World News

OHCHR expresses concern over EU-Turkey draft deal on migrants

A UN human rights agency has said it is concerned over the legality expressed apprehension over a draft deal to return migrants from certain

11 March 2016

Greece

Despite closing of Balkans migrant route, many still arrive in Greece

The controversial closing of the Balkans route for migrants is not putting off thousands still arriving in Greece

10 March 2016

Greece

German Chancellor criticises closure of Balkans route for migrants

Macedonian officials have closed the border with Greece, while Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia have also imposed tough restrictions

10 March 2016

Turkey

Five migrants, including baby, drown off Turkish coast

Five Afghan migrants, including two children and a six-month-old baby, have drowned after the boat they were in hit rough weather and capsized off

10 March 2016

Greece

Fighting despair in Idomeni

It is another cold night in Idomeni. People burn wood and cardboard in order to get warm. A man warms by bonfire at a makeshift camp at the

9 March 2016

Greece

Beefed up border controls 'shut down' Balkan migrant route

Slovenia and Croatia are beefing up their border restrictions, in a bid to seal off the Balkan route to migrants

9 March 2016

World News

UN questions legality of controversial EU-Turkey migration deal

The United Nations and Amnesty International have raised concerns that the EU’s proposed migration deal with Turkey could be illegal. They are

9 March 2016

World News

Turkey and Greece work on migrant cooperation deal

Turkey and Greece have held a bilateral meeting filling in the details on the proposed EU plan which includes a controversial refugee exchange

8 March 2016

World News

Turkey and Greece share perspective on migrant crisis

The prime ministers of Greece and Turkey met for talks in the Turkish city of Izmir on Tuesday. Turkish premier Ahmet Davutoglu told a joint news

8 March 2016

Republic of North Macedonia

The plight of refugees in Idomeni on the border with FYROM

They wait together in hope at midnight. But the refugees don’t know if and when the border guards will call them forward and give them a chance to

8 March 2016

Belgium

UN and rights groups criticise EU-Turkey 'one in, one out' migrant deal

EU leaders and Turkey have agreed in principle to a plan to confront the current migration crisis, but they need more time to work out the details

8 March 2016

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​Drone footage of ​refugees at Greek-Macedonian border

​This ​is drone footage of refugees and migrants waiting at the border between Greece and FYR Macedonia. It comes as the EU and Turkey came close to

8 March 2016

World News

EU leaders claim 'breakthrough' at migration summit but details need more work

EU leaders claim deal in principle at migration summit Turkish PM offers to take back migrants for more aid Details of deal still to be agreed

8 March 2016

Republic of North Macedonia

Going nowhere: 13,000 refugees still stuck in Europe's biggest waiting room

As EU leaders and Turkey seek solutions to the migration crisis, far from the comfortable conference rooms of Brussels, blocked at a border marked by

7 March 2016

Europe News

Greece-FYROM border: Situation 'dramatic' at refugee camp

With around 30,000 migrants and refugees bottled up in Greece, euronews reporter Apostolos Staikos has been to see conditions at a camp in Idomeni

7 March 2016

World News

Bottleneck of thousands of migrants in Greece adds to urgency at EU-Turkey summit

The bottleneck of more than 13,000 migrants at the Greek-Macedonian border has added to the urgency at an EU-Turkey summit taking place in Brussels today

7 March 2016

World News

EU leaders torn over needing Turkish help with migration crisis

European Union leaders are hoping Turkey will step up to the mark at today’s summit in Brussels and hold back migrants trying to get to Europe. The

7 March 2016

Turkey

Migrant crisis: 25 drown off Turkish coast including many children

At least 13 children and 12 adults are reported drowned after a boat carrying migrants to Greece sank off the west coast of Turkey. The Aegean Sea’s

6 March 2016

Greece

'Nobody cares': spirits low on Greek border ahead of Brussels summit

Migrants trapped on the Greek-Macedonian border give their views on the situation ahead of an EU-Turkey summit to discuss a solution to the crisis.

6 March 2016

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Drone footage of migrants stuck on Greek-Macedonian border

Migrants block a railway track running through the Idomeni refugee camp in northern Greece. The group lay down on the Greek side of the track

6 March 2016