EU, Poland still at odds despite united front on migrants
Warsaw and Brussels may have put on a united front over the Belarus migrant crisis, but analysts doubt the cooperation will extend to their longstanding row over judicial independence
What you need to know about the EU-Belarus migrant crisis
The EU and Belarus are currently locked in a stand-off over migrants. This is what you need to know about the crisis that has seen thousands trapped in dire conditions on the Belarus-Poland border
EU should prepare for more migrant crises: border chief
The European Union should be prepared for more migrant crises like the ones on the Greece-Turkey and Poland-Belarus borders, the head of the EU's border agency told AFP in an interview
All roads lead to Belarus on Iraq ‘package deals’
Iraqis willing and able to pay thousands of dollars for would-be "package deals" to the EU via Belarus have several itineraries to choose from. With many stuck at the Belarus-Poland border, AFP spoke to travel agents and migrants
Five things to know about the Poland-Belarus migrant crisis
An influx of migrants on the border between Poland and Belarus -- the EU's eastern frontier -- has led to an escalating crisis, with concerns growing in Europe. Five things to know about the stand-off
‘Lives under threat’: Plight of migrants sparks Polish solidarity
"Everything okay?" a Polish activist asks a Syrian mother whose family has spent a week in the cold, wet woods between Belarus and Poland, among thousands of migrants who have tried to cross to the EU
Three lives transformed by Merkel’s decisions
In her 16 years in power, German chancellor Angela Merkel has influenced the path taken by Europe. These are three people whose lives were upended by some of her most significant policy decisions
Morocco using migrants to press Spain over W. Sahara: analysts
Morocco has turned a blind eye to thousands of migrants heading to Spain's Ceuta enclave in order to pressure Madrid to recognise its sovereignty over the Western Sahara, analysts say
EU offers aid but urges Bosnia to rebuild migrant camp
The European Union has announced additional funding to help vulnerable migrants in Bosnia, but urged the government there to rebuild a camp that burned down
Greece warms to EU asylum pact but refugee groups rage
Greece has cautiously welcomed a plan from Brussels to reform the EU's shaky asylum system, but charity groups working with refugees have blasted a continued "outrageous containment policy"