EUROPEAN UNION

The police action continued as European Union leaders debated a quota system to ease the crisis.

"It cannot be a mosque or a church," said one spokesperson for the Department of Immigration.

Following the pope's call for local parishes to assist refugee families, European communities are planning their responses.

Experts said Europe should step up processing of refugees to ensure refugees are allowed in -- but extremists are shut out.

The protests occurred as European Union leaders discussed a $550 million aid package to boost the agricultural sector.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel described the influx of 20,000 migrants over the weekend as "breathtaking."

The EU executive has drawn up a new set of national quotas under which Germany will take in more than 40,000.

People smugglers are exploiting the plight of refugees by offering discounts for children, despite the dangers that have claimed the lives of many of them in recent weeks.

ormer Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras played down fears on Sunday that a snap election in two weeks would produce a fractured result, saying there were enough undecided voters to produce a clear winner on the day.

The home in Kempele, northern Finland, could house asylum seekers from the start of the year, Sipila told national broadcaster YLE, while calling all Finns to show solidarity with refugees heading to Europe to flee war and poverty.

Hungary has struggled to deal with the influx of people trying to find asylum in European countries.

While thousands of refugees have been arriving daily in Europe, numbers cannot put a face on human suffering.

The death highlights the severe conditions experienced by refugees attempting to reach Western Europe.

"We never get an evening meal, and often we don’t have water. I have been here for five months."

As the laws were passed Friday, refugees set out on foot toward Austria.

European leaders have begun switching their positions in order to confront the mounting refugee crisis in Europe.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the solution to the ongoing crisis was to have the international community work together to fight terrorism.

The European Central Bank is worried a slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy will have two detrimental effects on the global economy.

"Responding to the movement of so many desperate people is not straightforward. Yet it is clear that many of Europe’s existing policies are inadequate."

Ukraine's president said his country must increase the number of contract soldiers as Russia remains a long-term threat.

As pressure mounts for European leaders to find a solution to the crisis, here's a breakdown of where refugees continue to arrive from and what options are on the table for the European Union.