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Germany

Migrant influx hikes demand for temporary buildings in Europe

Large numbers of migrants arriving in Europe have been heading for Germany. Struggling to source enough accommodation, authorities are putting up

Greece

Migrant crisis: Refugees shelter in Athens park

A park in central Athens has turned makeshift camp for hundreds of migrants. Around 500 refugees have set up in the shade of the trees of Pedion tou

Italy

Italy: 800 rescued migrants brought ashore

Around eight-hundred migrants have been brought to the Italian port of Reggio Calabria. They were picked up from boats in the Mediterranean during

Italy

Migrants from capsized boat arrive in Palermo

Irish navy vessel arrives in Italian port of Palermo carrying some 370 survivors and 25 bodies of those caught up in the latest Mediterranean tragedy.

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Austria

Austria: overwhelmed refugee centre closes to new arrivals

One of Austria’s largest refugee centres is closing to new arrivals because it is bursting at the seams. The facility, in Traiskirchen, south of

Hungary

Hungary's new asylum law 'will put thousands of refugees at risk'

World News

We've rescued 5,500 migrants from sea in three months, says charity

France

More police for Channel Tunnel as UK and France pledge to tackle migrant crisis

The French and British governments have vowed to tackle the wider migrant crisis while again pledging more resources to contain the security situation around the northern French port of Calais, as mig

France

Man killed as 1,500 migrants try to enter Channel Tunnel in Calais

An estimated 1,500 migrants tried to get into the Channel Tunnel in Calais on Tuesday (July 28) night, the second night in a row that huge numbers

Myanmar

Myanmar's 'free' election struggles to distance dictatorship

Hope for change in Myanmar is approaching a crucial test. The Southeast Asian nation is preparing for the first free national ballot since 1990. The

Germany

#Merkelstrokes: the German Chancellor is confronted by a crying refugee

The Twittersphere has lit up with criticism of Germany’s Chancellor after she was confronted on television by a young refugee whose family had been

My Europe Series

Climate change and migration : A hot issue for Europe

Is Europe worried about the problem of migration due to climate change? And is the status of a climate refugee recognised by international law?”

World News

Syrian refugees now four million, displaced approach eight million

There are now more than four million officially recognised refugees from the Syrian conflict. The United Nations and other agencies are operating

France

Migrant dies in Channel Tunnel after jumping on UK-bound train

A would-be migrant has died in the Channel Tunnel between France and Britain. The person is thought to have died from their injuries after trying to

Hungary

Hungarians helping migrants until fence cuts them off

A Muslim at prayer in mostly Orthodox Christian Serbia is a sign of unusual movement through the small town of Magyarkanizsa. This is the last stop

World News

Migrant deaths at sea plummet after rescue resources improved

Crisis-rocked Greece has overtaken Italy as the main maritime gateway for migrants trying to reach Europe, new figures have revealed. The UN’s

Hungary

Riot breaks out at Hungarian migrant camp

Hungarian police were called to break up fighting at a migrant camp in the eastern city of Debrecen on Monday. Rubbish had been set on fire and

World

Learning to cope: the impact of Syria's war on the 'lost generation'

Five years on and the Syrian war is still have a devastating impact on the country and wider region. Many thousands have died, parts of the country

Syria

Turkey: hundreds return to their homes in Syria

With a palpable feeling of relief, more than two thousand Syrian refugees who fled to Turkey have crossed back into their own country. There was

Ukraine

World Refugee Day: UN estimates 1.2 million internally displaced in Ukraine

Ukraine has problems of its own to contend with. But the country is still managing to shelter refugees – from far-flung war-torn places as well as