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Migrant crisis: Hungary train stand-off enters second day Migrant crisis: EU 'must accept 200,000 refugees', UN says
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A tense stand-off between police and migrants on a train in Hungary is continuing into a second day. EU nations must accept up to 200,000 refugees as part of a "common strategy" to replace their "piecemeal" approach to the migrant crisis, the UN says.
On Thursday, police let the migrants board the train in Budapest but then tried to force them off at a refugee camp to the west of the capital. Antonio Guterres, head of the UN refugee agency, said the EU must mobilise "full force" for the crisis, calling it a "defining moment".
Hungarian MPs face a key vote later on whether to tighten border controls as migrants try to pass through to their preferred destination, Germany. EU leaders, split over sharing the refugee burden, are scrambling to agree a response in meetings on Friday.
Three other European meetings on Friday will discuss the migrant crisis. In Hungary, hundreds of refugees are locked in a stalemate with authorities.
Members of the European Commission are also flying to the Greek island of Kos to examine the difficulties caused by the large numbers of refugees and migrants landing there. Migrants hoping to reach the Austrian border have refused to disembark from a train surrounded by police in the Hungarian town of Bicske, 40km (25 miles) from Budapest.
Live updates on the crisisLive updates on the crisis
Tour of migrant camp in Budapest station Hungarian authorities want to move the migrants to a nearby refugee camp - but the migrants fear registering there will hamper their plans to seek asylum in Germany and other countries.
Meanwhile, a Syrian Kurdish child who drowned while attempting to cross to Kos is due to be buried in his hometown of Kobane on Friday. In the Hungarian capital, Budapest, hundreds of stranded refugees have vowed to "walk to Vienna" because they have not been allowed to board trains onwards.
Meanwhile, a Syrian Kurdish child who was drowned while attempting to reach Greece has been buried in his hometown of Kobane on Friday.
The family of Alan Kurdi crossed the border from Turkey to Syria, carrying coffins bearing his body and those of family members who died with him.The family of Alan Kurdi crossed the border from Turkey to Syria, carrying coffins bearing his body and those of family members who died with him.
Images of the toddler's limp body, washed ashore on a Turkish beach, were widely circulated on Thursday, heightening outrage over the migrant crisis. Images of the toddler's limp body, washed ashore on a Turkish beach, have been widely circulated, heightening outrage over the migrant crisis.
'Ashamed' As the crisis mounts, the EU is facing intense pressure to adopt a cohesive policy towards the migrant flows - the largest Europe has seen since World War Two.
The Hungarian MPs will also vote on creating new holding camps for migrants, and on whether the situation constitutes a state of emergency. Mr Guterres, of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), criticised the bloc's "unbalanced and dysfunctional" system that he said had only benefited people smugglers.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday described the situation as a "German problem" as Germany was where those arriving in the EU "would like to go". He urged the EU to admit up to 200,000 refugees as part of "a mass relocation programme" that had the "mandatory participation" of all member states.
However, Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn - who is heading the EU meetings on the crisis - criticised Hungary's conservative leader on German television on Thursday night, saying: "One sometimes has to be ashamed for Viktor Orban." In a statement, he said Europe needed to build "adequate reception capacities", especially in Greece, replacing a "piecemeal" approach with a "common strategy".
European Council President Donald Tusk said at least 100,000 refugees should be distributed across EU states - a sharp increase on a previous European Commission target of 40,000. In other developments:
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande said they would present plans for the redistribution of refugees within the EU.
Migrant crisis: coverage in detailMigrant crisis: coverage in detail
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Hungary lays bare EU East-West splitHungary lays bare EU East-West split
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Analysis: Jenny Hill, BBC News, Berlin 'Ashamed'
Last week, the German government indicated it would grant asylum to Syrian refugees regardless of how they'd entered Europe. The Hungarian MPs are also voting on creating new holding camps for migrants, and on whether the situation constitutes a state of emergency.
That attitude has enraged the Hungarian leader, Viktor Orban, who blames Germany's welcoming reputation for the high number of refugees crossing his country. Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday described the situation as a "German problem" as Germany was where those arriving in the EU "would like to go".
Angela Merkel disagrees. Germany, she said, is simply fulfilling its "moral and legal" obligations. This is a situation which, she argues, "affects all of us in Europe". However, Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn - who is heading the EU meetings on the crisis - criticised Hungary's conservative leader on German television, saying: "One sometimes has to be ashamed for Viktor Orban."
But it's a situation that creates a huge domestic challenge too. Up to 800,000 people are expected to seek asylum in Germany this year alone. European Council President Donald Tusk has said at least 100,000 refugees should be distributed across EU states - a sharp increase on a previous European Commission target of 40,000.
