Can Europe cope with refugees?

Chaos on the borders, overcrowded reception centres, and refugee homes in flames: the refugee crisis is one of Europe's most pressing problems. How should the EU member states react to the influx of hundreds of thousands of people?

This feature from Euro|Topics offers English (+ French and German) translations of a selection of articles in European news sources on this topic.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Finding solutions to migratory pressures http://www.europeansources.info/record/finding-solutions-to-migratory-pressures/

ESO: Background information: Schengen in danger, Germany warns http://www.europeansources.info/record/schengen-in-danger-germany-warns/

ESO: Background information: A European Response to Migration: Showing solidarity and sharing responsibility http://www.europeansources.info/record/speech-a-european-response-to-migration-showing-solidarity-and-sharing-responsibility/

ESO: Background information: New EU proposal to relocate 160,000 asylum seekers http://www.europeansources.info/record/new-eu-proposal-to-relocate-160000-asylum-seekers/

ESO: Background information: Donations surge after upsetting Aylan Kurdi photo http://www.europeansources.info/record/donations-surge-after-upsetting-aylan-kurdi-photo/

ESO: Background information: Cameron bows to pressure to let in more Syrian refugees http://www.europeansources.info/record/cameron-bows-to-pressure-to-let-in-more-syrian-refugees/

ESO: Background information: Refugee chaos in Budapest http://www.europeansources.info/record/refugee-chaos-in-budapest/

Spiegel Online International, 09.09.15: A Continent Adrift: Juncker Proposes Fixes to EU's Broken Asylum Policies http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/refugee-crisis-in-europe-exposes-asylum-policy-shortcomings-a-1051481.html

ESO: Information Guide: European Migration Challenges http://www.europeansources.info/record/information-guide-european-migration-challenges/

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