Feb 22 Watch 8:05 Amid economic concerns, the U.K. considers an EU exit By PBS News Hour The U.K. has been a member of the European Union for more than 40 years, but that partnership might come to an end amid British concerns over eurozone turmoil and the ongoing refugee crisis. British voters will soon hold a… Continue watching
Jan 29 More allegations of sexual abuse by peacekeeping soldiers come to light in Central African Republic By Dominique Bonessi New accusations of sexual abuse against European peacekeeping forces have surfaced in the Central African Republic, the United Nations reported Friday. Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch 8:15 Merkel’s open-door migrant policy and popularity tested by recent attacks By PBS News Hour Germany's open door migrant policy has reached a crossroads after hundreds of women alleged they were attacked mainly by men of North African or Arabic appearance in Cologne. Now German Chancellor Angela Merkel has become a target of the public… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch 7:04 Sweden, Denmark move to tighten their borders By PBS News Hour Denmark is instituting ID checks on its frontier with Germany, just as Sweden has enacted a strict new border policy, steps that further erode the 20-year Schengen Agreement guaranteeing free movement across most of mainland Europe. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant… Continue watching
Dec 22 More than 1 million migrants arrived in Europe this year By Gretchen Frazee More than one million migrants have entered Europe this year, marking the largest wave of immigration into the continent since World War II. Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch 7:14 News Wrap: EU leaders vow to wage ‘uncompromising’ fight against terror By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, European Union leaders agreed to beef up immigration controls, crack down on gun-running and freeze financial assets of extremist groups at a summit in Brussels. Also, Congress finished work on sweeping tax cut and government… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch 5:56 News Wrap: Russian lawmakers back national security overhaul By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, both chambers of Russian Parliament met to call for tougher penalties for terrorists and more power for the police, following the attacks in Paris and the bombing of a Russian airliner over Egypt. Also, thousands… Continue watching
Nov 19 Watch 5:48 News Wrap: Four EU countries to turn away economic migrants By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Serbia, Macedonia, Croatia and Slovenia announced they will turn back migrants fleeing their countries for economic reasons, accepting only war refugees to enter their territories. Also, violence between Israelis and Palestinians claimed five more lives,… Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch 7:54 Terror attacks bring greater urgency to finding migrant crisis solutions By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch Paris terror and the migrant crisis tear at Europe’s open borders By PBS News Hour How to deal with hundreds of thousands of migrants, many fleeing from Syria? It's a question that was already tearing at the fabric of Europe before the attacks in Paris, with different countries taking very different stances. But after Friday… Continue watching