THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Several hundred asylum-seekers camped outside a police station Monday in northern Greece, lining up to be arrested and formally processed as a surge in illegal migration overwhelmed authorities in the region. After sleeping on benches and … Read More
Unless Europe urgently steps up its support to tens of thousands of refugees in Greece, harsh winter conditions may claim lives of vulnerable families living in squalid conditions. “We’re facing a preventable human catastrophe. The refugee camp in Lesvos is … Read More
Full Transcript ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=11&v=eyoRle2O97M ) Judy Woodruff: Let us first warn that the story you’re about to see contains images that may upset some viewers, especially children. Violence has re-erupted in Libya. The U.N.-backed government there has declared a state … Read More
Camp Moria, on the Greek island of Lesbos, is a visible reminder of Europe’s hardening stance toward migrants. Refugees and migrants at Camp Moria on the island of Lesbos, Greece, last month.CreditCreditAris Messinis/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images It may seem … Read More
Islamophobia ‘poisoning EU societies’, warn members of European Parliament at launch of ‘toolkit’ to tackle anti-Muslim prejudice. Protesters take part in a march against Islamophobia in Brussels in 2014 (AFP) BRUSSELS – European academics and policymakers came together at the European … Read More
Refugees could be diverted to the North-African country in return for investments, financial incentives. Sebastian Kurz, the chancellor of Austria, visited Egypt’s president General Abdel Fattah Al Sisi in Cairo for talks last weekend. PHOTO:BARBARA GINDL/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES BRUSSELS—The European Union … Read More
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks at the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 11 September 2018. [EPA-EFE/PATRICK SEEGER] Helmut Kohl was a major historic figure, the Chancellor who united Germany and set the foundations of the … Read More
Prague: Authorities feared repeat of Chemnitz-type unrest (Photo: Chris Waits) Czech and Slovenian authorities have voiced alarm over the emergence of armed anti-migrant militias in the two central European countries. The concerns come after revelations of a paramilitary base, with … Read More
EU President called for a 10,000-strong EU border and coastguard force Jean-Claude Juncker pledged to stem the migrant crisis which began in 2015 EU proposed spending 2.2 billion euros to buy planes, boats and vehicles Political pressure across EU to cut … Read More