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| Migrant crisis: Thousands arrive in mainland Greece | Migrant crisis: Thousands arrive in mainland Greece |
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| Thousands of migrants are arriving in mainland Greece as the government prepares for talks on tackling the huge number of people reaching its shores. | Thousands of migrants are arriving in mainland Greece as the government prepares for talks on tackling the huge number of people reaching its shores. |
| Two ships carrying more than 4,200 people travelled to Piraeus port at night after leaving Lesbos island. | Two ships carrying more than 4,200 people travelled to Piraeus port at night after leaving Lesbos island. |
| The whole EU is struggling to deal with an unprecedented influx of migrants. | The whole EU is struggling to deal with an unprecedented influx of migrants. |
| Hundreds of people, mostly from the Middle East, remain stranded outside a railway station in Hungary after police stopped them travelling through the EU. | Hundreds of people, mostly from the Middle East, remain stranded outside a railway station in Hungary after police stopped them travelling through the EU. |
| The EU's border control agency, Frontex, says 23,000 migrants arrived in Greece last week alone - an increase of 50% on the previous week. | The EU's border control agency, Frontex, says 23,000 migrants arrived in Greece last week alone - an increase of 50% on the previous week. |
| More than 160,000 people have arrived in Greece so far this year - already surpassing last year's total. | More than 160,000 people have arrived in Greece so far this year - already surpassing last year's total. |
| The country's government says it lacks the resources to look after that many arrivals, but aid groups say authorities should be doing more. | The country's government says it lacks the resources to look after that many arrivals, but aid groups say authorities should be doing more. |
| On Tuesday, Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos called his French counterpart Francois Hollande and asked that the situation facing Greece be discussed at a senior European level. | On Tuesday, Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos called his French counterpart Francois Hollande and asked that the situation facing Greece be discussed at a senior European level. |
| Greece's caretaker cabinet is set to convene later on Wednesday. | Greece's caretaker cabinet is set to convene later on Wednesday. |
| Many of those arriving in the country do so on the island of Lesbos, where, according to the Kathimerini newspaper, 17,500 migrants were registered in the last week. | Many of those arriving in the country do so on the island of Lesbos, where, according to the Kathimerini newspaper, 17,500 migrants were registered in the last week. |
| One ferry carrying 1,749 migrants travelling from Lesbos arrived in the port of Piraeus, near Athens, late on Tuesday. | One ferry carrying 1,749 migrants travelling from Lesbos arrived in the port of Piraeus, near Athens, late on Tuesday. |
| One of the passengers, a Syrian teacher named Isham, told Reuters news agency: "You have to help us. We are human." | One of the passengers, a Syrian teacher named Isham, told Reuters news agency: "You have to help us. We are human." |
| Another, with close to 2,500 on board, was due to arrive early on Wednesday. | Another, with close to 2,500 on board, was due to arrive early on Wednesday. |
| Analysis by BBC's chief correspondent Gavin Hewitt | Analysis by BBC's chief correspondent Gavin Hewitt |
| The migrant crisis has overwhelmed Europe's leaders. There is no plan. | The migrant crisis has overwhelmed Europe's leaders. There is no plan. |
| Existing rules for processing people where they arrive have been discarded. Temporary border controls have re-emerged on what are supposed to be passport-free borders. Fences are being strengthened. | Existing rules for processing people where they arrive have been discarded. Temporary border controls have re-emerged on what are supposed to be passport-free borders. Fences are being strengthened. |
| There is tension and finger-pointing. One prime minister accused other leaders of "not telling the truth" about the migrants. | There is tension and finger-pointing. One prime minister accused other leaders of "not telling the truth" about the migrants. |
| What is clear is that the heads of government will face some hugely sensitive decisions that will determine whether an open Europe can survive. | What is clear is that the heads of government will face some hugely sensitive decisions that will determine whether an open Europe can survive. |
