EU to seize smugglers' boats in Mediterranean
European Union (EU) ministers on Monday agreed to move the EU naval operation in the Mediterranean Sea against smugglers and traffickers to phase 2.
Sep 15, 2015, 02:50 AM IST
Border-free Europe unravels as migrant crisis hits record day
Two decades of frontier-free travel across Europe unravelled on Monday as countries re-established border controls in the face of an unprecedented influx of migrants, which broke the record for the most arrivals by land in a single day.
Sep 15, 2015, 02:47 AM IST
Hungary launches border crackdown, says refugees face expulsion
Hungary sealed off a railway track on Monday used by tens of thousands of migrants to enter the European Union on foot, launching a crackdown promised by the right-wing government to tackle Europe’s worst refugee crisis in two decades.
Sep 15, 2015, 02:42 AM IST
EU ministers agree to relocate 120,000 more migrants
EU interior ministers agreed on Monday to relocate a further 120,000 asylum-seekers around the bloc following an earlier accord to redistribute 40,000 from Italy and Greece, the Luxembourg government said.
Sep 15, 2015, 02:12 AM IST
Greeks despair over drowned refugee children
Greek divers trawled the Aegean Sea on Monday for survivors of the country`s worst maritime accident involving refugees, as officials reacted with despair at the scene of the tragedy in which 15 babies and children drowned.
Sep 15, 2015, 00:52 AM IST
Austria says army will help impose tougher border checks
Austria said on Monday it would dispatch the armed forces to help impose additional controls on its eastern border, belatedly following Germany`s example as thousands of migrants streamed across its frontier from Hungary on foot.
Sep 15, 2015, 00:34 AM IST
UN rights chief urges Europe to expand migration channels
The top United Nations human rights official urged Europe on Monday to build on a surge of sympathy for refugees by setting up comprehensive policies to expand migration channels.
Sep 14, 2015, 14:06 PM IST
German border controls underline `urgency` to agree refugee plan: EU
The EU said Germany`s reinstatement of temporary border controls on Sunday "underlines the urgency" of the need for European Union member states to share the burden of accepting tens of thousands of refugees.
Sep 13, 2015, 23:08 PM IST
Migrant crisis could be `biggest challenge` in EU history: Germany
The unprecedented influx of refugees and migrants flooding into the European Union could be the bloc`s greatest-ever challenge, Germany`s foreign minister said Friday at Prague crisis talks with eastern EU members refusing migrant quotas.
Sep 11, 2015, 16:39 PM IST
Europe divided as record numbers of migrants cross Europe
Europe was increasingly divided over its refugee crisis today as record numbers of migrants streamed through the Balkans into Hungary, forcing Austria to suspend cross-border train services.
Sep 10, 2015, 22:28 PM IST
Shocking! Islamic State smuggles thousands of extremists disguised as migrants into Europe
At a time when the entire Europe is trying to cope up with the ongoing migrant crisis, a report claiming that the Islamic State has smuggled thousands of extremists disguised as migrants into the region has instilled fear among many.
Sep 10, 2015, 21:55 PM IST
EU to take in 40,000 migrants from Italy, Greece: Draft communique
EU leaders will agree on Thursday to take in 40,000 asylum-seekers from Italy and Greece to confront a growing migrant crisis in the Mediterranean but delay a decision on how to share them out, according to a draft final summit statement.
Jun 26, 2015, 00:14 AM IST
