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August 26, 2015
Crisis. >> reporter: ultimately if we dont find the solution for the conflict in syria and iraq, it is pretty unlikely any of the countries down the road is going to find a way to prevent uncontrolled migrant flows and i think that has been happening in the last several months, simply shifting the responsibility down the road. turkey is under tremendous pressure. i has more than one half million refugees on its territory. many of them are crossing in to greece. greece does what they can in terms...
August 26, 2015
Either. >> in europe, france is struggling, fighting to deal with the people seeking refuge within our borders. >> reporter: from turkey to france, borders are being fortified. walls built every country for themselves. no grand plan from european union headquarters in brussels. >> im afraid it has been incoherent is the only word you can describe the policy from brussels. theres been no policy. >> reporter: in hungary, politicians holding a press conference as a new anti-migrant fence is erected...
August 26, 2015
Many fleeing the war in syria. the u.n. is calling on governments in the region to do what they can to help. >> while understanding legitimate concerns facing countries in the region, obviously this is an unexpected, large number of people. we do appeal to the governments involved to implement border management measures with humanity and also in accordance with international obligations. >> this is how far the migrants have travelled from syria, crossing turkey on to greece. eventually making th...
August 26, 2015
Move nationalists. we will see britain being the first and then may be others to leave the european union. >> reporter: the drift to the right is already happening from sweden to denmark to britain and france. greece in the far south. [ chanting ] >> reporter: right-wing parties are prospering. slow vokian prime ministers are fuelling sectarian tensions saying they will only take christian migrants. the problem is huge. criminal gangs ferrying migrants from libya to italy. hundreds dying at sea....