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Greece: death at the border leads to violence

The deaths of migrants at sea are all too common. But a man from Morocco has become the first person to die at the land border between Greece and the

Europe News

Slovakia goes to court over EU refugee quota plan

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico says his government has challenged an EU policy to relocate 120,000 migrants from Italy and Greece to other member

Europe News

Greece seeks EU help with refugees and migrants

Greece will ask for help under the EU’s civil protection mechanism, the country’s migration minister told euronews on Wednesday. Speaking in a

Canada

The Tonbari family of Syrian refugees arrive in Canada

Ibrahim Tonbari and his family are starting a new life in Canada. He escaped from the war-torn city of Homs in Syria to neighbouring Lebanon with

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France

Hunting the migrant smugglers

On the lookout for trouble, the French navy frigate Courbet is plying the Mediterranean with a crew of almost 200 on board, with a helicopter ready

World News

Migrant numbers reaching Europe slides says UN

The number of migrants and refugees reaching Europe has dropped, according to the United Nations refugee agency. UNHCR says an estimated 140,000

Greece

Happy ending for young couple caught up in Europe's migration crisis

After an agonising wait, a young couple caught up in Europe’s migration crisis have finally been reunited. Syrian Samer Alkaled made it from Turkish

World News

In Greece and going nowhere: The barrier blocking migrants' hopes of a new life in Western Europe

Tension remained high on Sunday on the border with Greece after the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia built a barrier this weekend to control the

Europe News

EU and Turkey agree 3 billion euro migration deal

A crisis that EU leaders have been unable to solve alone. The UN expects more than one million refugees to arrive in Europe by the end of the year

Europe News

EU seeks Turkish help to solve migration crisis

EU leaders are turning to Turkey as the bloc continues to struggle with solving the continent’s refugee crisis. Brussels wants Ankara to toughen up

Germany

Merkel faces call to resign amid migrant crisis criticism

A German right-wing party is calling on Chancellor Angela Merkel to go, amid criticism of her handling of the migrant crisis. Eurosceptic

Republic of North Macedonia

Another border fence in Europe ahead of crucial migration summit

Police in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on Saturday fired tear gas and stun grenades at migrants and refugees stranded for days on its

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Refugees' new challenge: Europe's winter

The EU’s refugee crisis is facing a fresh challenge – migrants arriving unprepared for winter conditions. Temperatures have dipped below zero degrees

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Refugee numbers drop while obstacles multiply for some nationalities

The number of refugees arriving in Greece has dropped dramatically, prompting some observers to suggest Turkey may have clamped down on people

Canada

Canada reduces refugee intake to 10,000 by the year's end

Canada is to reduce the number of Syrian refugees allowed into the country to 10,000 by the year’s end. Originally Ottawa planned to accept 25,000

World News

UN condemns nationality profiling of refugees

Angry migrants protest over new restrictions blocking them at the Macedonian border

Syria

Imagine eight million children of Syria

The winter boats keep coming to Europe, with many children on board. UNICEF puts the number of Syrian children needing urgent humanitarian aid at

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Border restrictions cause 'increasingly untenable situation' for migrants - UNHCR

New restrictions on the movement of migrants and refugees through the Western Balkans have resulted in days of protests on Greece’s northern border

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Balkan border controls cause knock-on effect

The knock-on effect of tighter border controls in the Balkans is starting to show. In Romania a seven-kilometre traffic jam has resulted in hours of

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Aid agencies fear for thousands of migrants with new border controls in western Balkans

In Greece’s main port of Piraeus the ‘Ariadne’ docked with over 1500 migrants on board. But around 85 of them were detained after it was discovered