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Calls grow for overhaul of EU asylum laws

With the numbers of desperate people fleeing war and poverty showing no signs of abating the foreign ministers of Germany France and Italy have

Turkey

Outcry over Bodrum migrant tragedy

Relatives of people who drowned as two boats sank after leaving southwest Turkey have identified the bodies. At least 12 people believed to be

Hungary

Stuck in Budapest: migrants bed down for second night outside railway station

Hundreds of migrants, blocked from travelling to Germany by train, have bedded down for a second night outside Budapest’s main Keleti railway

World

Exclusive: Mediterranean deaths are changing attitudes to migration crisis, says EU commissioner

An increasing number of migrants are making their way into Europe through the Western Balkans. What challenges does this pose for the transit

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World News

Refugee awareness increasing in choice destinations

The deaths of 71 refugees in a truck in Austria stoked greater awareness of the stakes involved, the risks people run, the desperation of the places

Hungary

Budapest migrant crisis: Q&A

Business Line

Europe's refugee crisis

This week’s edition of Business Line is focused on the story that dominated the headlines over these past few weeks: migrants. According to the

Europe News

EU plans new migration system

The European Commission is planning a new permanent system to relocate refugees more fairly across Europe. The still-to-be-unveiled proposal will be

Hungary

Hungarian police block refugees and migrants outside Keleti train station

Hundreds of migrants and refugees chanted “freedom!” and defiant slogans outside Budapest’s Keleti international railway station on Wednesday

World News

Refugees face legacy of hardship

Abdullah Bakhshi, 24, was born a refugee, in Iran, but he has left it and is currently in Lesbos, Greece, hoping to move on to Germany and bring his

Turkey

Five children among a dozen migrants to drown off Turkish coast

Among the latest tragic deaths of people trying to reach Europe are some one dozen Syrians who drowned after they set out in two boats from Bodrum, a

Hungary

Hungary reinforces border with Serbia at 'anti-migrant' fence

On Hungary’s border with Serbia police are beefing up their presence near its controversial razor wire fence. The so-called anti-migrant barrier

World News

Thousands stuck in Budapest as Hungary refuses to allow migrants to travel

Around 3,000 migrants remain stranded outside Budapest’s main railway station as Hungarian authorities continue to refuse them to travel on to

France

Eurostar suffers severe delays as migrants attempt to block Channel Tunnel

Hundreds of Eurostar passengers endured travel chaos this morning as migrants blocked tracks leading to the tunnel under the English Channel and

Germany

Migrants: thousands bed down for the night in Budapest

Nightfall in Budapest has not dimmed the protests outside the city’s main railway station. Hundreds of migrants are stranded here. On Tuesday, the

Hungary

Migrant crisis: Afghan teenagers rescued from 'prison cell on wheels' in Austria

Reports say Austrian police have rescued 24 Afghan teenagers who were crammed inside a van described as a “prison cell on wheels”. It came amid

Europe News

Judges tell Italy to respect migrants' human rights

Judges in Strasbourg have said Italy violated the human rights of three undocumented Tunisian migrants who fled the unrest of the Arab Spring four

Hungary

Migrants: angry scenes as hundreds stranded in Hungary

There are angry scenes in Budapest as hundreds of migrants congregate outside the main international train station. They have been prevented from

Germany

Merkel wants common European asylum policy

Germany has called for the immediate establishment of a common European asylum policy as thousands of migrants and refugees continue to try and enter

Europe News

Truckers fret over Calais safety

Lorry drivers say tougher security measures are needed at the French port of Calais to dissuade would-be migrants from trying to enter the UK inside