Thousands of migrants and refugees continue to flock to Europe despite all the hardships of the long and perilous journey they have to undertake to get there. Fleeing the wars and poverty that decimated their home countries, these people hope that a better life and a brighter future await them in the European Union.
© AP Photo / Boris GrdanoskiA migrant tries to sneak onto a train heading towards Serbia at a railway station in the southern Macedonian town of Gevgelija. August 17, 2015
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A migrant tries to sneak onto a train heading towards Serbia at a railway station in the southern Macedonian town of Gevgelija. August 17, 2015
© REUTERS / Bernadett SzaboMigrants storm into a train at the Keleti train station in Budapest, Hungary; the local police withdrew from the gates after two days of blocking their entry. September 3, 2015.
Migrants storm into a train at the Keleti train station in Budapest, Hungary; the local police withdrew from the gates after two days of blocking their entry. September 3, 2015.
© AFP 2023 / SAKIS MITROLIDISMigrants rest while waiting for an opportunity to cross the Greek-Macedonian border, near the town of Idomeni, northern Greece. August 21, 2015.
Migrants rest while waiting for an opportunity to cross the Greek-Macedonian border, near the town of Idomeni, northern Greece. August 21, 2015.
© AP Photo / Alexander ZemlianichenkoMigrants arrive on a dinghy from Turkey at the southeastern Aegean island of Kos, Greece. August 13, 2015.
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Migrants arrive on a dinghy from Turkey at the southeastern Aegean island of Kos, Greece. August 13, 2015.
© AFP 2023 / LOUISA GOULIAMAKI Some 2,500 migrants disembark from the Greek government-chartered Eleftherios Venizelos ferry at the port of Piraeus. August 26, 2015.
Some 2,500 migrants disembark from the Greek government-chartered Eleftherios Venizelos ferry at the port of Piraeus. August 26, 2015.
© AP Photo / Alexander ZemlianichenkoA Syrian migrant boy still wearing a swimming ring stands on the beach upon his arrival with other migrants by dinghy at the southeastern Aegean island of Kos, Greece. August 20, 2015.
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A Syrian migrant boy still wearing a swimming ring stands on the beach upon his arrival with other migrants by dinghy at the southeastern Aegean island of Kos, Greece. August 20, 2015.
© AP Photo / Alexander ZemlianichenkoMigrants and refugees arrive from Turkey at the southeastern Aegean island of Kos. August 17, 2015.
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Migrants and refugees arrive from Turkey at the southeastern Aegean island of Kos. August 17, 2015.
© AP Photo / DHAA paramilitary police officer carries the lifeless body of an unidentified migrant child discovered on the shore near the resort town of Bodrum, Turkey. September 2, 2015.
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A paramilitary police officer carries the lifeless body of an unidentified migrant child discovered on the shore near the resort town of Bodrum, Turkey. September 2, 2015.
© AFP 2023 / ATTILA KISBENEDEK A young migrant girl pleads with the police as they arrest her father near the village of Roszke on the Hungarian-Serbian border. August 28, 2015.
A young migrant girl pleads with the police as they arrest her father near the village of Roszke on the Hungarian-Serbian border. August 28, 2015.
© AP Photo / Ronald ZakInvestigators approach a truck that stands on the shoulder of Highway A4 near Parndorf, south of Vienna, Austria. August 27, 2015.
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Investigators approach a truck that stands on the shoulder of Highway A4 near Parndorf, south of Vienna, Austria. August 27, 2015.
© AP Photo / Frank AugsteinMigrants gather and shout slogans outside the railway station in Budapest, Hungary. September 3, 2015.
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Migrants gather and shout slogans outside the railway station in Budapest, Hungary. September 3, 2015.
© AFP 2023 / Louisa GouliamakiMigrants sleep at a train terminal in the Greek village of Idomeni, waiting for a chance to cross the border into Macedonia. September 5, 2015.
Migrants sleep at a train terminal in the Greek village of Idomeni, waiting for a chance to cross the border into Macedonia. September 5, 2015.
© AP Photo / Frank AugsteinMigrants walk out of Budapest, Hungary. September 4, 2015.
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Migrants walk out of Budapest, Hungary. September 4, 2015.
© AFP 2023 / ARIS MESSINIS Syrian refugees and migrants walk along a railway line as they try to enter Hungary from Serbia near Horgos. September 1, 2015.
Syrian refugees and migrants walk along a railway line as they try to enter Hungary from Serbia near Horgos. September 1, 2015.
© AP Photo / Marko DrobnjakovicA woman pauses on a bus provided by Hungarian authorities for migrants and refugees at Keleti train station in Budapest, Hungary. September 5, 2015.
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A woman pauses on a bus provided by Hungarian authorities for migrants and refugees at Keleti train station in Budapest, Hungary. September 5, 2015.
© AP Photo / Frank AugsteinMigrants receive free juice in front of the railway station in Budapest, Hungary. September 3, 2015.
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Migrants receive free juice in front of the railway station in Budapest, Hungary. September 3, 2015.
© AFP 2023 / ATTILA KISBENEDEKMigrants crawl under barbed wire at the Hungarian-Serbian border near Roszke. August 27, 2015.
Migrants crawl under barbed wire at the Hungarian-Serbian border near Roszke. August 27, 2015.
© AFP 2023 / DIMITAR DILKOFFA migrant climbs through a window onto a train heading to the border with Serbia, at the train station of Gevgelija on the Macedonian-Greek border. August 6, 2015.
A migrant climbs through a window onto a train heading to the border with Serbia, at the train station of Gevgelija on the Macedonian-Greek border. August 6, 2015.
© REUTERS / Alexandros AvramidisMigrants are blocked by Macedonian special police forces as they attempt to enter the country near the village of Idomeni, Greece. August 22, 2015.
Migrants are blocked by Macedonian special police forces as they attempt to enter the country near the village of Idomeni, Greece. August 22, 2015.
© REUTERS / Alexandros AvramidisA Macedonian police officer raises his baton towards migrants to stop them from entering into Macedonia via Greece's border near the village of Idomeni. August 22, 2015.
A Macedonian police officer raises his baton towards migrants to stop them from entering into Macedonia via Greece's border near the village of Idomeni. August 22, 2015.