Legal fears over EU-Turkey migrant plan
The UN expresses concern over a radical EU-Turkey plan to ease the migrant crisis, saying it could contravene international law. BBC News – Europe
The UN expresses concern over a radical EU-Turkey plan to ease the migrant crisis, saying it could contravene international law. BBC News – Europe
The EU will seek to close the Balkan route for migrants, as leaders meet for an emergency summit on Europe’s worst refugee crisis since World War Two. BBC News – Europe
Turkey’s biggest newspaper, Zaman, condemns its takeover by the authorities in a last independent edition, while supporters are tear-gassed outside. BBC News – Europe
The number of people seeking asylum in the European Union in 2015 reached 1,255,600 – more than double the previous year, new figures suggest. BBC News – Europe
European Council President Donald Tusk will visit Greece and Turkey as he tries to find consensus in tackling Europe’s worsening migration crisis. BBC News – Europe
Europe is “on the cusp of a largely self-induced humanitarian crisis” because of a rapid build-up of migrants in Greece, the UN refugee agency warns. BBC News – Europe