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British police probe whether dead man on London office roof was jet stowaway

Police are investigating whether a man found dead on the roof of an office building in London had stowed away on a British Airways jet flying in from

Serbia

Serbia responds angrily to Hungary's plan to build a fence along their joint 175 km border

Serbia has responded angrily to Hungary’s plan to build a 175 kilometre border fence between the countries. Details of the four-metre high barrier

Greece

Greeks on Lesbos struggling to help refugees

The Greek island of Lesbos is staggering under the strain of caring for refugees arriving from Turkey. The approximately 80,000 islanders have

United Kingdom

Stowaway dies after 'falling from plane onto London roof'

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My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: Greece debt crisis rumbles on

In this edition of Europe Weekly, Greece’s debt deal negotiations remain deadlocked; Hungary riles Europe once more after announcing it would build a

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Migrants cross FYROM by bike on way to EU

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The tide turns as Irish economic migrants seek work at home

Emigration is nothing new to Ireland and it was little surprise when thousands of young people streamed out of the country in the aftermath of the

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Record 59.5 million people displaced by conflict worldwide in 2014

Hungary

Hungary to close Serbian border with anti-migrant fence

The Hungarian government is to go ahead with a plan to erect a four-metre high fence along its border with Serbia to keep out illegal migrants. Many

Hungary

UNHCR starts poster campaign in Hungary to counter government anti-migrant initiative

Billboards warning migrants to obey Hungarian laws, and not take Hungarian jobs have been going up around the country as part of a government

World News

EU Dublin Treaty crushing Mediterranean states under asylum burden

The flow of people from Africa to Europe has increased significantly this year, most of them landing in Italy. From January to May, Italy received

Europe News

Italy warns EU again on migration

Italy has again warned it needs more help with the huge influx of migrants onto its shores, with two hundred Africans stuck at the country’s border

Italy

Italian PM: Europe cannot close its eyes to migrant crisis

A group of African migrants have been left languishing on rocks overlooking the Italian coast, after being turned back at the French border. They

Europe News

Renzi seeks more EU help on migration crisis

Matteo Renzi, the prime minister of Italy, has said that his government will hurt the EU if leaders don’t do more to help the country deal with the

Italy

Migrants wait for fourth day on Italian-French border as Paris blocks their entry

Dozens of African migrants remain stranded in Ventimiglia on the Italian-French border after French customs officers maintained a border closure for

Italy

Migrants refuse to go away as French police prevent them crossing the Italian frontier

A stand-off continued on Sunday between French police and African migrants trying to cross over from the northern Italian coastal town of Ventimille

France

French police block African immigrants trying to cross the border from Italy

A group of around a hundred migrants from Africa have been prevented from crossing from Italy in to France in the border town of Vintimille. The

World News

Five of Europe's most contentious anti-immigration posters

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Europe Weekly: Greece on the brink....again

In this episode of Europe Weekly, Greece angers EU and IMF officials as the government fails to convince them why they should release further bailout

Hungary

Hungary: billboard war sparks international concern

A billboard war in Hungary has sparked international concern. The government has put up signs warning refugees not to steal Hungarians’ jobs