Tag: migration of people
Number of asylum seekers in Germany soars to 965,000
Almost 965,000 migrants and refugees were registered in Germany from the start of the year to the end of November, the Interior Ministry said...
EU, Turkey agree 3-billion-euro migration plan
Brussels (dpa) - The European Union agreed Sunday to grant Turkey 3 billion euros (3.2-billion dollars) in refugee aid and promised to boost relations...
Migrants in Indonesia after boat pushed back by Australia
Seventeen migrants from South Asia were back in Indonesia after their boat was pushed back by the Australian navy while en route to Christmas...
Cuban migrants stranded in Central America on trek to US
The rapprochement between Washington and Havana has, ironically, sent a new wave of Cubans fleeting to the United States, for fear that favourable entry...
Pictures on smartphones are all many refugees have left
The pictures show birthday parties, family, friends and former homes. Most refugees are not able to take many personal items on their journey. The...
USÂ House passes measure to “pause” Syrian refugee admissions
The US House of Representatives passed legislation Thursday to require tightened checks of Syrian refugees, in the wake of last week's Paris attacks by...
Slovenia, Croatia clash over economic migrants as Balkans clamp down
Slovenia and Croatia on Thursday began playing a reverse tug-of-war with economic migrants, with Ljubljana saying it would return them to its neighbour in...
Croatia to stop taking refugees if transit to Germany stopped
Interior Minister Ranko Ostojic said on Tuesday that Croatia would stop accepting refugees if their transit towards Germany was stopped.
Speaking to the press at...
Then there were four: Refugee families are separated on way to...
First there is the life-or-death journey across the Mediterranean, then the trek through the Balkans with hopes of a fresh start in Western Europe....
Germany launches campaign in Kabul to deter refugees
Kabul (dpa) - Germany launched a campaign in Afghanistan on Sunday to deter refugees from paying criminals to organize the long and often deadly...
Merkel says refugee crisis “under control,” denies political disarray
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday stood by her decision to welcome refugees to Germany, saying in a live television interview that she would...
German TV show on migration asks “What now, Mrs Merkel?”
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was due to answer questions about her migration policy in a televised interview Friday night, as a new poll showed...
EU tries to shut out African migrants – is it right...
The European Union wants to slow down the arrival of migrants from Africa, and is offering money to enlist the cooperation of African governments....
Sweden’s temporary border controls sign of strain EU members face
Sweden's move on Thursday to introduce temporary border controls to help manage the flow of migrants - the latest EU member to do so...
Australian migration detention centre riot leaves massive bill
Sydney (dpa) - The two-day riot at the Australian immigration detention centre on Christmas Island has left a 10-million-Australian-dollar (7.1-million-US-dollar) bill and seven inmates...
EU offers more aid to Africa, in return for more curbs...
The European Union was trying Wednesday to secure African help to control migration flows, offering in return billions of euros in development aid, at...
Mixed messages on asylum laws as Germany says no change on...
Germany denied on Wednesday that the government had changed its open-arms policy towards refugees with its return to the Dublin Regulation, one day after...
Australia’s migration detention centre riot over, government says
Sydney (dpa) - Officers have regained control of the migrant detention centre on Christmas Island, Australia's Immigration Department said Tuesday afternoon.Five inmates were injured...
Germany says refugee family reunification might be impossible
Refugees who have already reached Germany may not automatically be able to have their families join them given the massive numbers of people trying...
European, African leaders set for tricky migration summit
Europe is keen in enlisting Africa's help to discourage migrants from trying to reach its shores. Dozens of leaders from the two continents are...
Slovenia says losing patience, inches closer to building border fence
Slovenia is running out of patience with the European Union and is moving closer to building border fences, Prime Minister Miro Cerar said in...
Ali has job, fluent German and fiancee: but still no asylum...
On average, an asylum application in Germany takes five months to process. But not for everyone. Ali Mohamed Sharif is from Somalia and has...
Pakistan suspends deportation agreement with EU over misuse
Islamabad (dpa) - Pakistan has temporarily suspended a 2010 agreement with European Union countries that allows them to deport its citizens entering the continent...
Thailand faces shortage of labour
Thailand's Labour Ministry is seeking to reduce visa fees for Vietnamese workers to tackle a labour shortage in the country, media reports said Saturday.The...
Croatia to raise temporary refugee accommodation capacity to 5,000
Croatia has announced that it will increase its capacity for the temporary accommodation of refugees to 5,000 by the end of the year, the...
