Syrian migrants
Under pressure from populists, EU doubles down on curbing migration
At stake is EU members’ unity and trust in each other, as well as the bloc’s Schengen zone of control-free travel.
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Refugees now make up 1% of the world's population
According to the UNHCR, there are now almost 70 million forcibly displaced people worldwide – the highest number in modern history.
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Hollande says UK must take share of responsibility for Calais minors
Hollande said 5,000 people had been evacuated from Calais and that there were 1,500 unaccompanied minors.
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More migrants pitch tents on Paris streets as Calais camp shuts
Hundreds of tents have been pitched by migrants, mostly Africans who say they are from Sudan.
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Lindsay Lohan helps Syrian refugees
It’s also been reported that Lohan offered to volunteer at the hospital staffed by Syrian doctors.
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Construction work begins on Great Wall of Calais
The wall is meant to prevent migrants in northern France from trying to reach the UK.
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Zuma: Large movements of refugees present unique challenges
Speaking at the UN, President Zuma called for the root causes of the migrant crisis to be addressed.
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Thousands flee Greek migrant camp fire as tensions flare
A police official on Lesbos said nearly 60 percent of the Moria camp was destroyed in the fire.
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EU proposes new asylum rules to stop migrants crossing Europe
In an unprecedented wave of migration last year, 1.3 million people reached the EU.
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'Nearly 96,000 unaccompanied children sought EU asylum in 2015'
More than 1.4 million people, mostly Syrians and Afghans, sought international protection in the EU in 2015.
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MSF spurns EU funding over 'shameful' Turkey migrant deal
MSF will lose €37 million of funding from EU states and €19 million from EU institutions.
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Sun-powered phone charger gives migrants in Greece free electricity
A team of students have designed a mobile phone charging station, powered only by the sun.
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Germany police report could raise unease among anti-immigrant groups
According to the report, migrants committed or tried to commit some 69,000 crimes at the start of 2016.
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Italy arrests 16 suspected boat migrant traffickers
As Europe’s worst migration crisis since WWII continues, more than 2,500 people are thought to have died.
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Greece says to begin evacuating migrants camped at border within days
The migrants have largely ignored appeals by authorities to move to organised camps set up around Greece.
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Smugglers made $5-6bn off migrants to Europe in 2015
Nine out of 10 migrants & refugees entering the European Union in 2015 relied on facilitation services.
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More migrants ferried from Greece to Turkey under EU deal
Over 340 people have so far been returned to Turkey since 4 April under the accord agreed with the EU.
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EU aims for joint European coast guard by summer
EU leaders reached an agreement to tighten border control & coastguard to manage the influx of migrants.
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Nato says migrant numbers in Aegean falling
Turkey and the EU last month sealed an accord which aims to end the chaotic arrival of migrants and refugees.
