Over 10,000 migrants enter Hungary in new record
A new record of 10,046 migrants entered Hungary on Wednesday, mostly via Croatia, Hungarian police said Thursday as refugees continued to pour through the western Balkans bound for northern Europe.
Sep 24, 2015, 14:19 PM IST
EU leaders discuss easing budget rigour over migrant crisis, no deal
European Union leaders discussed whether to allow euro zone states to run higher deficits to cope with the costs of the migration crisis, EU officials said early on Thursday, but failed to find a common position.
Sep 24, 2015, 09:41 AM IST
Refugee crisis: Why eastern EU states oppose quotas
Four EU members, namely the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia, are at the forefront of a growing east-west split in the bloc after they voted against a controversial deal to relocate 120,000 refugees adopted on Tuesday.
Sep 23, 2015, 20:10 PM IST
Obama urges European allies to accept `fair share` of refugees
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday pressed European nations to take their "fair share" of refugees, after the EU reluctantly reached an agreement designed to halt a destabilizing humanitarian crisis.
Sep 23, 2015, 05:02 AM IST
EU forces through migrant deal over eastern opposition
EU ministers pushed through a deal to relocate 120,000 refugees on Tuesday, but rode roughshod over fierce opposition from central and eastern states in a major blow to unity in the bloc.
Sep 22, 2015, 23:48 PM IST
EU to hold talks as Hungary gives army new anti-migrant powers
EU interior ministers will hold an emergency meeting Tuesday in hopes of bridging a deep rift over Europe`s worst migrant crisis since World War II, a day after Hungary gave its army drastic new powers to protect its borders.
Sep 22, 2015, 10:33 AM IST
New anti-migrant powers for Hungary army as UN urges `compassion`
Hungary on Monday gave the army drastic new powers to protect its borders, as the UN chief said he was "extremely concerned" about the treatment of migrants and refugees in overstretched Europe.
Sep 22, 2015, 04:09 AM IST
Greek PM calls for 'shared responsibility' on migrant crisis
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who returned to power after Sunday's election, Monday called for "shared" European responsibility in tackling the migrant crisis facing the bloc.
Sep 22, 2015, 01:02 AM IST
Hungary army gets new powers as Europe struggles with refugee crisis
Hungary on Monday gave the army drastic new powers to stem illegal migration ahead of two key EU meetings on how to handle the unrelenting stream of refugees entering Europe.
Sep 21, 2015, 23:46 PM IST
Hungary reopens border crossing with Serbia
Hungarian-Serbian border crossing Horgos 1 has been opened again for regular traffic after it was closed last Monday because of a wave of refugees, a media report said on Monday.
Sep 21, 2015, 10:24 AM IST
10,000 migrants pour into Austria as crisis deepens
Austria was bracing for an influx of 10,000 migrants on Saturday, as Europe`s increasingly divided countries stepped up efforts to push the wave of desperate humanity on to their neighbours.
Sep 19, 2015, 23:57 PM IST
UEFA punish Hungary, Romania for supporter racism
Hungary and Romania have both been ordered to play one match behind closed doors for racist behaviour in recent Euro 2016 qualifiers, UEFA announced.
Sep 19, 2015, 18:52 PM IST
Countries tussle over human flow as Europe`s migrant crisis deepens
Thousands of migrants were stranded in the western Balkans on Saturday as Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia tussled over the EU`s escalating refugee crisis.
Sep 19, 2015, 16:18 PM IST
Croatia will continue to redirect migrants to Hungary border: PM
Croatia will continue to redirect migrants to the Hungarian border, Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said on Saturday as Budapest and Zagreb wrangled over how to deal with Europe`s refugee crisis.
Sep 19, 2015, 14:15 PM IST
More than 4,000 migrants came to Hungary from Croatia, train seized
Hungarian authorities seized a train bringing migrants into the country from Croatia, disarmed 40 police on board and detained the driver on Friday after over 4,000 migrants arrived across their border, the head of the Hungarian disaster unit said.
Sep 19, 2015, 05:07 AM IST
Hungary minister: Croatia pushing migrants to break law
Hungary`s foreign minister on Friday accused Croatia of pushing migrants to break the law by "illegally" breaching Hungarian borders.
Sep 18, 2015, 22:12 PM IST
Croatia closes border crossings, but migrants keep coming
Migrants continued to stream through fields from Serbia into the European Union on Friday, undeterred by Croatia`s closure of almost all road crossings after an influx of more than 11,000.
Sep 18, 2015, 13:51 PM IST
Hungary extends ''crisis situation'' to Croatian border
Hungary has extended a crisis situation to territories neighbouring Croatia from counties on its Serbian border due to the streams of refugees and migrants, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told a news conference on Thursday.
Sep 18, 2015, 00:41 AM IST
UN rights chief calls Hungary callous, xenophobic, anti-Muslim
Hungary`s "callous" treatment of refugees arriving at its border in hope of finding asylum in the European Union has included "clear violations of international law", UN human rights chief Zeid Ra`ad al Hussein said in a statement on Thursday.
Sep 17, 2015, 19:35 PM IST
Croatia has limited capacities for refugee influx, says PM
Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic warned Thursday that his country had limited capacity for accepting and registering thousands of migrants arriving from Hungary, which has sealed its border.
Sep 17, 2015, 15:40 PM IST
