Greece denies Turkish claim that it killed 3 migrants
A war of words between Ankara and Athens over the migrant crisis escalated on Tuesday when Turkey’s foreign minister said without providing evidence that Greek...
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Lesbos, once a Nobel peace contender, hardens its heart against migrants
“Go away, go,” a smartly dressed Greek woman in sunglasses and a black leather jacket shouted in English at about 40 migrants in a dinghy...
EU needs to stop bickering, support Greece on refugees
The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees on Tuesday urged European Union countries to provide more support to Greece as it faces a new wave of...
Greece offers compromise on migrant centres to placate angry islanders
Greece on Monday acted to placate locals incensed over government plans to build new migrant detention centres on outlying islands, saying it was open to a...
Greek islands should not be migrant warehouses, residents say
Residents of outlying Greek islands urged authorities on Thursday to shut overcrowded migrant camps that host thousands of asylum seekers. Hundreds protested peacefully outside Greece’s...
Poland, Hungary broke EU laws by refusing to host migrants
Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic broke the law by refusing to take in asylum seekers coming to the European Union during the chaotic summer...
Second Greek migrant camp in flames as arrivals continue to rise
A fire in a severely overcrowded migrant camp in Greece forced hundreds of people into the streets, compounding their plight with more refugees arriving on...
Greece launches measures to deal with jump in migrant flows
Greece said on Saturday it would step up border patrols and move asylum-seekers on its islands to the mainland in an effort to deal with...
Hundreds of migrants land on Greek island of Lesbos in one afternoon
Hundreds of people arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos in more than a dozen boats in one afternoon, Greek authorities and aid groups have...
Over 150 migrants storm through Spain’s enclave fence
More than 150 migrants crossed the border fence at Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta early on Friday and at least six Spanish police officers...
More than 10 jump overboard from migrant ship stranded off Italy
More than 10 of the migrants on a rescue ship stranded off southern Italy jumped overboard and tried to swim ashore on Tuesday as the...
UN to Malta: drop terrorism charges against migrants
The United Nations human rights office called on Malta on Tuesday to drop terrorism charges against three African teenage migrants arrested for hijacking a small...
Bus full of children set alight by angry driver in Italy
A bus full of school children was set on fire by its driver in the outskirts of Milan on Wednesday in an apparent protest against...
Afghan migrants suspected of terrorism links, smuggling
Six Afghan migrants suspected of links to terrorism and people trafficking have been detained in Bosnia since the beginning of the year, the country’s service...
Dutch refuse Italian request to accept 47 migrants
The Netherlands refused on Monday an Italian request to take in 47 migrants on a humanitarian ship that is being blocked from Italian ports, saying...
Migration pushes German population to recordof 83m
Germany’s population last year reached a record high of 83 million people due to positive net migration that easily offset a chronic deficit in births,...
Almost 500 migrants brought back to Libya
The 473 people found trying to cross the Mediterranean on inflatables in different operations since Saturday included some who were picked up by a cargo...
Finns rush to back withdrawing asylum from sex offenders
A Finnish citizens’ initiative to withdraw asylum from people convicted of sex crimes received tens of thousands of signatures over the weekend and has become...
Spain replaces Italy as EU’s main destination for migrants
Most of the migrants who crossed the Mediterranean to Europe last year arrived in Spain, according to European Union estimates published on Friday, as Italy...
UNHCR: 250,000 Syrian refugees could return home next year
Up to a 250,000 Syrian refugees could return to their devastated homeland in 2019, while many others face problems with documentation and property that the...
