Syria

Following their meeting with Prime Minister Davutoğlu, the EU Heads of State or Government addressed the migration situation, in particular as regards the Western Balkans route. They welcomed their discussion with the Turkish Prime Minister on EU-Turkey relations and...

French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met in Paris today, just three days ahead of a planned EU-Turkey summit on migration. Speaking to a joint press conference following today’s meeting, the two leaders said they had agreed...

Turkey has sentenced two Syrians to four years in prison over the deaths of a toddler and his family, who drowned en route to Turkey. Turkish state media said Friday the Syrians, Muwafaka Alabash and Asem Alfrhad, were convicted of...

Pope Francis called on Sunday for a united response to help refugees while praising Greece for its generosity in handling the massive inflow. Addressing crowds in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, the Pope said that the "refugee drama" was...

Since the start of the biggest displacement crisis in the post-war era, with millions of refugees from war-torn regions in the Middle East but also economic migrants from north and west Africa trying to reach Europe to start new...

Following an initiative taken by the Austrian government that has raised eyebrows among EU officials and infuriated Greece as Athens did not receive an invitation to participate, Austria and nine Balkan states held a meeting in Vienna today to...

The U.N. refugee agency has expressed concern over the increasingly restrictive policies being adopted by European countries against asylum seekers. It warns the measures will not stop people from coming to Europe in search of a safe haven. People in...

Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had a meeting with both British Prime Minister David Cameron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in London today, on the sidelines of the Syrian donor conference aimed at raising $9 billion for Syrian refugees. The...

In an interview on Der Spiegel International, head of the EU border agency Frontex, Fabrice Leggeri puts Europe’s refugee/migrant crisis in perspective when he says “we should have no illusions” about the problem that is currently tearing apart the...

Yet another boat carrying immigrants to Greece has capsized off Turkey’s western coast, leaving at least 39 people dead, according to Turkish news agency Anadolu. Five children were among the dead, said the Turkish coast guard. While 75 people aboard...