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Record number of migrants enter the EU in August

A record 156,000 migrants entered the European Union in August. That is according to the bloc’s border control agency Frontex. It says more than

15/09/2015

Afghanistan

UNHCR presents Aqeela Asifi with 2015 Nansen Refugee Award

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has named Afghan refugee Aqeela Asifi its 2015 Nansen Refugee Award winner. She was recognised for devoting her time to

15/09/2015

Europe News

EU interior ministers fail to agree on asylum scheme

This week’s meeting of EU interior ministers revealed the huge division between member states. They only managed to formally adopt an existing

15/09/2015

Turkey

At least 22 dead, hundreds rescued, as migrant boat capsizes near Turkey

At least 22 people die as a boat carrying migrants sinks off the coast of Turkey.

15/09/2015

Hungary

'First arrests made' as Hungary cracks down on immigration

Tough, new laws have come into effect giving police in Hungary the authority to arrest and charge migrants attempting to enter the country illegally

15/09/2015

Hungary

Hungary seals border with razor wire

Hungary has sealed its border with Serbia. A razor wire fence was moved into position around 1am CET. #Europe: Barbed wire gate at the train track.

15/09/2015

World News

Emergency meeting on migrant crisis reveals EU divisions

There was a rally in favour of helping the waves of migrants and refugees arriving in Europe in Brussels on Monday as EU Interior Ministers held an

15/09/2015

Austria

Germany and Austria beef up border checks

Austrian authorities have followed Germany’s lead and imposed additional border checks on its eastern border. Train services from Hungary via Austria

15/09/2015

World News

Migration crisis: Refugees recount horrors of living under ISIL

Whether fleeing Bashar al-Assad’s regime or ISIL militants, refugees seeking sanctuary in Europe have horror stories to tell. Among those arriving in

14/09/2015

Europe News

Migration crisis: EU Interior Ministers try to settle quota row

Meeting in emergency session on Monday to discuss Europe’s migration crisis, EU interior ministers are on collision course over proposals to

14/09/2015

World News

True or false? Six controversial claims on the EU migrant crisis

Europe’s unprecedented migrant crisis has stirred controversy and polarised opinion. The key dispute is over whether the majority of arrivals are

14/09/2015

Europe News

EU mulls fresh migrant plan after Germany brings back border controls

EU interior ministers were set to meet in Brussels on Monday after Germany’s decision to reintroduce border controls on its frontier with Austria

14/09/2015

World News

Migrants: queues build at border as Germany suspends Schengen

Germany has temporarily re-introduced border checks as it tries to deal with a record influx of refugees and migrants. The decision goes against the

14/09/2015

Germany

Germany introduces 'temporary' controls along Austrian border

Ahead of an EU Interior Ministers’ crisis meeting on Monday the strain of absorbing so many refugees may be starting to tell in Germany. Berlin is

13/09/2015

Hungary

Hungary speeds up fence building as criticisms mount

With the criticisms from Austria’s chancellor ringing in their ears, likening their treatment of migrants and refugees to Nazi holocaust

13/09/2015

Greece

More migrants drown as boats capsize off Greek coast

At least 34 people, nearly half of them women, babies and children, have drowned after their overloaded boat capsized in the eastern Aegean. Greek

13/09/2015

Germany

Munich train station filled to capacity by transiting migrants

Munich railway station has until now been the terminus for migrants and refugees making their way to Germany, From here they are bussed or take

13/09/2015

World News

Thousands turn out in Europe to show support for migrants and refugees

There has been a show of support across Europe for migrants and refugees. In Athens, hundreds marched through the city, chanting slogans urging the

13/09/2015

Greece

Germany: expected surge in migrants from Hungary doesn't materialise

Migrants and refugees have been continuing to stream into Germany. More than nine-thousand arrived at Munich’s rail station on Saturday. But police

13/09/2015

World News

Anti-migrant marches held in several European capitals

Around 1000 people marched in Bratislava on Saturday against taking any migrants into the country. Banners read “No to Islamisation and

12/09/2015