Greeks fear ‘invasion’ of migrants across Turkish border
Border regions of Greece were on a state of alert at the weekend as they faced an influx of thousands of migrants seeking to cross from Turkey, with locals fearing a new immigration crisis
On Greek mainland, locals stonewall migrant relocations
The village of Makrygialos is one of many areas in mainland Greece where the government is locked in a tug of war with local communities over the housing of migrants
Austria’s unlikely coalition plan boasts ‘best of both worlds’
Austria's new coalition of conservatives and Greens has set out plans to make the country not only a pioneer in fighting climate change but also one that pursues anti-immigration policies
‘It’s the jungle’: Bosnian migrant camp in crisis
No running water, putrid toilets and surrounding woods littered with land mines -- these are the bleak conditions of a camp where hundreds of migrants brace for winter in Bosnia
EU powers push for uptake of migrant relocation pilot scheme
EU powers France, Germany and Italy, along with smaller member Malta, will on Tuesday seek to rally the rest of the bloc to a joint scheme to distribute migrants saved at sea
Key EU interior ministers seek to resolve Mediterranean rescue crisis
Interior ministers from several European countries, as well as the European Commission, met in Malta to discuss finding a deal to the distribution of the migrants rescued in the Central Mediterranean.
Spain offers closest ports as safe haven for migrant vessel
The EU has praised Spain for taking in the NGO vessel Open Arms, which has been denied entry to Italy with over 100 migrants on board.
Rescue trauma haunts Mediterranean migrant rescuers
From one operation to the next, it's not the migrants who are saved but the ones they can do nothing to help that leave the worst mental scars on the Mediterranean's rescue crews
Migrants stranded at sea off Malta to be redistributed around EU
After being at the sea for four days, a group of migrants are finally allowed to enter Malta and will be distributed around the EU countries.
UK’s Boris Johnson pledges post-Brexit migration controls
British leadership hopeful Boris Johnson pledges to introduce a new points-based system to control migration after Brexit, addressing a key issue from the EU referendum