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Kerry says "increasingly concerned" about Syrian refugees

The United States says it considers the refugee crisis in Syria to be a global problem. Speaking in Washington after talks with his German

France

More confrontations at Calais migrant camp after bulldozers move in

More confrontations at Calais camp Save the Children condemn forced clearance French government see camp demolition as humanitarian action There

Greece

EU seeks to heal divisions over migration crisis

Thousands of refugees have spent another cold night stranded on Greece’s border with the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia. Earlier

France

Activists blamed as trouble flares during Calais migrant camp eviction

There have been clashes in Calais as police began clearing part of the shanty town in northern France where migrants are trying to reach Britain.

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Greece

Border closures fail to deter the flow of people to Greek mainland

And they keep on coming. Despite the closure at the country’s northern border, refugees continue to flood into Greece. At least 2,000 more arrived

World News

Italy flies in Syrian refugees via air 'humanitarian corridor'

Italy has been accepting groups of Syrian refugees, flying them in by plane and sparing them the risk of dangerous sea and border crossings. The

World News

French police begin dismantling Calais migrant 'Jungle'

French police have moved into the so-called “Jungle” in Calais to begin dismantling part of the migrant camp. At the weekend the authorities toured

Republic of North Macedonia

FYROM allows in hundreds of migrants, as others remain trapped in Greece

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has opened its frontier with Greece – albeit briefly – to allow in around 400 migrants and refugees

Serbia

Running with tanks in Belgrade

Dozens have taken part in a peace run in Belgrade to raise awareness about those running away from the horrors of war.

World News

Greece: Macedonian authorities briefly open border, but thousands still stranded in Idomeni

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on Saturday briefly opened the border Gevgelija-Idomeni border crossing with Greece. Around 300

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Macedonian-Greek border opens then closes again

Authorities in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia briefly opened the border with Greece on Saturday to let a small number of Iraqi and Syrian

World News

Macedonian-Greek Idomeni border crossing briefly reopens

Authorities in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia opened the country’s border with Greece briefly on Saturday (February 27). A small number

Greece

'Open the borders': thousands call for end to Balkan route restrictions

Thousands stranded on the Greek side of the border with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia urge authorities to drop new daily migrant limits.

Greece

Amid border closures, Athens attempts to stop flow of migrants from its islands

Because of a backlog, Athens has started trying to reduce the flow of migrants from its islands to the mainland.

France

Farewell to the 'Jungle' - migrants begin to leave following court ruling

Around a dozen migrants and refugees on Friday boarded one of the first buses transporting people from the ‘Jungle’ camp near Calais After Thursday’s

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: EU divided on refugees

In this edition of Europe Weekly: the EU remains divided on how to handle the refugee crisis; the rows risk creeping into the UK’s ‘Brexit’ debate

Greece

Greece snubs Austrian minister's request to visit Athens

My Europe Series

Lesbos: Humanity in the midst of a tragedy

It’s seven in the morning and a boat full of Afghan refugees is approaching the shores of Lesbos’ Katia Beach. Teams of volunteers are ready to

Europe News

Greece fumes over Austria's 'hostile' migration policy

Austria’s tough stance on migration is undermining the EU’s response to the refugee crisis, Greece’s interior minister told euronews on Thursday

France

French court approves plan for partial demolition of 'Jungle' camp

The French government’s plan to clear part of the ‘Jungle’ migrant camp was on Thursday given the go-ahead by a court in Lille. The French Interior