Migrants, Refugees Block Bosnia-Croatia Border Crossing

The border crossing between Bosnia and Croatia was closed after a couple of hundred migrants and refugees trying to get into the EU country blocked the main road.

Greek road inferno 'kills 11 migrants'

Eleven people thought to be migrants have died after their vehicle and a lorry collided head-on in northern Greece. Both the car and the lorry burst into flames but the lorry driver managed to escape without serious injuries.

Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 82,100 in 2018; Deaths Reach 1,741

Geneva – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 82,100 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2018 through 30 September, with 36,654 to Spain, the leading destination this year. (Spain’s arrivals include over 600 migrants sailing to Las Canarias in the Atlantic Ocean – see more below.)

Italy migrant crisis: Government passes tough bill

The Italian government has passed a decree which will make it easier to deport migrants and strip them of Italian citizenship.

Child migrant arrivals at Greek islands soar by one-third in 2018, says UNICEF

Migration: how many people are on the move around the world?

The mass movement of people is arguably the biggest story of our time. How do we define the different types of migrant, how many are there and is the current crisis really an unprecedented problem?

Migrant crisis: Scores drown off Libyan coast

Two rubber boats set off on 1 September but one of the vessels deflated and sank, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) says.

Twenty migrants got injured in a van that turned over before Katlanovo tunnel

Eighteen migrants got injured in a car crash, whereas five of them suffered severe injuries, the police confirmed. The car crash took place today around 13.45h, 3-4 km away from the tunnel of Katlanovo, on the Veles-Skopje highway.

Syrian refugee Mardini arrested in Greece

Study Visit

On September 4, Volunteer Center Skopje paid a visit to Legis, organized in partnership with Andjeli, an NGO from Split, Croatia, within the “EVS as One More Step toward Inclusion” project. The study visit was attended by 30 participants coming from different EU countries. The project is...

NOT ALL CHILDREN RETURN TO SCHOOL: SOME ARE DETAINED

BRUSSELS, 3 SEPTEMBER 2018 – Not all children begin the new school year with their classmates and teachers across Europe: some children remain detained for immigration-related purposes.

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