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Hungary will close its border with Croatia at midnight Friday to contain the flow of thousands of migrants arriving daily in the country, before traveling to northern Europe. Hungarian Foreign […]
The Balkan countries are a transit route for thousands of refugees, mostly Syrians, who are fleeing violence and trying to find a better life in the economically advanced countries of […]
Slovakia is acting in line with the requests of the European Union, while still preparing a lawsuit concerning the mandatory quotas for the redistribution of refugees. The first representative of the Slovak Migration […]
Amnesty International has accused Hungary of breaking multiple international and European human rights laws in its handling of the refugee crisis. Thousands of migrants and refugees continue to travel through the […]
The head of NATO slammed Russia’s “troubling escalation” of military activities in Syria, a day after Moscow launched cruise missiles as part of an intensified air campaign against Syrian rebels. […]
If Europe cannot get control of its borders and decrease the migrant influx, Europe could be destabilised, Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjártó has told the United Nations General Assembly. Minister […]
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban raised eyebrows when he said refugees and migrants flooding through the country are a potential threat to Europe’s Christian values. Most of them are Muslim […]
Responding to a request by Hungary, Bulgaria’s Cabinet on September 30 agreed to donate resources to that country to help it cope with increased migratory pressure, a government media statement […]
Hungary’s Foreign Minister said Tuesday that his government will propose “world quotas” for nations to share the burden of taking in migrants and refugees, as Europe struggles to cope with […]
The refugee crisis has put a strain on already difficult relations between Balkan countries. Borders are being shut and fences built. To make matters worse, Croatian parliamentary elections are coming […]
