REFUGEE CRISIS

Swedish Interior Minister Anders Ygeman said the government asked police and authorities to arrange the expulsion of refugees.

Proposed legislation would require state police to keep tabs on people in the state who arrive from Syria.

Refugees who cannot find work in Middle Eastern countries often continue on to Europe. Germany wants to make conditions better for refugees in the Middle East.

After cases of abuse and violence, groups in Germany and the Netherlands are working to set up special housing for new arrivals facing threats.

The so-called jewelry bill approved Tuesday lets authorities to take up to $1,450 from individuals and families that decide to stay as asylum-seekers.

Civil war and general unrest in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as economic strife in North Africa, are the main contributors to the crisis.

As local municipalities look for creative solutions to housing refugees, world leaders debate how Europe should move forward.

Global leaders want to build a million schools for Syrian refugee children — at a cost of $750 million. Whether they do so remains to be seen.

Some countries' moves to block refugees are threatening the future of the European Union, Swedish officials said.

Germany's president used his spotlight at the World Economic Forum to put additional pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel's open-arms refugee policy.

Over 30,000 refugees have arrived in Greece so far this month as pressure continues to mount against German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Germany’s economy performed extraordinarily well last year, and that could be good news for hundreds of thousands of refugees.

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s approval rating has slipped again as she faces an increasingly tense situation after New Year’s Eve attacks.

The surge of refugees has barely scratched the surface of asylum seekers coming to the continent, a German politician said Monday.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s proposal comes on the heels of a series of attacks on women in Cologne on New Year’s Eve.

Sweden received 160,000 asylum requests last year from refugees inside its borders, which is the highest per capita in the EU.

In 2015, as wars and conflicts in the Middle East, Africa, and parts of Asia worsened, a total of 1.1 million people sought refuge in Germany.

The schools will be built in Reyhanli, where 65,000 refugees include 41,000 school-aged youngsters.

While more than 160,000 people sought asylum in Sweden, neighboring Denmark saw only 18,500 applications in 2015.

In an attempt to control the influx of refugees, Sweden will deny entry to travelers crossing the Oresund bridge without the necessary documents.

A government official says 200 municipalities "can do more" but help is needed finding accommodations.