This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34155701
The article has changed 7 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 2 | Version 3 |
|---|---|
| Migrant crisis: Hungary migrants start walk to border | Migrant crisis: Hungary migrants start walk to border |
| (about 1 hour later) | |
| A group of about 1,000 migrants stuck at a Budapest railway station for days have set off on foot, saying they intend to walk to the Austrian border. | |
| 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. | |
| The Hungarian, Czech, Slovakian and Polish prime ministers have rejected quotas for EU nations. | The Hungarian, Czech, Slovakian and Polish prime ministers have rejected quotas for EU nations. |
| In a statement the leaders rejected "any proposal leading to introduction of mandatory and permanent quota for solidarity measures". | In a statement the leaders rejected "any proposal leading to introduction of mandatory and permanent quota for solidarity measures". |
| Live updates on the crisis | Live updates on the crisis |
| The chaotic scenes in Hungary - a main transit country for those seeking to claim asylum in Germany and other countries in northern and western Europe - have continued for another day. | |
| Some of the migrants who had been waiting days at Budapest's Keleti station grew frustrated with the lack of international trains, and decided to walk to Austria - a distance of 180km (110 miles). | |
| Hungarian police seem to be escorting but not stopping them. | |
| The BBC's Matthew Price, on a motorway about 20km outside of the edge of Budapest, says large numbers of people, some pushing wheelchairs and buggies, are walking down the hard shoulder of the main motorway from the Hungarian capital to Vienna. | |
| Some of those walking have been holding large photographs of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. | |
| One man told the BBC said he would continue to the Austrian border: | |
| "Then to Vienna, then to Germany. | |
| "We won't stop. Our target is to Germany, to our mum, to Merkel." | |
| Elsewhere in Hungary on Friday: | |
| Under EU regulations, anyone wishing to seek asylum must do so in the first EU country they reach. | Under EU regulations, anyone wishing to seek asylum must do so in the first EU country they reach. |
| But many of those who have arrived in Hungary do not wish to be registered there because it is more likely to send migrants back, and has a relatively small population and economy. | But many of those who have arrived in Hungary do not wish to be registered there because it is more likely to send migrants back, and has a relatively small population and economy. |
| They want to continue on to seek asylum in Germany and other richer countries. | They want to continue on to seek asylum in Germany and other richer countries. |
| Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban warned on Friday of "the end of Europe". | Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban warned on Friday of "the end of Europe". |
| "Today we are talking about tens of thousands but next year we will be talking about millions and this has no end," Mr Orban said. | "Today we are talking about tens of thousands but next year we will be talking about millions and this has no end," Mr Orban said. |
| 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: |
| European papers seek scapegoat over migrant crisis | European papers seek scapegoat over migrant crisis |
| Germany seizes fake Syrian passports | |
| 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 are so many people on the move? | Why are so many people on the move? |
| 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 they coming from? | Where are they 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: |