As the flood of refugees into Europe shows no signs of stopping, with an estimated 500,000 already arrived, governments in Central Europe are taking matters into their own hands by closing down their borders as best they can, in an effort to slow the flow.
The daughter of the late Sir Nicholas Winton, who saved hundreds of
Czechoslovak Jewish children from the Holocaust, has been presented in
Prague with a large copy of a new Czech postage stamp dedicated to him.
Germany's positive approach to the displaced people, so different from the hostile approach of the post-Communist Europe, has reached its limits, Zbynek Petracek writes in Lidove noviny .
Two decades of frontier-free travel across Europe unraveled on Monday as countries re-established border controls in the face of an unprecedented influx of migrants, which broke the record for the most arrivals by land in a single day.
In his award-winning story, Liam Hodkinson describes how a fear of flying resulted in an eye-opening adventure on Europe's railways Note: We do not store your email address but your IP address will be logged to prevent abuse of this feature.
The latest developments as European governments rush to cope with the huge number of people moving across Europe. All times local : Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico says his country will stand firm in rejecting mandatory quotas for distributing refugees in European Union countries.
A Slovak man arrested with 100 kilogrammes of medicines that can be used to
produce methamphetamine has been remanded in custody in the Moravian city
of Olomouc. The 48-year-old could face up to 10 years in jail if found
Czech abassador to Slovakia Livia Klausova may lose her salary and office by the end of the year, but she may still represent the country due to a clash between President Milos Zeman and Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek, daily Hospodarske noviny writes yesterday.
14, 2015. Germany introduced temporary border controls Sunday to stem the ... . A refugee receives medical treatment in a parking garage in the main rail station in Salzburg Austria, Sunday, Sept.
The Lithuanian police stopped an Opel Astra automobile with the Latvian numberplate, while patrolling Via Baltica highway, which goes to Finland through Poland and Lithuania. The Finn resident, who drove the car, showed an Iraqi passport and a Finnish housing permit.
