The southern German state of Bavaria on Friday threatened to take unilateral measures to halt the flow of refugees to its towns. Calling on Chancellor Angela Merkel to limit refugee numbers, Bavarian Premier Horst Seehofer challenged the open-door policy of Merkel’s government and said...

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said Friday up to 150,000 people could seek asylum this year in the Scandinavian country, which is struggling to find housing for the new arrivals. "In the past seven days, 8,899 people arrived here. If things continue at this rate, more than 150,000 people...

European Union governments are set to agree on Thursday to step up deportations of illegal immigrants among the hundreds of thousands who have failed to win asylum as they try to cope with a surge in refugees from war-torn Syria. Diplomats say interior ministers meeting in...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned fellow leaders of European Union countries on Wednesday against succumbing to nationalism in tackling the bloc's migrant crisis. In a speech to the European Parliament, she also backed a new EU system to share the burden of accommodating...