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Hungary is slammed over treatment of migrants

Hungary has been severely criticised after water cannon and tear gas were fired at migrants at its closed border on Wednesday. UN Human Rights

Croatia

Hundreds of migrants push through police lines in Croatia

Amid chaotic scenes in Croatia, hundreds of asylum seekers surged past security forces on Thursday to continue their journey to Western Europe. Some

World News

Croatia says it can't take more migrants as thousands pour in

Croatia says it can’t take any more migrants as thousands pour into the country, heading to western Europe this way, having been thwarted at

Europe News

MEPs back EU migrant relocation plan

The European Parliament on Thursday voted to back a European Commission plan to relocate 120,000 migrants across the EU based on mandatory quotas

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Hungary

Serbia calls Hungary "brutal" over treatment of migrants at border

Clashes between migrants and Hungarian police at the joint border with Serbia leaves scores injured on both sides.

Greece

Riot police clash with migrants as tension rises in Lesbos

There were ugly scenes on the Greek island of Lesbos on Wednesday, where authorities at a registration camp are struggling to contain hundreds of new

Turkey

Turkey taking care stopping Aegean Sea refugees

Near the tiny village of Behramkale, refugees from Syria leave the Turkish coast and cross the Aegean Sea, heading for the Greek island of Lesbos

Hungary

Clashes provoke '30-day suspension' of Hungary-Serbia border crossing

Budapest "orders a 30-day suspension" of the Roszke-Horgos border crossing after violent clashes break out on the Hungary-Serbia border.

World News

Which European countries offer the most social benefits to migrants?

People seeking refugee status in European countries are generally entitled to food, or money to buy it, plus shelter and medical attention, schooling

Greece

Closed borders and razor-wire fences fail to deter desperate refugees

Desperate refugees waiting to leave the Greek island of Lesbos say they are determined to make their way to northern Europe, despite closed borders

Croatia

Migrants begin to arrive in Croatia in new route to the Schengen Zone

Some of the hundreds seeking an alternative route into the Schengen Zone have started to arrive in Croatia. Once registered, many are likely to head

World News

Bottleneck on Serbian border as Hungary clamps down on illegal entry

Tensions are rising on the Serbia-Hungary border, with migrants now blocking the main motorway separating the two countries. Despite Hungary’s

Germany

Merkel placates German regions over refugee numbers

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has found herself under fire over allowing thousands of refugees into the country in recent weeks, only to do a

Hungary

Refugees seek alternative 'Balkan' route into EU

Stranded refugees call for the border to be reopened after Hungary closes its frontier.

Turkey

Refugees shun the sea for the overland route into Europe from Turkey

A new front may be opening up in Europe’s refugee crisis, with increasing numbers of people looking to head for the Greek border by land via Turkey

France

Charlie Hebdo criticised for cartoon 'mocking drowned Syrian boy'

France’s Charlie Hebdo magazine is courting controversy again – this time with cartoons on migrants. One drawing plays on the harrowing photo of

Hungary

Refugees massed on Serbian border face long walk into Europe

Hungary has declared a state of emergency and has totally closed its borders to anyone, with the result that on the Serbian side a great crush of

World

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

World News

Migrants: Austria and Germany call for emergency EU summit

The leaders of Austria and Germany have called for an emergency EU summit next week to address the continuing migrant crisis affecting their

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.