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| Migrant crisis: Hungary migrants start walk to border | Migrant crisis: Hungary migrants start walk to border |
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| Hundreds of migrants stuck at a Budapest railway station for days have set off on foot, saying they intend to walk to Austria. | Hundreds of migrants stuck at a Budapest railway station for days have set off on foot, saying they intend to walk to Austria. |
| Hungarian authorities are trying to contain thousands of people desperate to reach western Europe. | Hungarian authorities are trying to contain thousands of people desperate to reach western Europe. |
| Meanwhile European Union states are struggling to agree a common strategy to deal with the crisis. | Meanwhile European Union states are struggling to agree a common strategy to deal with the crisis. |
| The head of the UN refugee agency said EU nations must mobilise "full force" and accept up to 200,000 refugees. | The head of the UN refugee agency said EU nations must mobilise "full force" and accept up to 200,000 refugees. |
| The chaotic scenes in Hungary - a main transit country for migrants seeking to claim asylum in Germany and other countries in north and west Europe - have continued for another day: | |
| Live updates on the crisis | Live updates on the crisis |
| Antonio Guterres, head of the UN refugee agency, the UNHCR, said the crisis was a defining moment for Europe. | Antonio Guterres, head of the UN refugee agency, the UNHCR, said the crisis was a defining moment for Europe. |
| In a statement, he said Europe needed to build "adequate reception capacities", especially in Greece, replacing a "piecemeal" approach with a "common strategy". | In a statement, he said Europe needed to build "adequate reception capacities", especially in Greece, replacing a "piecemeal" approach with a "common strategy". |
| In other developments: | In other developments: |
| Migrant crisis: coverage in detail | Migrant crisis: coverage in detail |
| Ten powerful photos | Ten powerful photos |
| Hungary lays bare EU East-West split | Hungary lays bare EU East-West split |
| Will one image change our views? | Will one image change our views? |
| Migrant crisis in graphics | Migrant crisis in graphics |
| Volunteers step up | Volunteers step up |
| Why is there a refugee crisis? | Why is there a refugee crisis? |
| EU countries are under pressure as a surge of migrants from the Middle East and Africa seek to escape war and oppression. Italy, Greece and Hungary, on the the EU's borders, are under particular pressure. | EU countries are under pressure as a surge of migrants from the Middle East and Africa seek to escape war and oppression. Italy, Greece and Hungary, on the the EU's borders, are under particular pressure. |
| Where are the refugees coming from? | Where are the refugees coming from? |
| Syrians make up the largest group by nationality, followed by Afghans and Eritreans. | Syrians make up the largest group by nationality, followed by Afghans and Eritreans. |
| Why are people fleeing Syria? | Why are people fleeing Syria? |
| An uprising against President Bashar al-Assad erupted in March 2011, since when the country has since descended into a complex civil war. More than 240,000 people have been killed, and around half Syria's pre-war population have fled their homes. | An uprising against President Bashar al-Assad erupted in March 2011, since when the country has since descended into a complex civil war. More than 240,000 people have been killed, and around half Syria's pre-war population have fled their homes. |
| Why is EU struggling with migrants and asylum? | Why is EU struggling with migrants and asylum? |
| Germany seizes its chance to help | Germany seizes its chance to help |
| How could EU solve the crisis? | How could EU solve the crisis? |
| 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 migrants | Battle over words to describe migrants |
| Are you in Hungary? Are you in Bicske on or near the train? Do you have friends and family who may be affected by this story? Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your experiences. If you are happy to speak to a BBC journalist, please include contact details. | Are you in Hungary? Are you in Bicske on or near the train? Do you have friends and family who may be affected by this story? Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your experiences. If you are happy to speak to a BBC journalist, please include contact details. |
| Or comment here: | Or comment here: |