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Refugee surge was only a matter of time

A surge of terrified civilians one day, now none. Mine fields along a border will do that. The Syrian civil war has cut off the towns of Jarabulus

Hungary

Hungarian reporter who tripped migrants apologises for her actions

The Hungarian video journalist who was caught on camera tripping up and kicking migrants at a refugee shelter has written a letter of apology. Petra

World News

Chaotic pictures from Hungarian refugee centre go viral

“Like Guantanamo in Europe” is just one reaction to the shocking pictures that have gone around the world of this refugee centre in Hungary. They

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: Juncker urges more action on refugees

In this week’s edition of Europe Weekly: Jean-Claude Juncker delivers his first-ever State of the Union speech with a call for EU member states to

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Austria

Austria closes motorway between Vienna and Hungarian border

Austria has closed the motorway that leads from the Hungarian border to Vienna, and its train connections with Hungary will remain closed through the

Cinema

'Mediterranea': poignant drama about African migrants

This week in Cinema Box, we were deeply moved by Italian director Jonas Carpignano’s ‘Mediterranea’, a tragically topical drama about African

World

New life, new challenges: helping refugees adjust to unfamiliar surroundings

For refugees arriving at a new country it may be the end of a long and painful journey, but the transition to life in their new home, temporary or

Greece

Dinghies packed with migrants continue to arrive on Lesbos

Migrants are continuing to arrive on the Greek island of Lesbos, which has been overwhelmed with people making it to its shores. Aid agencies

Turkey

Drowned Iraqi migrant children laid to rest in homeland

Funerals have been held for two Iraqi migrant children, who drowned near the Turkish resort town of Bodrum last week. Twelve-year-old Zainab Hadi and

USA

Obama directs US to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees in next year

US President Barack Obama has asked federal agencies to prepare to receive at least ten thousand Syrian refugees over a 12-month period from October

Republic of North Macedonia

Macedonian authorities manhandle refugees at border

Dramatic and disturbing images have emerged of refugees trying to cross the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). In sodden conditions

Denmark

Migrants: Denmark lifts restrictions on trains and ferries

Police are ushering refugees and migrants freely through the Danish ferry port of Rodbyhavn and on their way to Sweden. It comes after days of chaos

World News

Refugee crush overwhelms EU Dublin rule

More and more refugees are trying to avoid being registered. This applies especially for the registration centre of Roszke, near Hungary’s border

Austria

Migrants: Austrian rail suspends services to and from Hungary

Austrian state railways have suspended services to and from Hungary as a result of overcrowding. Special trains have been laid on to transport

Hungary

Syrian refugee tripped by shamed camera woman is named

The Syrian man tripped up by shamed Hungarian camera operator Petra László has been identified as a ‘dream team’ football coach. Osama al-Abd

My Europe Series

Refugees group urges EU to adopt common asylum policy

More than 365,000 asylum seekers have arrived on the shores of Italy and Greece since the start of the year, according to a new report. The European

Germany

Migrants: Angela Merkel visits Berlin registration centre

Angela Merkel has visited a centre processing asylum applications in Berlin. The German Chancellor praised employees for their hard work and

World News

What the top tweets worldwide are saying about #refugees

The poignant and compelling images of desperate people risking everything to find refuge in Europe continue to generate reams of comment and reaction

Hungary

Hungary buses refugees from cornfield to official transit centre

In Hungary, hundreds of refugee continued crossing from Serbia on Thursday. They were heading for a makeshift camp which has been home to thousands

Denmark

Danish authorities reopen border with Germany

Danish authorities have reopened motorway and rail links with Germany. The border crossings were closed on Wednesday in a bid to stem a flow of