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EU warns Austria over daily migrant quotas

In the latest angry rift in Europe’s migration crisis, new Austrian limits on the numbers of refugees allowed to cross its borders have infuriated

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Austria defiant as EU warns migrant quota plan illegal

Austria has vowed to stick with its plan to cap the number of migrants it will allow to cross its borders. The defiant stand comes as the EU warns

Greece

Greece says it can now register all migrants.

Just hours before EU leaders meet in Brussels to discuss migration, Athens announced the opening on Wednesday of four migrant reception centres on

Europe News

Dreaming of Britain - Calais migrants don't give up hope

As EU leaders set their sights on trying to reach a deal to keep the UK in the bloc, refugees in Calais are still longing to reach British shores.

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Russia

Putin and Orban talk migrants, EU relations and gas in Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin has welcomed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to Moscow.

Austria

Schengen: the beginning of the end? Austria to begin tighter border checks

Austria announces tighter border controls, sparking fears for the future of the Schengen zone.

World News

EC President Juncker dismisses plan to exclude Greece from Schengen

President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, has dismissed proposals to exclude Greece from the open-border Schengen zone. This, he said, would

World News

Migration crisis: Plan for reinforced border north of Greece

Visegrad group calls for new border fence north of Greece Plan B is response to chaotic EU migration policy Proposal could split Schengen zone

Germany

Germany's ruling coalition clashes over refugee integration

Germany’s ruling coalition is clashing over how best to integrate the more than one million refugees the country has welcomed in recent months. The

Europe News

UNHCR: International humanitarian law 'blatantly violated' in Syria

As migrants continue to brave winter weather to reach Europe and the focus turns to Turkey to help stem the flow, euronews has spoken to the UN High

Greece

Lesbos opens new cemetery for refugee victims

A cemetery has been opened in Lesbos for refugees and migrants who have died trying to cross from Turkey. The overcrowded rubber and wooden boats

Germany

Art with a purpose: Ai Weiwei brings refugee life jackets to Berlin venue

An inflatable boat hangs down and 14,000 life jackets cover the pillars of a Berlin concert house in an art installation by Chinese dissident Ai

World News

Australia's billion-dollar drug bust: liquid meth hidden in bras, art supplies

Australian authorities seize one billion dollars worth of liquid amphetamine hidden inside gel bra inserts and art supplies.

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Refugee crisis: European divisions deepen over moves to tighten borders

The asylum seekers keep coming and Europe keeps arguing over what to do. Seeking to stem the flow across the continent, central and eastern European

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Ai Weiwei's refugees reminder during Berlin Film Festival

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s latest installation has seen life jackets left by migrants on Greek beaches being hung from a Berlin concert hall. His

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Threat of deportation of baby girl to offshore migrant centre sparks Brisbane protest

Protesters have turned out in support of medical staff in Australia, who are refusing to release a baby girl facing repatriation to an offshore

Europe News

Greece is given three months to tighten border controls

The EU is turning up the heat on Greece, giving it three months to fix serious holes in border protection. In a bid to stem the influx of migrants

World

A new hope for Syrians

In this week’s Perspectives, we follow reports from around Europe on the crisis in Syria and the effects on those who live there. World powers agreed

Cinema

Shift of focus: Refugees take the spotlight at the Berlin Film Festival

With a spotlight on the refugee crisis, the Berlin Film Festival is making an extra effort to welcome refugees, some of whom will even be taken behind the scenes.

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: EU turns up heat over migrant crisis

In this edition of Europe Weekly, the migrant crisis dominates. The EU is calling for more effort and solidarity within the bloc to reduce the flow