| German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the migrant crisis "will challenge us far more than Greece and the stability of the euro". | German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the migrant crisis "will challenge us far more than Greece and the stability of the euro". |
| Read more from Gavin Hewitt | Read more from Gavin Hewitt |
| Under an EU rule known as the Dublin Regulation, refugees should seek asylum in the first EU country they enter. But Italy and Greece - the main landing points - say they cannot cope with the numbers and many migrants head north. | Under an EU rule known as the Dublin Regulation, refugees should seek asylum in the first EU country they enter. But Italy and Greece - the main landing points - say they cannot cope with the numbers and many migrants head north. |
| On Monday, Hungary had appeared to abandon efforts to register migrants, allowing huge numbers to board trains at Keleti station in east Budapest and travel to Vienna and southern Germany. | On Monday, Hungary had appeared to abandon efforts to register migrants, allowing huge numbers to board trains at Keleti station in east Budapest and travel to Vienna and southern Germany. |
| But on Tuesday the Hungarian authorities sealed off the station to migrants, saying it was trying to fufill its obligations as an EU member by upholding border controls. | But on Tuesday the Hungarian authorities sealed off the station to migrants, saying it was trying to fufill its obligations as an EU member by upholding border controls. |
| Overnight, some 2,000 people remained camped outside the station. | Overnight, some 2,000 people remained camped outside the station. |
| Perilous journey from Syria to Sweden | |
| In photos: One day across destination Europe | In photos: One day across destination Europe |
| Five obstacles to an EU migrants deal | Five obstacles to an EU migrants deal |
| The migrants who risk everything for a better life | The migrants who risk everything for a better life |
| Full coverage of Europe migrant crisis | Full coverage of Europe migrant crisis |
| Late on Tuesday, an angry crowd chanted "Germany, Germany" and waved train tickets. | Late on Tuesday, an angry crowd chanted "Germany, Germany" and waved train tickets. |
| Members of the crowd complained that they had paid hundreds of euros for tickets to Austria or Germany. | Members of the crowd complained that they had paid hundreds of euros for tickets to Austria or Germany. |
| Hungary said it would now register all migrants and send those it considered to be economic migrants back to the state from which they entered the country. | Hungary said it would now register all migrants and send those it considered to be economic migrants back to the state from which they entered the country. |
| The German government has already said it will allow Syrians arriving from other EU states to apply for asylum. But on Tuesday, a spokesman said the Dublin Regulation had not been suspended. | The German government has already said it will allow Syrians arriving from other EU states to apply for asylum. But on Tuesday, a spokesman said the Dublin Regulation had not been suspended. |
| "Dublin rules are still valid and we expect European member states to stick to them," an interior ministry spokesman said. | "Dublin rules are still valid and we expect European member states to stick to them," an interior ministry spokesman said. |
| Elsewhere in Europe, trespassers on the tracks of the Channel Tunnel and reports of migrants on train roofs caused disruption to trains between France and the UK overnight. | Elsewhere in Europe, trespassers on the tracks of the Channel Tunnel and reports of migrants on train roofs caused disruption to trains between France and the UK overnight. |
| 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 risks for migrants travelling through Europe were highlighted last week by the deaths of 71 people found in a lorry that had travelled to Austria from Budapest. | The risks for migrants travelling through Europe were highlighted last week by the deaths of 71 people found in a lorry that had travelled to Austria from Budapest. |
| As a result, Austria reintroduced border controls at main crossings from Hungary. | As a result, Austria reintroduced border controls at main crossings from Hungary. |
| EU interior and justice ministers will meet in Brussels on 14 September to address the crisis. | EU interior and justice ministers will meet in Brussels on 14 September to address the crisis. |
| 10 days of the migrant crisis | 10 days of the migrant crisis |
| Are you in Greece? Are you affected by the issues raised in this story? Let us know about your experiences. Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your stories. | Are you in Greece? Are you affected by the issues raised in this story? Let us know about your experiences. Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your stories. |
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