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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said a European Commission plan to relocate refugees from overstretched EU states was "an important first step".

• 09 сентября 2015, 11:56

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.

• 08 сентября 2015, 13:52

EU President Donald Tusk warned that the migration crisis affecting Europe was part of an "exodus" from war-torn hotspots that could last years.

• 08 сентября 2015, 13:37

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.

• 07 сентября 2015, 15:08

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmed Davutoglu criticised the "ridiculously small" share of refugees the EU is accepting, labelling the continent the "Christian fortress Europe."

• 07 сентября 2015, 12:23

Angry protesters greeted top EU officials visiting the Greek island of Kos on Friday to see the impact of the migrant crisis.

• 05 сентября 2015, 10:24

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".

• 04 сентября 2015, 16:05

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.

• 03 сентября 2015, 10:06

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.

• 02 сентября 2015, 10:42

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.

• 01 сентября 2015, 17:01

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.

• 01 сентября 2015, 13:00

European Union home affairs ministers will hold emergency talks on September 14 in Brussels on the continent's escalating migration crisis.

• 31 августа 2015, 16:47

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed to governments to step up their response to Europe's migrant crisis.

• 29 августа 2015, 14:59

Hundreds of pairs of rubber boots left behind by music fans who attended Britain's Glastonbury music festival have been donated to migrants in Calais.

• 29 августа 2015, 14:03

Greece geared up for a snap election next month, with an opinion poll showing the leftist party Syriza ahead despite a wave of defections over the country's massive new bailout.

• 29 августа 2015, 13:55

EU Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said that Europe had the "means to resist" the impact of China's slowing economy.

• 28 августа 2015, 10:51

Kazakhstan and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are considering use of nuclear energy in food and water industries.

• 27 августа 2015, 20:38

Hungary's migrant crisis escalated as police fired tear gas at the EU country's main processing centre.

• 27 августа 2015, 11:37

Interior and transport ministers from EU countries are to hold talks in Paris to discuss security measures following last week's attack on a high-speed train that was foiled by passengers.

• 26 августа 2015, 14:33

The EU sharply criticised Russia on Tuesday for the jailing of Ukrainian filmmaker and Kremlin critic Oleg Sentsov, calling it a violation of international law.

• 26 августа 2015, 11:10