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| Refugee crisis: clashes on Greek island of Lesbos – live updates | Refugee crisis: clashes on Greek island of Lesbos – live updates |
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| 9.13am BST09:13 | |
| The governor of Finland’s central bank has pledged to donate a month’s salary, or €10,000, to help the Finnish Red Cross cope with migration crisis. | |
| In a Facebook post Erkki Liikanen urged individuals to do what they could to help. Explaining his donation he said: “I know that the money will get through to those suffering the greatest distress.” | |
| 8.56am BST08:56 | |
| The pope has again urged every parish and religious community to host a refugee family. A tweet, issued by the Vatican in several languages, echoed a call the pope made on Sunday. | |
| May every parish and religious community in Europe host a refugee family. #Jubilee #refugeeswelcome | |
| Updated at 8.56am BST | |
| 8.47am BST08:47 | 8.47am BST08:47 |
| Hungary’s anti-immigration prime minister, Viktor Orban, says he wants to speed up construction of a fence meant to stop migrants on the southern border with Serbia, AP reports. | Hungary’s anti-immigration prime minister, Viktor Orban, says he wants to speed up construction of a fence meant to stop migrants on the southern border with Serbia, AP reports. |
| Orban was quoted in the pro-government Magyar Idok (Hungarian Times) daily newspaper as saying that he was persuaded of the need for more workers on the fence being built by the Hungarian army after an unannounced inspection of the barrier on Monday with his chief of staff, Janos Lazar. | Orban was quoted in the pro-government Magyar Idok (Hungarian Times) daily newspaper as saying that he was persuaded of the need for more workers on the fence being built by the Hungarian army after an unannounced inspection of the barrier on Monday with his chief of staff, Janos Lazar. |
| Hungary initially said that a 4-meter (13-feet) high fence would be built on the 174-kilometer (109-mile) border with Serbia by the end of November, but in July Orban called for it to be completed by the end of August. | Hungary initially said that a 4-meter (13-feet) high fence would be built on the 174-kilometer (109-mile) border with Serbia by the end of November, but in July Orban called for it to be completed by the end of August. |
| A government statement implied that Defense Minister Csaba Hende resigned Monday because of the unsatisfactory pace of construction. | A government statement implied that Defense Minister Csaba Hende resigned Monday because of the unsatisfactory pace of construction. |
| Meanwhile, Hungary is reported to have issued flyers warning asylum seekers that they face imprisonment if they cross Hungary’s border without permission. | Meanwhile, Hungary is reported to have issued flyers warning asylum seekers that they face imprisonment if they cross Hungary’s border without permission. |
| #Hungary starts information campaign along #migration route with this flyer #refugeescrisis pic.twitter.com/gJpy9e3sJq | #Hungary starts information campaign along #migration route with this flyer #refugeescrisis pic.twitter.com/gJpy9e3sJq |
| Despite such warnings almost 3,000 people crossed into Hungary on Monday, according to the BBC’s Matthew Price. | Despite such warnings almost 3,000 people crossed into Hungary on Monday, according to the BBC’s Matthew Price. |
| An estimated 5000 people crossed into Serbia from Macedonia on Monday. 2706 crossed into Hungary yesterday, 660 of them children. | An estimated 5000 people crossed into Serbia from Macedonia on Monday. 2706 crossed into Hungary yesterday, 660 of them children. |
| Updated at 8.49am BST | Updated at 8.49am BST |
| 8.07am BST08:07 | 8.07am BST08:07 |
| Summary | Summary |
| Welcome to our continuing coverage of the refugee crisis across Europe. | Welcome to our continuing coverage of the refugee crisis across Europe. |
| We’ll start with a summary of the latest flash points and differing responses to the crisis: | We’ll start with a summary of the latest flash points and differing responses to the crisis: |
| Updated at 8.16am BST | Updated at 8.16am BST |