
Pope Francis is wrong on the migrant crisis and the wave of Muslim migrants currently sweeping Europe actually represents an “invasion”, a Hungarian Bishop has said. Laszlo Kiss-Rigo, Bishop of Szeged-Csanad in southern Hungary, said the migrants “come here with
by Nick Hallett8 Sep 2015, 10:11 AM PST0

The 42 Syrian refugees granted asylum in Uruguay are staging a sit-in before the office of the President in Montevideo, accusing the government of lying to them about economic opportunity and demanding to return to Lebanon.
by Frances Martel8 Sep 2015, 9:15 AM PST0

Aid workers are calling the situation on the Greek island of Lesbos a “humanitarian disaster” as authorities try to settle 20,000 migrants, most from Syria, throughout the Greek state. EU officials warn the migrant crisis engulfing the continent could take “years” to resolve.
by Frances Martel8 Sep 2015, 8:32 AM PST0

The prime minister of Hungary accused Berlin of encouraging “millions” of refugees to travel to Europe by allowing them to enter Germany without limits, Sky News reports.
by Edwin Mora8 Sep 2015, 8:11 AM PST0

“Everything which is now taking place before our eyes threatens to have explosive consequences for the whole of Europe. Europe’s response is madness. We must acknowledge that the European Union’s misguided immigration policy is responsible for this situation.” The voice
by Gerald Warner8 Sep 2015, 3:29 AM PST0

Germany told its European partners they must take in more refugees on Monday as it struggles to cope with record numbers of asylum seekers and as police in Hungary used pepper spray on migrants who broke out of a reception
by Reuters8 Sep 2015, 2:13 AM PST0

Political responses to crises are often tardy and embarrassingly fad-driven, as with the current global outcry over the image of a three-year-old Syrian boy washed up on the Turkish shore. He was hardly the first innocent victim of this century’s most brutal war. Where has the world been for the last 54 months?
by Noah Beck7 Sep 2015, 10:43 AM PST0

European Union member Cyprus said on Monday it would be willing to take in up to 300 migrants fleeing upheaval in the Middle East under new EU quotas, but would prefer them to be Christians. The Mediterranean island of about
by Reuters7 Sep 2015, 9:01 AM PST0

The Danish government has published adverts in Lebanese newspapers today telling migrants to stay away from Denmark. The move, which was first announced in July, follows a decision by the country’s centre-right government to cut benefits to migrants. Integration Minister
by Nick Hallett7 Sep 2015, 8:20 AM PST0

AMSTERDAM, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban said the stream of migrants flowing through south-eastern Europe were immigrants, attracted by the prospect of life in Germany, not refugees. “If they want to continue on from Hungary, it’s not
by Reuters7 Sep 2015, 6:52 AM PST0

With the news that Austria and Germany had opened its borders, thousands of migrants began departing Hungary on foot Sunday.
by Mary Chastain7 Sep 2015, 5:39 AM PST0

A Hungarian MEP has said that many of the ‘refugees’ who have come to his country are little more than economic migrants and are even wealthier than some of the poorest people in Hungary. György Schöpflin, a member of the
by Nick Hallett7 Sep 2015, 5:01 AM PST0

Berlin (AFP) – Germany pledged an extra six billion euros Monday to help the record numbers of desperate refugees crossing its borders, with France vowing to take in 24,000 over the next two years. Chancellor Angela Merkel said the scenes
by AFP7 Sep 2015, 4:21 AM PST0

VIENNA/MUNICH, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Austria said on Sunday it planned to end emergency measures that have allowed thousands of refugees stranded in Hungary into Austria and Germany since Saturday and move step by step “towards normality”. Austria had suspended its
by Reuters7 Sep 2015, 3:55 AM PST0

The French president François Hollande announced on Monday that France will take in 24,000 refugees over the next two years, as requested by Brussels. France will open its doors to 24,000 refugees over the next two years, the president announced
by AFP7 Sep 2015, 2:24 AM PST0

As hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees languish in camps or risk their lives to reach Europe, questions are being asked about why wealthy Gulf states have accepted so few. By the end of August, more than four million Syrians
by AFP7 Sep 2015, 2:12 AM PST0

Footage has emerged of migrants at a Hungarian train station throwing away food and water offered to them by police. The Youtube footage, which is embossed with the badges of the Hungarian police force, shows the migrants rejecting food packages
by Nick Hallett5 Sep 2015, 6:41 AM PST0

More than 40,000 people have signed UK Parliament petition asking the government to stop all immigration to the UK “immediately”. The petition, which appears on the official parliament website, comes as Prime Minister David Cameron promised to accept thousands more
by Nick Hallett5 Sep 2015, 5:31 AM PST0

There has been extensive media coverage of Peter Bucklitsch, a UKIP member, over his comments surrounding the death of a drowned Syrian child Aylan Kurdi. For anyone who is standing or has recently stood for elected office it is essential
by Jon Stanley5 Sep 2015, 3:54 AM PST0

The first of thousands of migrants reached the Austrian border town of Nickelsdorf last night after the Austrian and German governments agreed to accept them. Around 1,200 people travelled across Hungary by foot and car, while many more remained at
by Nick Hallett5 Sep 2015, 3:12 AM PST0

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered an angry speech on Thursday condemning Europe and “the West” for its responsibility in creating the migrant crisis currently consuming Europe, accusing Western countries of turning the Mediterranean Sea into a “graveyard.”
by Frances Martel4 Sep 2015, 7:31 AM PST0

BUDAPEST, Hungary – Sept 4 (Reuters) – Some 300 migrants broke out of a Hungarian border camp on Friday and hundreds of others set off on foot from Budapest as police scrambled to keep control of a migrant crisis that
by Reuters4 Sep 2015, 5:26 AM PST0

According to Hollywood star Emma Thompson, the UK is not taking its fair share of refugees because the British public is racist. Describing the country’s response to the migrant crisis as “really shaming” she insisted there is “plenty of room” for thousands
by Sarkis Zeronian4 Sep 2015, 4:43 AM PST0

Dramatic scenes unfolded in the Hungarian town of Bicske on Thursday when a distraught Syrian refugee pushed his wife and their young child on the rail tracks in protest over Hungarian authorities. Hundreds of Syrian migrants were ordered off the
by Breitbart London3 Sep 2015, 10:06 AM PST0

Europe’s post-national progressive governing elite is competing to conspicuously display its uplifting horror over the rapidly rising number of migrants’ corpses now being washed up on Mediterranean beaches.
by Neil Munro3 Sep 2015, 6:34 AM PST0