The camp outside the camp
About 4.000 migrants and refugees are trapped on the island of Samos in Greece. Most of them live in provisional tents, facing a tough winter.
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‘Give them a chance’: Alternative solutions for migrants and refugees
As the so-called ‘Salvini decree’ becomes law in Italy, the future for many migrants and refugees in the country is about to change. So how would those who work in the field of migration propose tackling the issue instead?
Salvini claims asylum seekers in Italy receive free mobiles - is that true?
Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has claimed that asylum seekers in his country are routinely offered free mobile phones and money. The comments came in response to reports of inhuman treatment of migrants in Italy. Is what Salvini...
Features
This hotel is like no other
The Magdas Hotel in Vienna, Austria employs and trains migrants and refugees from over a dozen nations. Their mission: To foster integration and intercultural understanding.
Global migrant numbers up 20 percent
Migrants of working age make up 4.2 percent of the global population, and the number is growing. A UN report notes how poorer countries are increasingly supplying labor to richer ones to their own detriment.
Syrian migrants take UK cheese market by storm
When Razan Alsous and her family came to the UK as migrants in 2014, they didn't know what they would do for work in their new homes. Four years later, they own one of the fastest-growing cheese companies in the UK.
News
UNHCR and Libyan government inaugurate new facility for vulnerable refugees
The UNHCR announced the evacuation of the first group of refugees, hosted in new departure facilities, from Libya to Niger last week.
Spanish NGOs condemn serious delays in registration of asylum requests
The Spanish Ombudsman has opened ex officio action before the General Commissariat for Foreigners and Borders as a reaction to the long delays people seeking to register an asylum application in Madrid face.
UN migration compact formally adopted
UN member states have adopted the UN's controversial migration compact at a conference in Morocco. A number of countries have refused to sign the nonbinding accord, among them the US.
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Understanding Europe
Under lock and key: Asylum seekers in detention
European law says 'an asylum seeker shall not be detained on the sole reason of seeking international protection or having entered and/or stayed in the country irregularly.' So if the irregular entry by migrants is not a criminal offense,...
How to work in France: A guide answers refugees' questions
Late last month, Action Emploi Réfugiés, an online platform that links employers and refugees in France, published a guide for migrants, the organizations that work with them and potential employers. The guide aims to promote access to...
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.
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...