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Romanian border police caught a group of 60 migrants who were trying to enter the country illegaly from Serbia on January 15. The migrants, all male, were spotted by infrared […]
The head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) predicts 2016 will be another critical year for migration to Europe. IOM Director-General Lacy Swing said the refugee and migrant crisis […]
European Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos has told members of the European Parliament that the refugee crisis was “getting worse”. Addressing the European Parliament’s civil liberties committee on January 14, A ...
Municipal police patrols near the refugee centre in the Bulgarian capital city’s Ovcha Kupel area have been stepped up after complaints from residents of nearby housing complained of feeling threatened, […]
Europe should close its borders to all but those fleeing death, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on January 13, saying that the Dublin Regulation was not working and neither […]
Czech President Miloš Zeman claims that the New Year’s Eve attacks against women vindicate his negative point of view on refugees coming to Europe, according to his spokesman Jiří Ovčáček. […]
Migrant arrivals in Europe by sea averaged more than 1700 a day during the first 11 days of 2016, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. The period also saw […]
Increased patrols and foul weather have forced smugglers to change tactics, but the refugee flow remains constant in Chios, Greece, where more than 3000 asylum-seekers arrived this weekend. Looking over […]
Europe’s immigration crisis has taken a new turn after reports that New Year’s attacks on women in Cologne and other cities were organized by immigrant groups. Swedish authorities now have […]
Authorities Tuesday recovered the bodies of at least 36 migrants, including several children, who drowned off Turkey after their boats overturned in rough waters as they tried to reach the […]
