Eu Migrant Crisis

EU-Turkey pact: The controversial pact sees the first of Syrians arrive in Germany

The first Syrians arrived in Germany from Istanbul Monday under a controversial EU-Turkey migrants pact, an official from the German federal refugee office told AFP.

Refugee crisis: Migrants arrive in Greek island ports for expulsion to Turkey

The expulsion launches a controversial EU deal to send migrants back across the Aegean Sea that has been criticised by rights groups on ethical grounds

EU-Turkey deal futile, 1,622 migrants have arrived in Greece since the agreement

A total of 1,662 migrants have landed on Greek islands near Turkey since a landmark EU-Turkish deal on curbing the influx took effect on Sunday, a Greek coordination panel said Monday.

Migrants arrested for trying to fly Iraqis to Italy in smuggled aricraft

Six suspected members of a trafficking network were arrested in Greece as they prepared to fly seven Iraqi migrants to Italy in a light aircraft, Greek police said Thursday.

UN takes stock of migrant crisis; over 131,000 refugees have reached Europe in 2016

Out of a total of 131,724 people who have arrived on Europe's shores this year, 122,637 landed in Greece and most were fleeing the conflict in Syria, the UN's refugee agency (UNHCR) said.

Walking the walk: Greek migrants prefer to walk to Macedonia border with family in tow

Hundreds of migrants and refugees left an accommodation camp in northern Greece on Thursday, preferring to walk to the distant border with Macedonia in a bid to continue their trek to northern Europe, local police said.

German parliament toughens asylum rules in a bid to reduce influx of migrants

The German parliament on Thursday approved new measures to tighten asylum rules in an effort to stem an unprecedented influx of migrants.

EU migrant crisis: Afghans trapped on Macedonia border sent to Greece; to be relocated in camps

Greece on Tuesday began sending back to Athens by bus hundreds of Afghans trapped on the border with Macedonia following Skopje's refusal to allow them passage to northern Europe, local police said.

French football giants PSG to donate $1.12 million to aid migrant relief amid crisis

rench champions Paris Saint-Germain will donate one million euros ($1.12m) to two associations, through their foundation, put into place to help the influx of refugees across Europe, the club announced on Wednesday.