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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

World News

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

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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

Turkey

Tens of thousands of Syrian refugees in camps next to Turkey border

Hundreds more Syrian refugees arrived at the Turkish border, as evening fell on Monday. They joined tens of thousands of people already gathered at

Turkey

Aleppo: Germany and Turkey call on NATO for help with refugees

Ankara caught between humanitarian need and political will

Hungary

Refugees in Hungary offered classes to speed integration

Registered refugees in Hungary are getting English lessons to help them integrate in Europe. Every Saturday around 40 of them gather at the Central

Turkey

Turkey: at least 27 migrants drown as boat sinks off coast near Edremit

At least 27 migrants and refugees have died off Turkey’s Aegean coast trying to reach the Greek island of Lesbos, according to the Turkish

World News

Aleppo: Germany and Turkey come up with a 10-point action plan

Ankara caught between humanitarian need and political will

Europe News

EU piles pressure on Turkey to open border to Syrian refugees

The European Commission is reiterating its call for Turkey to open the border near the southern town of Kilis, where more than 35,000 Syrians are

Turkey

Thousands of Syrians stranded in 'desperate situation' on Turkish border

German Chancellor Angela Merkel heads to Ankara for border-control talks as thousands remain stranded at Turkey-Syria frontier.

Republic of North Macedonia

More problems at FYROM-Greek border slows refugees' journey north

Soldiers of the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia have begun erecting a second, bigger wall just five metres from the border fence with Greece

Turkey

Migrant crisis: Turkish police raid factories producing faulty dinghies

Turkish police have raided three factories producing unlicensed and faulty dinghies, according to local media reports. Almost 50, deemed to be

Germany

Pegida fails to ignite as Europe-wide anti-Muslim protests fizzle

German anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant outfit Pegida tried to hold a European-wide day of protest on Saturday, with mixed results. In the city of its

France

Five migrants saved from channel after trying to sail to Britain from Calais

It is not often that migrants attempt to get into Britain the hard way, by crossing the channel from France on their own. However conditions are so

Syria

Syrian refugees flee to Turkey border as Aleppo assault intensifies

Around 35,000 Syrian refugees have arrived at the Turkish border, near the southern city of Kilis in the last two days, and are being accommodated on

Netherlands

EU foreign ministers tell Turkey to let in the exodus from Aleppo

Turkey’s foreign minister was invited to an EU foreign ministers’ meeting in Amsterdam on Saturday, where he was told his country had to take in the

Syria

Syrians flee to Turkish border as government forces close in on Aleppo

At least 15-thousand Syrians have fled an intensifying assault around the city of Aleppo Crowds of people have been massing at the Bab al-Salam

Syria

20,000 Syrian refugees stuck on Turkish border after fleeing Aleppo

Tens of thousands of people are leaving the Syrian city of Aleppo or the refugee camps on its outskirts and fleeing towards Turkey. Some 20,000 are