Pope Francis' recent visit to the Greek Island of Lesbos to meet refugees was made to prove his solidarity with them. He proved his point by leaving with 12 migrants from three Syrian families.
EU reaches agreement with Turkey over the migrant deal in a bid to stem the flow of refugees entering Europe. The core of the deal is to send refugees in Greece back to Turkey in exchange for two-fold increase of the migrant assistance fund.
French policemen were forced to use tear gas as fights broke out in response to the demolition project ordered for a migrant camp in Calais.
A recently published report on the status of the refugee crisis in Europe revealed that more than 100, 000 people have reached Greece and Italy prompting other EU states to implement stricter policies to curb migration.
Austria and some EU member-states have signed an agreement with 6 Balkan states on stemming the flow of migrants as Europe’s refugee crisis worsens
George Clooney had his word about the Syrian migrant crisis and dropped that as an activist-actor, he wanted to make a film centered on this issue.
NATO will be sending ships to monitor the human trafficking issue in the Aegean Sea.
Turkey expressed that it has now stretched its “capacity to absorb” prompting the EU to offer 3 billion euros worth of aid to help the country deal with the massive influx of Syrian refugees fleeing war and persecution.
The teenager from Berlin, Germany, who claimed she was kidnapped and raped by a group of migrant men, has admitted to fabricating the entire story.
Around two dozen refugees, believed to be Iraqi Kurds, reportedly died and 11 more were thought to be missing when their wooden boat capsized near the Greek island of Samos in a dangerous attempt to enter Europe through Greece.
Sweden and Finland, two Nordic states with high per capita number of asylum seekers, take drastic steps of expelling tens of thousands of refugees amid a mounting migrant crisis in Europe.
Sweden is prepared to reject anywhere from 60,000 to 80,000 of the applications it has received from migrants who are seeking asylum.
The Greek coast guard has reported that at least 25 migrants, including 10 children, have died after their boat capsized.
The Parliament in Denmark has passed a controversial bill on Tuesday that will undoubtedly deter refugees from seeking asylum.
At least 43 migrants - with 17 of them being children - have drown after two boats capsized.
09 Aug '24 16:35PM
