Denied access to migrants, UN experts call off Hungary trip
A UN team has been denied permission by the Hungarian government to visit transit zones housing migrants and asylum seekers. The experts had been in the country on Budapest's invitation.
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Children's tolerance of immigrants declines with age
Intolerance comes with age and location can play a part too, according to a new study. Most German children said they are friends with kids from other countries.
Derelict factory housing migrants 'unworthy of a city like Rome'
Hundreds of people, both migrants and Italians, are living in a former penicillin factory in Rome, amidst rubbish, unsafe structures, and highly dangerous chemical waste. They are calling on the city government to provide them with an...
Features
Racism in Tunisia: 'They throw stones at us, call us monkeys' (Part 2)
Since the summer of 2018, more and more migrants have left Tunisia to make the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean. On the other side of the sea, Europe is becoming increasingly frustrated. Still, it seems Tunisia does little to...
Refugee art focuses on importance of dealing with trauma
Can you create art out of the traumas many refugees had to undergo to reach Europe? An exhibition in a small village in northwest Germany sponsored by the Malteser charity is doing just that in hopes of helping refugees to process their...
Building walls in Europe
It has been 34 years since the Schengen agreement removed most internal border checks in the EU, and nearly three decades since the Berlin wall fell. The feeling is that, for those inside it, Europe is open, but is that really true? A...
News
Danger at high altitude: Migrant routes in the Alps
With the crossing from Italy to France at low altitude becoming more difficult, migrants have been trying to cross the border on foot via the high alpine passes between the two countries -- at great personal risk. This week, emergency...
Italy granted record number of asylum permits in 2017
Last year, Italy granted more than 101,000 permits for asylum and humanitarian protection, according to the national office of statistics. But fewer people are choosing to become citizens.
Council of Europe: Italian security decree a 'step backwards'
The Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights has said that Italy's security and migration decree is a step back for the protection of migrants.
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Understanding Europe
Germany's list of 'safe countries of origin' and what it means
People from Germany's list of "safe" countries rarely have the right to asylum. DW looks at what the list means with regard to asylum law in Germany and why some view parts of it with skepticism.
'Breaking a taboo?' Pregnancy and deportation in Germany
Can pregnant women be deported from Germany? In many circumstances they can, although the recent case of an Iranian woman in Germany has cast a spotlight back on the debate.
Fact check: MySkills, a test to assess job qualifications
The new MySkills initiative helps skilled migrants with no formal qualification to gain access to the German job market by taking a test in their field of expertise. Let's take a look.
The European Union
Migration 2015: Relocation
Based on Commission proposals, the Justice and Home Affairs Council adopted in September 2015 two Decisions to relocate 160,000 asylum seekers from Italy and Greece, to assist them in dealing with the pressures of the refugee crisis....
Is the European Union a Country?
Watch this video to find out more about the European Union and its countries.
The true story of Salem, an Eritrean successfully relocated from Italy to Portugal
This is the testimony of Salem, an Eritrean woman who successfully relocated from Italy to Portugal. The mother of a beautiful baby called Joana, Salem fled her country to find freedom. She had the courage to speak up about smugglers...