No European country 'can be exempt' from taking in refugees: Hollande
No European country can get out of taking in refugees who have the right to asylum, French President Francois Hollande said Sunday.
Germany says EU majority vote could force members to accept migrants
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said that EU members reluctant to accept migrant quotas may have to be outvoted and overruled in the 28-member bloc.
EU summons leaders for refugee crisis summit next Wednesday
The European Union has announced an emergency summit in Brussels next in a bid to find solutions to the continent's worst refugee crisis since World War II.
EU's Tusk mulls special migration summit, decision Thursday
EU president Donald Tusk said he would consider requests by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and others for an emergency summit on migrants and decide later this week.
EU fails to reach migrant deal as countries impose border checks
EU ministers failed to reach agreement on a quota plan to share the burden of a flood of refugees.
Merkel wants 'binding' EU refugee quotas with no ceiling
German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged the EU to agree to a proportional distribution of refugees with no limits on actual numbers, going much further than plans unveiled by the European Commission.
German minister urges change in EU's policy towards Syria
Germany's Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said Europe should stop looking on helplessly as "murder" rages on in Syria, as he called on the bloc to review its strategy on the conflict.
EU chief calls human traffickers 'murderers', urges crackdown
EU president Donald Tusk urged a crackdown on the "murderers" among human traffickers who have killed scores of people trying to reach Europe from conflicts abroad.
Merkel calls for flexibility in EU migrant quotas
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said a European Commission plan to relocate refugees from overstretched EU states was "an important first step".
Cameron suffers defeat in Commons vote on EU referendum bill
British Prime Minister David Cameron suffered an embarrassing defeat in parliament over how the referendum he has called on leaving the European Union will be conducted.
EU's Tusk warns of long-term 'exodus' in migrant crisis
EU President Donald Tusk warned that the migration crisis affecting Europe was part of an "exodus" from war-torn hotspots that could last years.
Pope calls for every European parish to take in refugee family
Pope Francis called on every Catholic parish in Europe to take in a refugee family, saying the Vatican's two parishes would lead by example.
Turkish PM slams refugee policy of 'Christian fortress Europe'
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmed Davutoglu criticised the "ridiculously small" share of refugees the EU is accepting, labelling the continent the "Christian fortress Europe."
EU officials booed by Greek island residents over migrant crisis
Angry protesters greeted top EU officials visiting the Greek island of Kos on Friday to see the impact of the migrant crisis.
UN calls for up to 200,000 refugees to be shared among EU states
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees called on the European Union to admit up to 200,000 refugees as part of a "mass relocation programme".
'Difficult' to finish EU-Cuba talks this year: EU official
The EU and Cuba have made good progress in normalisation talks but getting an accord this year, the stated aim of both sides, may prove difficult.
EU to step up action against Mediterranean people smugglers
The EU is preparing to step up action against people smugglers in the Mediterranean, actively seizing the boats which carry thousands of hapless migrants to Europe.
Migrants using fake Syrian passports to enter EU: Frontex
A market in fake Syrian passports has sprung up, particularly in Turkey, to help migrants and refugees enter the EU, the head of Europe's border agency Frontex said.
EU says deadly Kiev clashes 'very worrying'
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini expressed concern over "very worrying" deadly clashes in Kiev as Ukrainian lawmakers backed an autonomy plan for rebel regions.
EU ministers to meet September 14 for urgent migrant talks
European Union home affairs ministers will hold emergency talks on September 14 in Brussels on the continent's escalating migration crisis.