European migrant crisis
Migrant hostel attacks soar in Germany
Five times more attacks were carried out on migrant hostels in Germany last year than in 2014, German police say.
Dozens feared dead in migrant shipwreck
Up to 30 migrants are feared dead after a boat capsized off the Libyan coast while some 50 have been rescued by EU vessels from the sea.
Migrant hostel attacks soar in Germany
Five times more attacks were carried out on migrant hostels in Germany last year than in 2014, German police say.
French port city migrants to get heated tents
Women and children at a migrant camp outside the French port city of Calais are to be given heated tents by the end of the week, officials say.
Migrant crisis: Thousands stranded at Balkan borders
Thousands of migrants are stranded at borders in the Balkans, in cold and wet conditions, as their path to western Europe is blocked.
Migrants reach Slovenia as Hungary closes Croatia border
Hungary has closed its border with Croatia in an effort to stem the flow of migrants through the country en route to western Europe.
Migrant crisis: EU to debate faster deportations
Plans to speed up the deportation of failed asylum seekers are to be discussed at a meeting of EU ministers in Luxembourg.
Migrants drown off Turkish coast
Seventeen migrants attempting to reach Greece by boat from Turkey drown after their boat sank off the Turkish coast.
Migrant crisis: EU to boost aid to agencies
European Union leaders pledge another €1bn (£700m, $1.1bn) to help UN agencies support Syrian refugees in the Middle East, as part of renewed efforts to tackle the EU's migrant crisis.