Hungary’s general election race remains tight despite Orban’s close ties with Putin
Hungarian opposition leader Peter Marki-Zay still appears to trail in polling ahead of the April 3 general election, despite Prime…
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Hungary PM challenger needs ‘miracle’ to beat ‘populist dictator’ Orban
Hungary’s opposition leader Peter Marki-Zay (pictured) says the odds are stacked against his six-party coalition taking on a “populist dictator”…
Belarus to host military drills with Russia on Ukraine border
Belarus has announced it will stage joint military exercises with Russia near its border with Ukraine and claimed that Nato…
Poland blames ‘puppet master’ Vladimir Putin for migrant crisis as numbers grow on Belarus border
Poland is blaming Russian President Vladimir Putin for its migrant crisis on its border with Belarus. On Monday there were…
Albania asks for international help to deal with migrants from Greece
Albania is reporting a rise in illegal migration this year as the Balkan state has become a possible route to…
EU commissioner looks to ease Cypriot anger over arrival of migrants from Turkey
The European Union’s home affairs commissioner says she hopes to reduce the flow of migrants from Turkey to Cyprus during…
EU condemns Belarusian use of migrants as Poland imposes state of emergency
The European Union’s foreign affairs commissioner Josep Borrell has condemned Belarus and backed Poland, Lithuania and Latvia following a surge…
Poland’s anti-migrant government refuses to allow Afghan migrants to leave border zone
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Poland of hypocrisy over the 32 Afghans trapped for over three weeks at the…
Erdogan demands EU cash in migrant dispute
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he will hold talks in Brussels today (Monday) while demanding more European Union cash…
EU refuses to open Greek border to migrants
Greek and Turkish police have fired teargas at their land border as relations strain over the growing numbers of migrants…
Tensions rise on Greek-Turkish border amid migrant influx
The Greek coastguard has fired shots at a migrant boat on the Aegean Sea amid rising tensions with Turkey. Video…
EU to deploy ships to block Libya arms supplies
The European Union has agreed to launch a military mission in the Mediterranean near the Libyan coast to enforce a…
Migrant children tear-gassed by Greek police
Young children have been tear-gassed by police on Lesbos during a protest by migrants complaining about crowded living conditions. Fizzy…
Greece wants anti-migrant fence around Lesbos
Greece says it wants to build a floating barrier to hamper migrants crossing the Aegean Sea. A 3km fence off the…
Turkey threatens EU with wave of refugees
Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said his country cannot handle more refugees as thousands are displaced by the offensive on…
Greek migrant camps facing ‘catastrophe’: envoy
Migrant camps in Greece are facing “catastrophe” and an “explosion”, according to a European-wide human rights envoy. Greece is again…