Germany and Austria's interior ministers have accused private initiatives to save refugees in the Mediterranean of intentionally working with people smugglers. The accusation has sparked outrage and may not even be true.
Austria's Defense Minister has told local media that Vienna could impose controls and deploy troops on its border with Italy. It comes as the UN warns that the influx of migrants into Europe shows little sign of slowing.
Fingerprinting is one of the most commonly used ways of identifying asylum seekers when they enter the European Union. How does the EU share fingerprinting data and how is the data used to determine where a migrant can apply for asylum?
The trial into the deaths of 71 migrants found in an abandoned truck in Austria in 2015 has opened. The horrific scope of the incident shocked Europe during the height of the migrant crisis.
According to UNICEF, the number of child migrants traveling alone has increased five times since 2010. Austria has passed a new law banning the full-face burqa and InfoMigrants tells the story of a Syrian astronomer in Paris who faces an uncertain future. Read more in today's roundup.
Austrian lawmakers have approved a bill that outlaws wearing a full-face veil in public. The new legislation also establishes mandatory integration courses, and prompts asylum seekers to do unpaid public work.
Austrian Interior Minister Wolfgang Sobotka has urged the EU to extend the country's border controls until mid-May. Citing security concerns, Sobotka said he "simply needs to know who is coming to our country."
Austria is to seek an exemption from having to accept more asylum seekers under the EU relocation system. The government is arguing it has already taken in its fair share during the migrant crisis.
Austria wants to opt out of the EU's proposed refugee relocation system. Hungary has begun housing asylum seekers in a special container camp along its border and German auditors say language courses for refugees aren't helping. Read more in today's roundup.
From Germany to Poland, youth attitudes toward immigration and refugees differ starkly, a survey by Germany's Bertelsmann Foundation has found. But regardless of west or east, EU youth back the bloc.
The German upper chamber of parliament has rejected a law that that would have eased deportations of refugees to North African countries. Austria and Slovenia are warning that the so-called Balkan route is not yet closed, and EU leaders are looking to punish those countries in the bloc not taking steps to resolve the migrant crisis to Europe. All this and more in today's news roundup.
Austria has demanded more pressure on EU countries that are evading their responsibilities in the refugee crisis. The European Court of Justice's decision to reject humanitarian visas for refugees has been met with uproar and Arab refugee women in Germany are speaking about their rights in Germany to mark International Women's Day. All this and more in today's roundup