EU passes immigrant relocation plan

EU passes immigrant relocation plan

(VOVworld) – EU Interior Ministers approved Tuesday a plan to relocate 120,000 immigrants sheltering in Greece, Italy, and Hungary between member countries. Some 66,000 immigrants granted asylum will be...
EU ministers hold new refugee crisis meeting

EU ministers hold new refugee crisis meeting

(VOVworld) - European Union interior ministers held a new emergency meeting on the bloc's migration crisis on Tuesday, after they failed to reach a deal on relocating thousands of refugees...
Hungarian PM warns about influx of migrant

Hungarian PM warns about influx of migrant

(VOVworld) – Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban warned on Monday that the influx of migrants is forcing the European Union countries to protect themselves unless there is a consistent solution
EU migration crisis dominates UNSC meeting

EU migration crisis dominates UNSC meeting

(VOVworld) – The EU migrant crisis was high on the agenda of the UN Security Council meeting in Geneva on Monday. The Council agreed that ending the Syrian conflict is the...
European countries tighten refugee control

European countries tighten refugee control

(VOVworld) – At an emergency meeting in Brussels on Monday, the EU Interior Ministers agreed to draft a list of “safe countries,” where refugees won’t be able to apply for...
UN warns of uncertain status for refugees in Europe

UN warns of uncertain status for refugees in Europe

(VOVworld) – Illegal migrants fleeing across the Mediterranean to Europe might get stuck in limbo if European countries apply different policies, the United Nations warned amid EU squabbles over how to...
Romania rejects EU immigrant quota

Romania rejects EU immigrant quota

(VOVworld) – Romania is opposed an EC plan to share out migrants and refugees among EU members under a mandatory quota scheme. Romanian President Klaus Iohannis
Migration wave poses serious challenges to Europe

Migration wave poses serious challenges to Europe

(VOVworld)- The migrant crisis in Europe is growing acute as thousands of migrants flood the border areas of EU countries. Inevitably, some conflicts and clashes are occurring and the EU has become divided...
EU makes move on immigrant crisis

EU makes move on immigrant crisis

(VOVworld) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel hailed a plan proposed by EC President Jean-Claude Juncker for relocating refugees, saying that it is the first major step toward resolving the crisis