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Refugee crisis: Donald Tusk urges breaking of smugglers business model
Tusk said that sending illegal refugees and migrants back from Europe would ruin smugglers' businesses.
Josef Schulz's photos of disused border posts: Reminder of Europe's past – and a warning about its future
Josef Schulz, a Polish-born photographer based in Germany, travelled around Europe to document disused border posts and checkpoints.
Refugee Crisis: 12,000 migrants bogged down in swamp like conditions on Greece-Macedonia border
Tents have flooded and fields have become waterlogged at the makeshift camp at Idomeni.
Germany: Police in Saxony accused of sympathy with far-right Pegida group
'Some police officers have friendly handshakes with Pegida protesters,' claims expert.
Drowned Alan Kurdi: Two Syrian men jailed for refugee smuggling
Turkish court in Bodrum sentences Muwafaka Alabash and Asem Alfrhad to four years in prison.
Refugee crisis: Hundreds of migrants treated to 'Welcome Among Us' concert in Germany
Renowned composers Daniel Barenboim and Sir Simon Rattle performed for hundreds of refugees in Berlin.
Calais jungle: Refugees sew mouths shut to protest over their treatment during evictions
Seven men, mostly from Iran, demonstrated in front of French police.
Calais Jungle: Fires break out during demolition of camp as people protest against eviction
A French administrative court have rejected NGO's request to stop the eviction.
Europe faces humanitarian crisis with thousands of refugees stuck at Greek-Macedonian border
Around 10,000 Syrian and Iraqi refugees are stuck in a muddy camp at the Greek-Macedonian border in deteriorating conditions.
Red Cross commissions Syrian refugee mural to promote album featuring Robert Plant
The mural by street artist PANG depicts Syrian refugee Ayman Hirh.
Calais Jungle: Video shows pregnant woman forcibly evicted from roof of home by police
Footage shows Kurdish-Iranian couple forcibly removed from the roof of their home in Calais migrant camp.
Refugee crisis: Palestinian artist to sell artwork as 'thank you' to Angela Merkel
Palestinian artist Alaa Minawi's artwork highlights the plight of refugees and is on display in London.
Greece: Police fire tear gas at refugees who try to break through border fence into Macedonia
Four EU countries stated they are limiting the number of refugees crossing the border to 580 a day.
Calais migrant crisis: France begins demolishing shelters at Jungle refugee camp
French authorities have begun dismantling the sprawling camp after a court ruling.
Refugee crisis: Police fire tear gas at migrant families attempt to cross Greece-Macedonia border
Hundreds of refugees and migrants stormed the border gates at a railway line.
Calais Jungle: Police fire tear gas as clearing of migrant camp descends into chaos
Demolition teams are due to return to the site with further clashes expected.
Our arms exports business to Saudi Arabia is thriving at the expense of humanity
We prioritise selling military equipment above wider economic and humanitarian considerations to Yemen.
Rohingya refugee crisis: Mediterranean rescue ship to help migrants from Myanmar
Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) will undertake a month-long mission in the Andaman Sea.
Mark Zuckerberg in Germany: No place for migrant hate speech on Facebook
Facebook forbids bullying, harassment and threatening language, but critics say it does not enforce them properly.
Greece: Refugees transferred to relocation camp after Austria tightens its border controls
There are now approximately 20,000 refugees stranded in Greece, in what Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras described as a 'warehouse of souls'.
Migrant crisis: More than 130,000 refugees in Germany have 'disappeared' since 2015
Refugees may have travelled to other countries, as authorities report a 13% no-show to assigned accommodation.
Sweden: Syrian asylum seeker suspected of war crimes under Assad regime arrested in Stockholm
Case is based on images and information that appeared on the internet, says Swedish prosecutor
Calais: French authorities given court go-ahead to clear Jungle migrant camp
The French government has been gradually clearing portions of the camp in recent weeks.
Refugee crisis: Nato launches mission to rescue migrants from human smugglers
Ships from Germany, Canada, Greece and Turkey take part in Aegean Sea operation as EU infight rages.
Hybrid warfare: How Russia is exploiting the refugee crisis to split the EU
Russia seeks to exploit rising anti-immigrant feeling in EU.
Refugee crisis: Germany expects three million migrants to arrive by 2020
Officials said budgets may have to be slashed to fund intake of asylum seekers.
Syrian refugees await reunion with father who risked Mediterranean to start new life in Germany
Six months later they still have not seen him after he travelled from Jordan to Sulingen in Saxony.
Calais: Refugees in Jungle Camp despair at government plans to bulldoze community they built
Calais officials want to demolish half the camp, with alternative housing in form of shipping containers.
Signs of hope and desperation: Refugees and migrants in Calais and Dunkirk refuse to abandon dreams of England
Those hoping to reach the UK are drawn by relatives as well as better job prospects and living conditions.
Shoreditch House: Calais 'jungle' activists set off smokebombs outside private members' club
Event hosting French ambassador for international investment was disrupted by the incident.