German coalition agrees on accelerated asylum procedure
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has taken the lead in EU efforts to address the bloc's refugee crisis, announced plans Thursday to speed up...
Merkel huddles in talks on new rules in Europe migration crisis
Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has taken the lead in European Union efforts to master the migration crisis, began talks Thursday on her next step...
Australia may increase Syrian refugee intake, minister says
Sydney (dpa) - Australia may take more refugees from Syria than the 12,000 extra arrivals it pledged to take in September, Immigration Minister Peter...
“This is not Europe,” says Syrian who lost three children off...
The flood of refugees in the eastern Aegean is not easing up. Each day, more and more people are drowning on the dangerous sea...
Migrants arriving in Slavonski Brod transit centre as of Tuesday
The first train with 1,000 refugees from the camp at Opatovac will arrive at the provisional winter transit centre for migrants at Slavonski Brod...
More than 1,400 migrants rescued in Aegean Sea over three days
Athens (dpa) - More than 1,400 refugees and migrants were rescued over the past three days in the Aegean Sea, the Greek coast guard...
Net immigration hits record high in New Zealand
Wellington (dpa) - New Zealand saw record immigration in the year to the end of June, with China and India the largest source of...
Merkel defuses refugee dispute with conservative allies, for now
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the head of her Christian Democrats' Bavarian sister party appeared on Sunday to have defused a dispute over the...
German coalition crisis talks prove fruitless as migrant crowds swell
Hopes of Germany's governing coalition hammering out a new policy to better manage the unabated stream of migrants to the country seemed unrealistic Sunday...
In eastern German town, hostility towards foreigners goes far back
Freital, on Dresden's south-western outskirts, has become synonymous with hatred of foreigners. But the new refugees are not the first to feel the animosity....
German government plays down hopes of refugee crisis breakthrough
Chancellor Angela Merkel has called coalition party leaders to an emergency meeting on Sunday to draw up an action plan to deal with the...
Dozens missing after migrant boat sinks off Greek island
Eleven people were killed and about 40 are missing after a boat carrying migrants from Turkey to the Greek island of Lesbos capsized, Greek...
People-smuggler accusations a “disgrace,” Australian minister says
Sydney (dpa) - The Australian government on Thursday rejected a report by Amnesty International that said Australian officials paid people smugglers to return asylum...
Refugees in Germany: Finding a future in an unknown country
Thousands of refugees continue to stream into Germany each day, with most seeking safety from the wars gripping their homelands while hoping to find...
Croatia seeks EU disaster relief to tackle migrant surge
Croatia on Monday became the latest country to ask the European Union for material help, such as beds and tents, to cope with the...
10,000 migrants enter Croatia on Sunday
About 10,000 refugees and migrants have entered Croatia in the last 24 hours, including about 3,000 who arrived between midnight and 9am on Monday,...
EU and Balkan leaders pledge to curb migrant flows, help Slovenia
Eleven leaders from the European Union and the Balkans promised Sunday to limit the uncontrolled tide of migrants and asylum seekers flowing through their...
Gay Muslims face abuse, violence from fellow refugees in Dresden
Gay residents in a Dresden refugee shelter have fled persecution in the Middle East only to face much of the same from fellow refugees....
Refugees continue streaming into Slovenia as EUÂ offers help
Thousands of refugees kept streaming into Slovenia on Thursday, straining the small country's resources and its patience with other EU nations that have been...
Migrants bear bitter cold as EU, Balkan leaders plan “emergency” talk
Ten EU and Balkan leaders will meet in Brussels on Sunday for talks on the "unfolding emergency" as a steady surge of migrants threatens...
Milanovic rules out refugee congestion in Croatia
Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic on Tuesday ruled out the possibility of refugees congesting in Croatia because the government is operating in an organised manner...
Croatia honoured deal with Slovenia but migrants were met by dogs...
Croatian Interior Minister Ranko Ostojic said in Opatovac on Tuesday that Croatia had honoured agreements with Slovenia but that migrants were met with dogs...
Refugee self-immolates amid fear of deportation from Australia
Sydney (dpa) - A refugee in Australia set himself on fire during a video call with supporters, out of fear of being sent back...
Croatian police physically preventing illegal entry into country
Several thousand refugees and migrants are on the Serbian-Croatian border between Bekasovo and Bapska and Croatian police are preventing illegal border crossing and entry...
Balkans bottlenecks leaves refugees stranded at borders
Diplomatic tensions flared Monday amid chaos at the Slovenian, Croatian and Serbian borders as the slower intake of refugees created bottlenecks, while migrants continued...