It marked the largest number in decades trying to find refuge and a new life on the continent.
The influx of people also caused the European Union to reassess its open-borders policy.
The Year Migration Overwhelmed Europe
In the final days of 2015, the number of refugees and migrants arriving in Europe by land and sea surpassed one million people for the year. Image: Yazidis from Iraq arrive on a Greek island (AAP)
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