EU chief appeals to members: take in Afghan refugees
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has appealed to European Union states to take in Afghan refugees flown out from Kabul, promising financial support from Brussels
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"
Five years on, Balkans still a road of hope for migrants
Half a decade on from Europe's refugee crisis, the world's attention has moved on -- but 35-year-old Moroccan Younes Qermoua is back on the Balkan route, where traffic is picking up
Thousands face homelessness in Greek refugee relocation push
Abdelkader and his family are among thousands of refugees about to lose the temporary homes they were given under a Greek housing scheme in order to make room for other asylum seekers
Fears mount over migrants dying ‘out of sight’ in Mediterranean
As the coronavirus dominates headlines, activists fear the Mediterranean is the scene of an overlooked tragedy as more migrants try to cross, Europe closes its ports and rescue ships cease to function
EU to rehouse up to 1,500 refugee children living in Greek camps
Around 116,000 refugees and migrants are currently living in Greece. Among them are an estimated 5,500 unaccompanied minors.
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
Coming home? 132,000 descendants of Spain’s exiled Jews seek nationality
Over 500 years after their descendants were expelled from Spain in 1492, more than 132,000 Jews have applied for Spanish nationality under a limited-term offer
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.