Germany seizes its chance to help German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande have said they will present plans for the redistribution of refugees within the EU.
How could EU solve the crisis?
The British government, in particular, is coming under growing pressure to take in more migrants.
British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced plans to allow more Syrian refugees into the country, to help ease a crisis brought to the fore this week by images of a three-year-old Syrian boy found drowned in Turkey.
He was speaking ahead of talks in Portugal and Spain that are sure to include the migrant crisis.
The crisis is also due to be discussed at a series of high-level talks across Europe on Friday:
The UN has meanwhile urged the EU to admit up to 200,000 refugees as part of "a mass relocation programme" that had the "mandatory participation" of all member states.
A statement from Antonio Guterres, the UN High Commissioner of Refugees, said Europe needed to build "adequate reception capacities", especially in Greece, replacing a "piecemeal" approach with a "common strategy".
By Nick Thorpe, BBC Budapest correspondentBy Nick Thorpe, BBC Budapest correspondent
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is a political leader who thrives on conflict.Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is a political leader who thrives on conflict.
While he tolerates no dissent within his Fidesz party, he enjoys taking on his opponents. But in the refugee crisis now overwhelming Hungary, he is attacking not only the migrants themselves, but, increasingly, Germany.While he tolerates no dissent within his Fidesz party, he enjoys taking on his opponents. But in the refugee crisis now overwhelming Hungary, he is attacking not only the migrants themselves, but, increasingly, Germany.
Mr Orban himself has described proposals for binding quotas of refugees to be accepted by all EU countries as "idiotic" - a personal insult to Chancellor Angela Merkel.Mr Orban himself has described proposals for binding quotas of refugees to be accepted by all EU countries as "idiotic" - a personal insult to Chancellor Angela Merkel.
His game now seems to be two-fold: to stir up xenophobia at home by appearing both patriotic and powerful and to reach out to anti-migrant opinion across Europe.His game now seems to be two-fold: to stir up xenophobia at home by appearing both patriotic and powerful and to reach out to anti-migrant opinion across Europe.
Germany seizes its chance to help
How could EU solve the crisis?
International services had been suspended at Budapest's Keleti railway station but hundreds crammed on to the first train on Thursday, hoping it would take them to the Austrian border.International services had been suspended at Budapest's Keleti railway station but hundreds crammed on to the first train on Thursday, hoping it would take them to the Austrian border.
Instead, the train stopped at the Hungarian town of Bicske about 40km (25 miles) west of Budapest, which hosts a major refugee camp. Police then lined the platforms. Many people continued to camp out at Keleti station, and elsewhere in Budapest, overnight. Images showed the migrants sleeping overnight on the train at Bicske.
Some people at first left the train but then forced their way back on when they realised where the authorities wanted them to go.
They fear that registering at the camp will make it harder for them to seek asylum in Germany and other countries.
Images showed the migrants sleeping overnight on the train at Bicske. Many people also continued to camp out at Keleti station, and elsewhere in Budapest, overnight.
BBC Radio Four's Today programme has interviewed a Syrian teacher at a camp in Hungary, who said her family wanted asylum in Germany after having struggled to survive in Lebanon and Turkey.BBC Radio Four's Today programme has interviewed a Syrian teacher at a camp in Hungary, who said her family wanted asylum in Germany after having struggled to survive in Lebanon and Turkey.
"All the governments make this war in Syria," the woman, identified as Hamza, said. "And now they... prevent us going to their countries.""All the governments make this war in Syria," the woman, identified as Hamza, said. "And now they... prevent us going to their countries."
Migrants or refugees?Migrants or refugees?
The word migrant is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as "one who moves, either temporarily or permanently, from one place, area, or country of residence to another".The word migrant is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as "one who moves, either temporarily or permanently, from one place, area, or country of residence to another".
A refugee is, according to the 1951 Refugee Convention, any person who "owing to a well-founded fear" of persecution is outside their country of nationality and "unable" or "unwilling" to seek the protection of that country. To gain the status, one has to go through the legal process of claiming asylum.A refugee is, according to the 1951 Refugee Convention, any person who "owing to a well-founded fear" of persecution is outside their country of nationality and "unable" or "unwilling" to seek the protection of that country. To gain the status, one has to go through the legal process of claiming asylum.
The word migrant has traditionally been considered a neutral term, but some criticise the BBC and other media for using a word they say implies something voluntary, and should not be applied to people fleeing danger.The word migrant has traditionally been considered a neutral term, but some criticise the BBC and other media for using a word they say implies something voluntary, and should not be applied to people fleeing danger.
Battle over words to describe migrantsBattle over words to describe migrants
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