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| Migration crisis: Budapest opens station after stand-off | Migration crisis: Budapest opens station after stand-off |
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| The main railway station in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, has opened its doors to hundreds of migrants after a two-day stand-off. | The main railway station in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, has opened its doors to hundreds of migrants after a two-day stand-off. |
| People could be seen pouring up the steps towards the platforms after the station doors were opened. | People could be seen pouring up the steps towards the platforms after the station doors were opened. |
| But a public announcement said international trains to Western Europe were suspended "indefinitely". | But a public announcement said international trains to Western Europe were suspended "indefinitely". |
| It came as Hungary's anti-immigrant Prime Minister Viktor Orban was in Brussels for talks on the crisis. | |
| The migrants stuck at Budapest's Keleti station were prevented from boarding trains on Tuesday and Wednesday. Some were involved in scuffles with police. | The migrants stuck at Budapest's Keleti station were prevented from boarding trains on Tuesday and Wednesday. Some were involved in scuffles with police. |
| Follow our live updates | Follow our live updates |
| They had bought tickets after Hungary briefly appeared to abandon efforts to register migrants, allowing huge numbers to board trains to Vienna and southern Germany. | They had bought tickets after Hungary briefly appeared to abandon efforts to register migrants, allowing huge numbers to board trains to Vienna and southern Germany. |
| It was not immediately clear why authorities decided to let the migrants enter the station on Thursday morning. | It was not immediately clear why authorities decided to let the migrants enter the station on Thursday morning. |
| Many tried to cram into a train that was listed as destined for Munich, but the BBC's Nick Thorpe reports from the station that word was spreading that people would not be allowed to travel on to Germany. | Many tried to cram into a train that was listed as destined for Munich, but the BBC's Nick Thorpe reports from the station that word was spreading that people would not be allowed to travel on to Germany. |
| A message on an announcement board said international tickets would be accepted on internal trains. | A message on an announcement board said international tickets would be accepted on internal trains. |
| The number of migrants entering Europe has reached record levels, with 107,500 arriving in July alone. | The number of migrants entering Europe has reached record levels, with 107,500 arriving in July alone. |
| Germany expects to take in 800,000 migrants this year - four times last year's total. | Germany expects to take in 800,000 migrants this year - four times last year's total. |
| The surge in numbers has created tension and disagreement over EU migration policy. | The surge in numbers has created tension and disagreement over EU migration policy. |
| On Wednesday, Germany, Italy and France called for "fair distribution" of refugees throughout the EU. | On Wednesday, Germany, Italy and France called for "fair distribution" of refugees throughout the EU. |
| Italy and Greece have complained that they are overwhelmed by the numbers arriving on their shores. And while countries such as Germany are prepared to accept large numbers of asylum seekers, others are not. | Italy and Greece have complained that they are overwhelmed by the numbers arriving on their shores. And while countries such as Germany are prepared to accept large numbers of asylum seekers, others are not. |
| Mr Orban wrote in an opinion piece published on Thursday that his country was being "overrun" with refugees who threatened to undermine the continent's Christian roots. | |
| "The people want us to master the situation and protect our borders," he wrote in Germany's Frankfurt Allgemeine Zeitung. | |
| The foreign minister of Luxembourg, which holds the EU presidency and will chair a meeting on 14 September to address the migrant crisis, called for a creation of a European refugee agency, with European officials deployed on borders in the event of a crisis. | |
| Jean Asselborn also said all EU countries should have the capacity to absorb refugees. | |
| "The EU's values must be valid through the union. No-one can say we don't want Muslims or blacks," he told German daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung. | |
| The human cost of the crisis was made clear on Wednesday when five children were among 12 migrants who drowned in Turkish waters while trying to reach Greece. | The human cost of the crisis was made clear on Wednesday when five children were among 12 migrants who drowned in Turkish waters while trying to reach Greece. |
| Images of the washed-up body of a three-year-old boy, who died alongside his mother and five-year-old brother, circulated widely on social media. | Images of the washed-up body of a three-year-old boy, who died alongside his mother and five-year-old brother, circulated widely on social media. |
| Czech unease at migrant numbering | Czech unease at migrant numbering |
| Five obstacles to an EU migrants deal | Five obstacles to an EU migrants deal |
| Those who risk everything for a better life | Those who risk everything for a better life |
| Are you in Budapest? Have you been affected by the issues raised in this story? If you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist about these issues, you can get in touch with us in the following ways: | Are you in Budapest? Have you been affected by the issues raised in this story? If you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist about these issues, you can get in touch with us in the following ways: |
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