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20.10.2015, Tagesschau
Cold, rain, mud: People on the Westbalkan-route are completely and utterly at the mercy of the weather. There are hundreds of people, who get on a train in Gevgelija (Macedonia). Mor than 20.000 arrived here at the weekend. Alone one Sunday 13.000 refugees reached the place, said Alexandra Krause (UNHCR). read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Osteuropa
20.10.2015, Ekathimerini
The European Union’s Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos Friday inaugurated Greece’s first refugee screening center, or “hotspot,” on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos, warning, however, that the ultimate success of the system relied on migrant cooperation. Asylum seekers wishing to settle in Northern Europe are often reluctant to apply for protection out of fear of being stranded in Greece. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei, Europäische Union
20.10.2015, Spiegel Online
Borders open, Borders closed: For thousands of refugees resembles the Balkan route running the gauntlet. In constant rain they try to get to West Europe. Now the Serbian-Croatian border was opened by the police again. read more
As European Union leaders seek to boost cooperation in tackling a major refugee crisis, there has been more tragedy in the Aegean with at least 16 migrants drowning in their attempt to get to Greece from Turkey.In one incident late on Friday, the bodies of four children – three girls, aged 5, 9 and 16, and a 2-year-old boy – were discovered by the Greek coast guard off Kalymnos. read more
20.10.2015, Griechenland Zeitung
Greece showed its rejection of the European suggestion of joint border patrols with Turkey on Thursday in Brussels. "Greece is open for a cooperation with Turkey, but only on the basis of the international law and integrity of the admission process", so prime minister Alexis Tsipras. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei, Europäische Union
20.10.2015, The Conversation
Frontex, the border agency charged with European external border management, has released data claiming 710,000 migrants entered the EU between January and September this year. According to the agency, this represents an “unprecedented inflow of people”, offering as a comparison data from last year, when 282,000 entries were recorded in total. They are also significantly higher than data published recently by the UN and the International Organization for Migration on the number of people entering the EU irregularly by the sea. These showed 590,000 estimated arrivals. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europäische Union
19.10.2015, Zougla
Τις σορούς τριών προσφύγων - ενός μικρού κοριτσιού, ενός βρέφους και μίας γυναίκας - αλλά και μία αναποδογυρισμένη λέμβος, εντόπισαν το απόγευμα της Τετάρτης ιδιώτες δύτες στη θαλάσσια περιοχή ανοικτά της Σκάλας Συκαμιάς στη βόρεια Λέσβο. read more
Language(s): Griechisch / ελληνικά Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei
19.10.2015, Salzburger Nachrichten
The number of migrants camped on France's north coast near Calais has doubled during the last three weeks, the government's top official for the region said on Sunday. The number of people in the "New Jungle", having stabilised at over 3,000 during the summer, had risen sharply in the past few weeks to around 6.000, said Fabienne Buccio. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Europäische Union
19.10.2015, Spiegel Online
Slovenia became a transit country for refugees on their way to Austria and Germany. The country feels overwhelmed and therefore closed its border to Croatia. Between Croatia and Slovenia burst a fierce quarrel about the handling of refugees. Thousands of refugees persevere in the cold. read more
19.10.2015, Independent
A man from Afghanistan has been shot dead by police in Bulgaria in front of his fellow refugees. Bulgaria’s interior ministry said he was with a large group of “offenders” who had crossed the border from Turkey as they journeyed on the Balkans route towards western Europe. read more
17.10.2015, Tagesschau
At midnight Hungary closed its 300 kilometer long green border with Croatia. The regular Schengen border crossing points should remain open, so foreign minister Peter Sziijártó in Budapest earlier. But there will be stricter controls. Nevertheless migrants could still apply for asylum in Hungary at two border transit zones, he added. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Osteuropa, Europäische Union
16.10.2015, Süddeutsche Zeitung
Ein tödlicher Zwischenfall an der Grenze zwischen Bulgarien und der Türkei hat den EU-Gipfel in Brüssel belastet. Ein Flüchtling sei bei Handgreiflichkeiten mit einer Gruppe bulgarischer Grenzschützer erschossen worden, heißt es aus bulgarischen Regierungskreisen. Der Tote kam nach erster Einschätzung aus Afghanistan. read more
15.10.2015, Ekathimerini
Four migrants, three of them children, died Thursday near the Greek island of Lesvos after their boat collided with a Greek rescue vessel, the coastguard said. Another 31 people of undisclosed nationality were rescued, the coastguard said. Officials say an investigation was ordered to determine how the 30-metre (100-foot) patrol vessel collided with the migrant boat. The coastguard said that according to initial findings, the migrant boat had apparently attempted to flee. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei
15.10.2015, Pro Ayl
Türkei kein sicheres Herkunftsland, weitere Balkanstaaten nicht „sicher“. PRO ASYL appelliert an die Bundeskanzlerin sich nicht von Stimmungen treiben zu lassen, sondern beim heutigen EU-Gipfel die Menschenrechte zur Grundlage ihres Handelns zu machen. Die diskutierte Einstufung der Türkei ist realitätsfern und zeigt wie absurd das Konzept der sicheren Herkunftsländer ist. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland, Europäische Union
14.10.2015, Zeit Online
European Council President Donald Tusk warned Turkey on Tuesday that it will only win concessions from the EU, such as easier travel visas, if it successfully reduces the flow of refugees reaching Europe. Therefore the European Commission wants to bring together the Greeke and Turkish police and wishes enforce the readmission agreement. read more
14.10.2015, Deutschlandfunk
EU-member states fulfil their obligations hesitantly. Instead of the promised 1,8 billion euro for combating root causes of migration and flight in Africa, they only agreed to 24,3 million euro. Moreover, the member states missed to send registration experts to Greece and Italy. read more
13.10.2015, U.S.News
Europe's migrant crisis has seen a record surge of unaccompanied child asylum seekers fleeing civil war, conscription and poverty at home to countries including Britain and Sweden, which have scrambled to provide care for thousands of newly arrived minors. Most are boys aged between 14 to 18 hailing from Syria, Afghanistan, Eritrea and Sudan. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europäische Union, Europa
13.10.2015, Amnesty International
The catastrophic moral failure of world leaders who dither and squabble among themselves while callously leaving millions of people to suffer in disastrous humanitarian conditions will define their legacy for generations to come, said Amnesty International today as it released an eight-point plan to tackle the multiple global refugee crises. read more
13.10.2015, Manila Bulletin
The European Union’s current relocation scheme for refugees is “not enough” to address the scope of the problem, the head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Monday. International Organization for Migration said Friday that there had been a sharp increase in the number of migrants arriving in Greece, to some 7,000 a day, up from 4,500 per day at the end of September. Only Syrians, Iraqis and Eritreans are currently eligible for resettlement under the EU relocation programme. read more
13.10.2015, Süddeutsche Zeitung
Transitzentren an EU-Binnengrenzen - das wird nicht funktionieren. Zonen bräuchten Zäune, und wer kann verhindern, dass Flüchtende daran vorbei durch Salzach und Inn nach Bayern schwimmen? read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland
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