Migrants
Austria ‘breaking tradition of helping those in need’ as it plans to close borders
Austria is in danger of breaking a decades-old tradition of helping those in need as it moves closer to shutting its borders to migrants, the UN refugee...
Bodies of 22 migrants found lying in pool of fuel on dinghy in the Mediterranean
The bodies of 22 migrants have been found on a rubber dinghy adrift near the Libyan coast, just hours after they had set sail for Italy.
Europeans fear refugee influx raises terror risk, new survey shows
A majority of Europeans fear the recent refugee influx will heighten the risk of terrorist attacks and cost their countries jobs and social benefits, a...
Italy rescues over 3,300 migrants from Med as fine weather sees smuggling surge
More than 3,300 migrants adrift on boats in the Mediterranean have been rescued by Italian coastguard and navy ships.
Aid group rejects EU funding in protest over ‘shameful’ migration policies
Medical aid group Doctors Without Borders on Friday said it would no longer take funds from the EU in protest at its “shameful” policies on...
Austrian foreign minister says migrants should be kept on islands
Asylum seekers to the European Union should be held on islands rather than be allowed direct access to the continent, Austria’s foreign minister...
Over 700 migrants may have drowned in Med in the last week, UN claims
More than 700 migrants may have drowned in the Mediterranean trying to reach Europe in the last few days, according to the UN. Its refugee agency,...
EU naval mission is saving lives but ‘fails to stem migrant crossings’
A naval mission is failing to tackle people smugglers and stem the flow of migrants crossing the Mediterranean, it is claimed.
400 migrants feared drowned as four boats capsize in Mediterranean
Several hundred migrants are believed to have died after perhaps as many as four boats capsized in the Mediterranean.
‘We want freedom’: desperate refugees protest at Greek migrant camp
Turkey is ready to take another 200 migrants deported from the Greek islands on Wednesday, a senior government official said, as it presses ahead with...
MIgrant deal doubts as Turkey accused of sending thousands of Syrians home
Turkey has been accused of sending up to 100 Syrians a day back to their own country as its record on dealing with migrants came under renewed scrutiny...
U.N. chief urges ‘rich’ countries in West to settle 500,000 Syrian refugees
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on all countries on Wednesday to accept nearly half a million Syrian refugees for resettlement over the next...
Cruise ship rescues survivors after nine Cuban migrants die off Florida
Nine Cuban migrants have died and 18 others were rescued after their boat was found off the coast of Florida.
Greece under major strain as migrant compromise takes effect
Authorities in Greece are struggling to put in place infrastructure to implement the deal signed by EU leaders and Turkey in Brussels to stem the flow...
UN refugee chief says ‘one in, one out’ deal breaches international law
The head of the UN refugee agency on Tuesday said he was “deeply concerned” by a proposed deal between the EU and Ankara to curb the migrant...
Big splits over migrant crisis as Turkey demands €3bn to cope with refugees
An EU draft proposal has suggested a refugee swap aimed at easing the flow of migrants into Greece from Turkey. The move would see Turkey taking back...
‘Close the borders’ call from Hungary as big splits emerge over EU migrant crisis
Big divisions over how to tackle Europe’s migrant crisis emerged even before leaders sat down to discuss the issue. Hungary’s prime minister...
Cautious optimism ahead of key summit on Europe’s on-going migrant crisis
EU leaders voiced guarded optimism before a summit with Turkey on Monday that Ankara was finally ready to act to curb migrants crossing illegally into...
Europe’s leaders to press Turkey for ‘large-scale’ deportation of migrants
European leaders will push Turkey at a summit on Monday to agree to “large-scale” deportations of economic migrants from Greece, as EU chief...
EU warns migrants ‘it’s all for nothing,’ as plans to restore Schengen take shape
EU President Donald Tusk on Thursday issued a stark warning to economic migrants not to come to Europe, as he castigated countries for taking unilateral...
Europe on ‘brink of humanitarian crisis’ as NATO warns of terror infiltrators
The United Nations has warned that Europe is on the brink of a “self-induced humanitarian crisis” caused by the build-up of migrants and refugees...
Migrants come under tear gas fire as they try to breach Macedonia border
Macedonian police have fired tear gas after migrants and refugees broke through a gate on the country’s border with Greece. Thousands of people...
Greece recalls ambassador as tensions mount ahead of migration crisis talks
Greece has recalled its ambassador to Austria in protest at being sidelined from talks over Europe’s deepening migrant crisis. The move came...
EU ministers meet in Brussels as migration crisis spirals
European Union interior ministers are meeting in Brussels amid further warnings that the continued migration and refugee crisis is a serious threat to...
Austria angers Union as daily asylum seeker cap comes into force
Austria’s new daily cap on asylum seekers entered into force Friday, in a move that the European Commission has described as “plainly incompatible”...
Austria to close border to migrants as leaders warn open door policy must end
Austria will close its border to migrants in the coming months because it cannot take any more refugees, its foreign minister has said.
At least 40 migrants, including 5 children, drown as smuggler’s boat capsizes
At least 40 migrants, including five children, have drowned in the Aegean Sea after their boat capsized off the Turkish coast.
Germany seeks to limit migration from ‘safe’ North African countries
Germany wants to limit migration from North Africa by declaring Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia 'safe countries’, officials from the ruling coalition...
Austria to take tougher action to turn away ‘economic migrants’
Austria will take tougher action at its borders to turn away “economic migrants” in order to reduce overall immigration, Chancellor Werner...
At least 19 die at sea as Merkel fails to solve Germany’s dispute on refugee policy
At least 19 migrants seeking to reach Europe drowned off Greece on Sunday as political talks in Germany failed to produce a consensus on how to handle...
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