Europe’s controversial plan to solve crisis faces major and immediate problems
Sub-contracting responsibility for refugees to Ankara sees refugees as a threat to be kept out, not human beings in need of shelter
There has been a breakdown of European ethics in favour of bourgeois security
Merkel under pressure to secure agreement with EU colleagues on measures
Time for a mature and informed national debate on reality of multicultural Ireland
Life in the ‘Jungle’ is miserable for everybody, but for children and their parents it is often impossible
Unaccompanied children who qualify to enter Britain wait in France for asylum
Lisbeth Zornig Andersen drove family of six to Danish home and served coffee and cakes
Decision by countries to close borders on Balkan route provokes strong criticism
The provisional EU-Turkey deal must be approved by many parties likely to oppose it
Slovenia triggers ‘domino effect’ by re-imposing Schengen zone entry rules
Macedonia will no longer let migrants cross border, leaving 13,000 stranded in a camp
European officials begin intense week of negotiations in a bid to secure agreement
Attack on centre that helps refugees reflects vitriol in nation’s debate on refugee crisis
Daily deliveries of identity documents needed to continue journeys goes on near Idomeni
A dangerous and expensive journey from Kabul has led only to an impasse in Greece
‘Considerable step forward’ made in fight against traffickers, German chancellor says
Amnesty International says proposal ‘wrought with moral and legal flaws’
Ankara uses summit to propose fresh conditions for assistance with migrants
Demonstrators claim ‘The Jungle’ has caused business to decline by 30% to 40%
Smugglers offer a covert route north to those stuck on razor-wired border near Idomeni
Europe accused of ‘selling its soul’ by former prime minister of Belgium Guy Verhofstadt
International Protection Act 2015 due to come into effect later this year
Anger rising at Idomeni as Balkan states accept only a trickle of refugees
Brussels summit comes amid concerns Europe is on brink of humanitarian disaster
Intention is to ‘stop the desperate flow of people crammed into makeshift vessels from embarking on a fruitless and perilous journey’, Cameron says
Desperate refugees and migrants are continuing to file through the port
Call for cap on migrant numbers may complicate EU crisis summit with Turkey
There has been a rise in the number of refugees passing through remote village of Rabe
Photographs of body of 3-year-old on beach in Turkey triggered global sympathy
Ankara agrees in principle to readmit migrants who do not qualify for EU asylum
European Commission sets out plan to try save free-travel area strained by migrant arrivals
France is so preoccupied with its own problems it will not address migrant crisis
French statements seen by some as way of shoring up British PM’s pro-EU position
European Council president vows not to strand Greece on the front line of the crisis
European Council president tells economic migrants not to risk lives ‘for nothing’
Several thousand migrants and refugees see little hope as they are gradually driven out
There is a sense the EU’s response to the crisis is entering a critical phase
European Commission proposes €700m package for struggling member states
Greece can not manage build-up of migrants on border with Macedonia alone, says UN
Conditions at Idomeni border deteriorate as officials prevent crossings for 24 hours
Police tired tear gas overnight as some migrants refuse to leave camp
On Sunday night the German chancellor channelled her inner Margaret Thatcher
Police fire tear gas at hundreds of migrants who broke border after long delays
Shanty town home to about 3,000 people, heavy police presence accompany workers
German Chancellor under increased pressure as rift widens within government
Some 20,000 refugees trapped in Greece following successive border shutdowns
Vienna’s slashing of asylum applications by a third was a first step to force change
Belgium has closed its border amid fears of an influx from the infamous site in France
As tensions flare, migration commissioner warns system could completely break down
Athens recalls its ambassador to Austria and issues veto warning amid tensions
Athens promises to open five more camps in north of country to accommodate migrants
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