The European Union has said that it will pay €2000 as an aid to every migrant lodging in overcrowded camps in Greece to ensure that they go back home. The scheme was announced by EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson in Athens on Thursday.

European Union announces €2000 as aid to migrants in Greece to return home

A Turkish delegation was in Russia on Monday for talks on Syria, following reports that Russian-backed attacks there were forcing tens of thousands more Syrians to flee towards Turkey.

Turkey, Russia talk Syria as thousands flee bombing

The new figures mean around a quarter of Syria's population has fled since March 2011

More than five million Syrians are now refugees