Migrants fail to enter EU at Serbian-Hungarian border
About 200 migrants gathered at Serbia’s border with Hungary on Thursday. Their demand: To be let into the European Union. But on Friday, they were bused to asylum centers further inside Serbia.
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Morocco tightens border controls to Spanish enclave Ceuta
In the last few months, Morocco has ramped up arrests and clamped down on migration across its borders to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. Now migrants still hoping to cross the border in order to reach the EU prefer to keep themselves hidden.
Greece boosts military presence along Turkish border
Amid tense relations between Greece and Turkey, Athens has boosted its military presence along their shared border. The area has become a hot spot in a broader brewing geopolitical conflict.
Croatia in the spotlight amid allegations of migrant abuse
Croatia has assumed the six-month rotating presidency of the EU Council -- for the first time. The youngest EU member state is having a chance to prove itself on the world stage amid serious allegations of migrant abuse at its borders.
European border cities create network for migrant reception
Seven European cities have come together to create the "Border Towns and Islands Network" (BTIN) to promote cooperation in migration policies. The network is aimed at sponsoring collaboration and reciprocal support among border cities and islands.
Border checks in EU countries challenge Schengen Agreement
As large numbers of displaced people arrived in 2015, some Schengen countries reintroduced border checks. Six are extending controls. That's illegal, EU observers say, and it undermines the idea of freedom of movement.
EU establishes first permanent border security corps
The European Union has adopted regulations that establish its first permanent, stand-alone border security force. The move will increase the bloc's current security forces nearly tenfold.
Hungary's slow descent into xenophobia, racism and human rights abuses
Hungary's refugee and migrant policies have been in breach of international human rights conventions as well as EU regulation for years. Along the country's border with Serbia there's now a new, underreported trend affecting migrants: deliberate starvation.
Bosnia moves migrants ahead of colder weather
Around 1500 migrants were rounded up in northwestern Bosnia and moved to a camp in the country on Wednesday. The town of Bihac cannot provide adequate shelter for these people in the winter weather, authorities said.
German police to intensify random border checks
Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has announced plans to increase random searches at all German borders. The goal is to discourage migrants from moving between EU member states.
Germany to keep border checks along Austrian border for at least six months
Germany has extended checks along its border with Austria by another six months. German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer had hinted at introducing an extension in recent weeks.
Migrants in Serbia recount acts of violence employed by Croatian border police
The Serbian Commissariat for Refugees and Migration confirmed that it has numerous reports of Croatian border police resorting to violence against migrants who enter the country illegally. In one case, an underage Afghan migrant even reported being "tortured by the police" with electric shocks. Croatian authorities meanwhile reject the charges.