TWO MIGRANTS HARD INJURED FROM TRAIN IN GEVGELIJA

A train operating the Gegvelija-Skopje route hit two migrants at the train station in Smokvica on the morning of August 30, around 5 a.m.

Volunteer Story

When I said to my friends and family that I will be spending my summer volunteering in a refugee camp in Macedonia, many of them were confused why I want to do it and some were even concerned about my safety. People have many prejudices about refugees/migrants, often they are very harsh. I think...

Sweden’s Economy Is Getting a Lift From Migrants

Hussam Al-Homsi came to Sweden in 2015, along with hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing unimaginable horrors in the Syrian war.

Putin urges Europe to help rebuild Syria so refugees can return

Russian president makes call ahead of meeting with Angela Merkel

Refugees crossing from Bosnia 'beaten and robbed by Croatian police'

The lucky ones escaped with only their mobile phones smashed. Those less fortunate say they were beaten with sticks, taunted or attacked with dogs. Many allege they had large sums of money stolen. According to the testimony of migrants and monitoring groups, the Croatian police force is...

Bosnian war veteran turns his cafe into free kitchen for migrants

Refugees on the move through Bosnia-Herzegovina helped by locals who have known trauma

Spain, Germany leaders pledge to work together on migration

Merkel and Sanchez agree to push for greater help from the EU to help Morocco strengthen border controls.

Syrian Refugees in Germany Earn Rare Win but Remain on Borrowed Time

Germany has reinstated its policy of letting refugees from Syria and elsewhere bring over relatives, but pressure to send the migrants home is mounting

Libya's coastguard says it has intercepted more than 570 refugees bound for Europe

Human Rights Watch sounds alarm for refugees in Greek centres

Officials say they have received no harassment complaints in centres, while refugees allege abuse in new HRW report.

Hundreds of Syrian refugees living in Lebanon return home

Around 900 Syrian refugees who had been in Lebanon have returned to their homeland over the weekend.

EU offers to pay countries €6,000 per person to take in migrants rescued from Mediterranean

The European Commission has offered to pay countries €6,000 (£5,346) per person to host migrants in secure centres in their territory, as part of a plan to break the deadlock in Brussels over migration policy.

Italy dismisses plan to pay EU countries to host migrants as 'charity handout

Brussels offering €6,000 per person in bid to control Mediterranean crossings

Swedish activist stops flight from deporting Afghan man to 'hell'

Elin Ersson's refusal to sit down on a plane deporting a 52-year-old to Kabul could see her fined and jailed.

Libya rejects EU plan for refugee and migrant centres

Blow to Italy as Tripoli snubs proposal to set up processing centres in Africa