shelter in the town of Heidenau following two nights of clashes.with

Republic of North Macedonia

Thousands of migrants enter Serbia as Macedonian border opens

More than 5,000 migrants entered Serbia on Sunday, resuming their journey to western Europe after the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia abandoned

Germany

Germany: Heidenau police officers injured in weekend of anti-migrant riots

More than 30 police officers have been reported injured in a weekend of riots in the eastern German town of Heidenau. Angry about the temporary

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Chaos as migrants overpower police at Greek/FYR Macedonia border

Greece

They arrive by their hundreds: The Long Journey, part 1

Jubilant upon arrival, hundreds of migrants per day reach the Greek island of Lesbos and, more importantly for many, the European Union. Traffickers

Germany

Germany: tension flares over refugee arrivals in Heidenau

Tensions were running high in Heidenau, an east German town near Dresden, on Saturday, as right-wing protesters demonstrated against the arrival of

Italy

Major Italian rescue mission for 3,000 migrants adrift off Libya

Some 3,000 migrants were on Saturday rescued off the coast of Libya, according to the Italian coast guard. The coastguard received SOS calls from 18

Republic of North Macedonia

Migrants push through police lines to cross FYR Macedonia border

Security forces in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia failed to prevent hundreds, possibly thousands of migrants from forcing their way across

Germany

Germany: stones thrown at migrant buses entering Heidenau shelter

German Justice Minister Heiko Maas has condemned anti-migrant violence in the eastern-German town of Heidenau. “We must never tolerate people in our

Republic of North Macedonia

FYROM: hundreds of migrants enter, thousands stranded at Greek border

Heading north: migrants enter the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as it opens its southern border to 300 people, every two hours.

Republic of North Macedonia

Hundreds of migrants enter FYR Macedonia after earlier border clashes

Hundreds of migrants, including Syrian refugees, entered the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia from Greece on Friday. The border crossings came

Republic of North Macedonia

Migrant crisis: UN intervenes after FYR Macedonia border crackdown

Thousands of Syrians, Afghans and others seeking sanctuary were caught up in chaotic scenes on Friday as they tried to cross the border from Greece

France

[In pictures] Paris migrants take over disused school

Greece

'Tear gas and stun grenades': Migrants under fire in FYR Macedonia

Riot police in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) fired tear gas and reportedly stun grenades on Friday to disperse thousands trying