The European Union has started deploying staff and equipment to Greece to help it cope with the migrant crisis there.

Although the numbers of people escaping conflict zones in the Middle East for Europe have dipped due to winter weather, EU officials are bracing themselves for a fresh wave early next year.

The surge of migrants has been the defining story in Europe this year. Germany has taken in the largest number.

Germany has processed more than a million asylum applications.

CCTV’s Guy Henderson met one family adjusting to a new life in Germany.

Winter brings slight lull in EU migrants, new wave expected

The European Union has started deploying staff and equipment to Greece to help it cope with the migrant crisis there. Although the numbers of people escaping conflict zones in the Middle East for Europe have dipped due to winter weather, EU officials are bracing themselves for a fresh wave early next year. The surge of migrants has been the defining story in Europe this year. Germany has taken in the largest number. Germany has processed more than a million asylum applications. CCTV's Guy Henderson met one family adjusting to a new life in Germany.

European commission’s Kristalina Georgieva on migration crisis

CCTV America’s Owen Fairclough spoke to the European Commission’s Kristalina Georgieva on how they’re coping with the influx of people seeking a better life in Europe.

European commission's Kristalina Georgieva on migration crisis

CCTV America's Owen Fairclough spoke to the European Commission's Kristalina Georgieva on how they're coping with the influx of people seeking a better life in Europe.