Skip to content

Tag: Europe Migrant Crisis

AP Photo

Croatia Says ‘Forcing’ Hungary To Take In Migrants

BELI MANASTIR, Croatia (Reuters) – Croatia said on Saturday it had “forced” Hungary to take in thousands of migrants and would continue sending them to its northern neighbour, amid deepening discord and disarray in Europe over the biggest westwards migration

Oktoberfest

Germany’s Oktoberfest Opens In Shadow Of Migrant Crisis

Munich taps the keg Saturday on its Oktoberfest, the world’s biggest beer festival with six million revellers expected, just as the German city grapples with a record refugee influx. The celebration of traditional Bavarian culture with its oompah music and

AP Photo

Europe’s Migrant Crisis Deepens As Countries Wrangle

Thousands of migrants were stranded in the western Balkans on Saturday as Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia tussled over the EU’s escalating refugee crisis. Chaos, rumour and proliferating border obstacles braked thousands of desperate people on their trek to reach northern

AP Photo

Revealed: Four Out Of Five Migrants Are NOT From Syria

The EU logged 213,000 new migrant arrivals in April, May and June but only 44,000 were seeking a new life in Europe after fleeing the Syrian civil war. The latest figures from Eurostat, the EU’s official statistical agency, reveal migration from

Screen Shot 2015-09-18 at 15.42.23

WATCH: Rival Migrant Gangs Erupt Into Violence in Croatia

Migrant-on-migrant violence has broken out in Croatia, the latest flashpoint on the Balkans route into Europe after Hungary sealed its border. Footage has surfaced online, filmed today, of fit young men wildly swinging punches and throwing rocks at each other. Cries

migrantmap

Migrants Navigating Through Europe Using BBC-Made Maps

Migrants attempting the precarious, illegal journey up through Europe are navigating using a map created by the publicly-funded British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), as revealed in Sky News coverage from earlier today. The very basic map, which is unlikely to have

migrant

Migrant Electrocuted Near Channel Tunnel

A migrant was electrocuted last night near the entrance to the Channel Tunnel in France. French police said the man, who is believed to be a Syrian national, was trying to climb onto the roof of a UK-bound train when

File photo of German Interior Minister de Maiziere presenting a draft law at a news conference at the Bundespressekonferenz in Berlin

Pressure Mounts On German Interior Minister

A few years ago, Thomas de Maiziere was seen as a leading candidate to succeed Angela Merkel one day. What he lacked in charisma, he made up for in competence and reliability, the same traits that had vaulted his boss

German

Head Of German Refugee Office Quits As Migrant Crisis Grows

The head of Germany’s refugee office, which has been criticised for its handling of record numbers of asylum seekers, has resigned, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday. Manfred Schmidt’s departure, which was for personal reasons, came as the number of

GettyImages-488736684a

WATCH: Migrants Overwhelm Police In Croatia

Border guards were unable to hold back the huge wave of migrants that was crossing the Croatian border today. Riot police had to stand aside after being overwhelmed by the numbers, most of whom had passed through Serbia from the