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Republic of North Macedonia

More tear gas as migrants vent frustration at Idomeni

Migrants trapped on the Greek side of the border with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia again vented their frustration at being unable to

13/04/2016

World News

Austria beefs up border controls, expecting a massive migrant influx

Austria has begun construction work at the Brenner Pass Alpine crossing with Italy. Officially there are no plans for a border fence right now.

12/04/2016

Greece

Greece seeks to clear migrants from Piraeus port as tourist season nears

As the summer season approaches, Greece is stepping up efforts to evacuate migrants from its biggest port of Piraeus, the main gateway to the Aegean

12/04/2016

Greece

Greece protests over FYROM police's 'excessive violence'

Greece has accused its northern neighbour the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) of excessive use of violence after Sunday’s border scenes

11/04/2016

Greece

Deported migrants call for freedom from behind barred windows

Some 325 migrants have been deported to Turkey from the Greek island of Lesbos under an EU deal. They wait to learn of their fate inside a fenced

09/04/2016

Germany

Germany registers 112% jump in asylum applications

Officials say the year-on-year from 2015 is due to a backlog in paperwork and the number of arrivals is going down.

08/04/2016

My Europe Series

The lucrative business of migration

Criminals based in Turkey have picked up an unexpected windfall with the arrival in the country of hundreds of thousands of desperate refugees and

08/04/2016

My Europe Series

Boom times for Turkey's lucrative smuggling rings

Criminals based in Turkey have reaped huge profits from the human windfall of hundreds of thousands of desperate refugees and migrants that have flooded into the country. A lucrative business has spru

08/04/2016

My Europe Series

Misery for migrants amid Italian reception swindle

It’s called the Orange Tree village. Set in the Sicilian plain, near the town of Mineo, it once hosted American soldiers. Circled with barbed wire

08/04/2016

My Europe Series

Cash from containers - Europe's security companies making money from misery

The extra costs of migration are a favourite theme of critics of Europe taking any in more, but what about the economy? A whole new sector is springing up and there's no shortage of firms wanting thei

08/04/2016

Greece

45 deported migrants returned to Turkey under EU deal

Forty-five migrants have arrived back in Turkey from the Greek island of Lesbos. The male Pakistanis were on the first of several boats to ferry

08/04/2016

Greece

Greece ferries second boat of migrants to Turkey under EU deal

Pro-migrant activists jumped into the water off the Greek island of Lesbos in an attempt to prevent a migrant ship setting sail for Turkey. They

08/04/2016

World News

Idomeni: it's impossible to continue living like this

Scuffles broke out in Idomeni's makeshift camp as migrants pushed for borders to be reopened. One resident describes the conditions in the camp as 'impossible to live'.

07/04/2016

World

IMF's Lagarde on Panama Papers, Greece default risk, refugee crisis & more

There does not appear to be much to smile about when it comes to the global economy these days: new massive tax evasion scandal; Europe’s continuing

07/04/2016

World News

EU proposes reform of common asylum system

In a bid to ease the pressure on frontline countries, the European Commission announced proposals to reform its asylum system.

06/04/2016

Europe News

EU reviews asylum rules in response to migrant crisis

The European Commission has made proposals to reform EU asylum rules in response to the chaotic arrival of over a million migrants and refugees last

06/04/2016

World News

Migrant arrivals to Greece slow amid tighter security on Turkish coast

Tighter security along Turkey’s coast is a key factor behind a sharp fall in the number of migrants arriving in Greece under the EU’s deal with

06/04/2016

World News

Greece 'postpones' next batch of migrant deportations to Turkey

Greece has postponed the return of the next group of migrants to Turkey until Friday, according to reports quoting at least one Turkish official. The

05/04/2016

Turkey

Deported migrants are sent to holding centre in Turkey

The first migrants deported from Greek islands back to Turkey under a controversial deal with the EU have now been sent to a holding centre in

05/04/2016

World

UN seeks stronger safeguards for refugees in Greece and Turkey

The European Commission says the aim of the EU’s deal with Turkey on migrants is to smash human trafficking rings – and replace chaotic, dangerous

04/04/2016