brussels bureau 02/12/2015 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
state of the union 27/11/2015 Europe Weekly: Belgium under scrutiny after terror alert dropped In this edition of Europe Weekly: Belgium drops its terror alert level for Brussels from 4 to 3; a suspect package is found at the city’s main
brussels bureau 26/11/2015 Schengen under pressure after terror attacks Random checks on the French-German border. This could become a more common sight after the bloodshed in Paris two weeks ago. France wants tighter
world news 20/11/2015 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
world news 20/11/2015 Brussels and Paris mount extra security measures Belgian authorities have stepped up security across the country as the investigation continues into the Paris attacks. Two of nine people arrested
world news 15/11/2015 Europe's Schengen zone at risk after Paris attacks In the wake of the attacks on Paris, Britain’s prime minister David Cameron has sent a message of solidarity to the people of France. Cameron called
world news 13/11/2015 Three things we learned from the Valletta EU Africa summit Schengen at risk The EU’s passport-free travel zone, known as Schengen, could break up, according to European Council President Donald
world news 25/10/2015 EU's long march towards refugee solution continues in Brussels The EU summit of central and eastern European states grinds on in Brussels as the participants try to get agreement on dealing with the refugee
Bulgaria 16/10/2015 Afghan refugee shot dead on Bulgarian - Turkish border For the first time a refugee attempting to find shelter in Europe has been shot and killed. The victim was an Afghan attempting to cross the Turkish
world news 14/09/2015 Schengen: 1985 pact under increasing strain The original agreement to allow unhampered movement was signed near Schengen, a small town in Luxembourg, on 14th June, 1985. European Economic
Hungary 03/09/2015 Hungary: Keleti station opens to migrants The authorities in Hungary have opened the main train station in Budapest to migrants. International services, however, remain suspended. However
brussels bureau 03/09/2015 Stay in Turkey, Hungary's Orban tells Syrian refugees Hungary’s prime minister says Syrian refugees should stop travelling to Europe. Viktor Orban made the comments at a press conference in Brussels. He
Belgium 03/09/2015 Refugee crisis 'a German problem' says Hungary's Viktor Orban Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has described the refugee crisis as a “German problem.” He was speaking to reporters after a meeting with the
Hungary 03/09/2015 Thousands trapped in Budapest No information. No facilities. Images from last night (September 2) show how migrants and refugees have spent their last two days and nights in
Hungary 03/09/2015 Migrants cram trains as Hungary reopens station Keleti Terminus, the main railway station of the Hungarian capital Budapest, has reopened. Migrants have poured in and boarded trains, even though
world news 01/09/2015 Schengen recoil could turn EU travel back 20 years European Union border control systems are under an unprecedented strain with the asylum seeker crisis. The EU bloc’s external borders have physical
Greece 31/08/2015 Relentless flow of refugees continues in Europe A new group of some 2,500 migrants was ferried to the port of Piraeus, outside the Greek capital, Athens, on Monday. Brought to shore from the
world news 31/08/2015 EU migration policy long on diversity, short on unity How far has the EU come in developing a common immigration policy? Not far enough, say critics, given the disparity of its voices. None of the
Hungary 28/08/2015 Hungary: Razor wire fence fails to halt migrant and refugee influx into EU A relentless flow of desperate migrants continued to cross into Hungary on Friday morning, crawling underneath a razor wire fence on the border with
Hungary 27/08/2015 Record numbers of migrants arriving in Europe Records have again been broken for the number of migrants flooding into Europe. In Serbia more than 3,200 arrived from the Former Yugoslav Republic