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Ai Weiwei's refugees reminder during Berlin Film Festival

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s latest installation has seen life jackets left by migrants on Greek beaches being hung from a Berlin concert hall. His

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Threat of deportation of baby girl to offshore migrant centre sparks Brisbane protest

Protesters have turned out in support of medical staff in Australia, who are refusing to release a baby girl facing repatriation to an offshore

Europe News

Greece is given three months to tighten border controls

The EU is turning up the heat on Greece, giving it three months to fix serious holes in border protection. In a bid to stem the influx of migrants

World

A new hope for Syrians

In this week’s Perspectives, we follow reports from around Europe on the crisis in Syria and the effects on those who live there. World powers agreed

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Shift of focus: Refugees take the spotlight at the Berlin Film Festival

With a spotlight on the refugee crisis, the Berlin Film Festival is making an extra effort to welcome refugees, some of whom will even be taken behind the scenes.

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Europe Weekly: EU turns up heat over migrant crisis

In this edition of Europe Weekly, the migrant crisis dominates. The EU is calling for more effort and solidarity within the bloc to reduce the flow

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Turkey threatens to unleash refugees on Europe

As Syrians continue to pour out of the battered city of Aleppo aid agencies are delivering much needed supplies to those fleeing the carnage. Tens

Europe News

NATO mission to help target people traffickers in Aegean Sea

NATO ships are making their way to the Aegean Sea to help Turkey and Greece crackdown on criminal networks smuggling refugees and migrants into

Europe News

Migrant crisis: EU 'dream' in jeopardy, says Avramopoulos

European Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos says he welcomes the involvement of NATO in helping to stem the flow of migrants into Europe

Greece

Italian coastguard rescues migrants as volunteers prepare for more

The Italian coastguard has rescued 91 migrants in three different operations in the Aegean Sea. Italian coast guard rescues migrants off Greek island

Turkey

Turkey lashes out over UN demands to open Syria border to refugees

A war of words has intensified over Turkey’s decision to keep its border closed to tens of thousands of Syrians fleeing violence in Aleppo. Aid

Europe News

Greece under renewed pressure to help fix migrant crisis

As migrants continue to brave winter weather to get to Europe, Athens is coming under renewed pressure to control the flow. The European Commission

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Migrant is plucked to safety from the Aegean sea

A life is saved as many others are lost

Syria

Syria: UN warns of siege and starvation in Aleppo

The United Nations warned on Tuesday that the Syrian government assault on Aleppo could cut off food supplies to 300,000 civilians still living

Syria

Syria: Tens of thousands fleeing Aleppo remain stranded at Turkey border

A tent city has sprung up on Syria’s border with Turkey, which is still resisting UN and EU calls to open the crossing and let refugees through

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EU refugee crisis: "Like it or not, we have to work together"

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Migrant crisis: Turkey-EU 'lack of trust' slows action

Last November, the EU struck a deal with Turkey to try and stem the flow of refugees from the country. As the European Commission prepares to assess

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Migrants brave freezing waters to reach Greece

On the island of Lesbos, the Greek Coastguard and Frontex patrols rescue refugees and migrants, the majority of whom were children and men attempting

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FYROM reinforces border fence to limit refugees

Authorities in the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonian have begun reinforcing a barrier at its border with Greece in a bid to limit the number

Greece

New migrant tragedy claims 27 lives as Greece grapples with refugee crisis

Thousands have died trying to reach Europe. On Monday, at least 27 more migrants and refugees drowned in their attempt. Among the dead were 11