Looming Doubts : Merkel’s Grip on Refugee Crisis May Be Slipping REUTERS The flow of refugees into Germany is continuing and the government in Berlin has found no way to slow it. Faith in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ability to handle the problem is plunging — especially within her own party. By SPIEGEL […]
Europe Refugee crisis: Belgium dismantles camp as citizens agree to give homes to refugees – but riots continue in Germany There were 5,600 asylum applications in Belgium in August, but the weekly flow of asylum applicants into Brussels has now reached 1,900 Leo Cendrowicz, tony paterson Brussels, Berlin Thursday 1 […]
REFUGEE CRISIS Defence minister: bunkers could house 50,000 migrants By swissinfo.ch and agencies OCT 2, 2015 – 09:16 Defence Minister Ueli Maurer in the civil protection bunker in Worb (Keystone) Switzerland could accommodate 50,000 people at short notice if the number of migrants in Switzerland were to dramatically increase, says Defence […]
By Jan Puhl SPIEGEL.DE DPA In many respects, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has emerged as the political victor in the refugee crisis. Voters support his hardline stance and other Eastern European countries are following his suit. On Monday, Hungary closed the last remaining hole […]
By Amjad Yamin – Sep 23,2015 -JORDAN TIMES The first time Fareed (not his real name) thought of leaving Daraa, south Syria, was at the end of 2012. His wife worked as an English teacher at a public school in walking distance from home, and they filled their evenings with […]
By AFP – Sep 23,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Migrants and refugees arrive on Kagia beach near the village of Sykamia, west of the port of Mytilene, on the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey on Wednesday (AFP photo) BRUSSELS — The EU’s president urged leaders […]
DER SPIEGEL Chancellor Angela Merkel has shown a soft side in the refugee crisis. Germans long knew their chancellor as a rational, deliberate decision maker. But in the refugee crisis, a new Merkel has emerged, driven by empathy. Increasingly, it is looking like the emotion-driven Merkel is prone to error. […]
MIGRATION CRISIS Swiss are “too restrictive” over Syrian refugees SEP 20, 2015 – 12:36 A Syrian woman stands with her children after arriving by boat on the Greek island of Lesbos on September 19 (Pixsil) Switzerland should grant more Syrians full refugee status rather than just temporary residency, a top […]
By Reuters – Sep 19,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Afghan refugees struggle to swim ashore after their dinghy with a broken engine drifted out of control off the Greek island of […]
Syrian refugee crisis Swiss pledge to take part in EU refugee programme By Urs Geiser Sep 18, 2015 – 17:43 Foreign Minister Burkhalter (right) and Justice Minister Sommaruga (centre) say Switzerland is willing to cooperate with the EU to alleviate the refugee crisis (Keystone) President Simonetta Sommaruga says Switzerland will […]
Sep 16,2015 – JORDAN TIMES BY MICHAEL JANSEN Several European Union countries should be ashamed about the way they reacted to the rising refugee crisis caused by the wars in Syria and Iraq. The country that should be most ashamed is Hungary where, following the 1956 Soviet invasion and clampdown […]
By JT – Sep 05,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Migrants wait to board a train after crossing the border between the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Greece near Gevgelija on Saturday (Reuters photo) AMMAN — Jordan has said that the world community’s failure to aptly address the refugee plight has led […]
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Hundreds begin walking along highway heading for Austria as one person dies in standoff at suburban train station Police attempt to stop migrants as they march along the highway near […]
Refugees and migrants have defied Hungarian police and refused to get off a train in order to be sent to a refugee camp. The train, which left Budapest station bound for Hungary’s border with Austria, stopped around 30 miles outside of the capital, with riot police ordering people off the […]
Graphic detail Charts, maps and infographics Previous Next Latest Graphic detail All latest updates Daily chart Europe’s migrant acceptance rates Sep 1st 2015, 17:07 BY THE DATA TEAM NOT since the second world war has Europe faced refugee flows of such complexity and scale as this summer’s migrant crisis. The […]
Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger at a press conference earlier this week. Photo: DPA Mannschaft step forward to welcome refugees Published: 02 Sep 2015 16:50 GMT+02:00 Germany’s World Cup-winning footballers have condemned xenophobic attacks on the thousands of foreigners pouring into their country and led calls to help the refugees amidst […]
OPINION Escaping the refugee crisis By Peter Singer SEP 2, 2015 – 13:55 In July, the number of migrants reaching the borders of the European Union passed 100,000 – the third consecutive month in which a new record was set. In one week in August, 21,000 migrants arrived in Greece. […]
ISTANBUL Turkish security forces patrolled the shores of Muğla, finding the bodies of several refugees, including a child, who drowned and were washed ashore. DHA photos World must help Turkey with refugees as ‘things will get even worse’: UNHCR At least 12 migrants believed to be Syrians drowned as two […]
Hermann Bredehorst/ DER SPIEGEL Germany is experiencing an unprecedented influx of immigrants who will fundamentally change the country. They represent a burden, but also a chance to create a New […]