Greece's Council of State has made what could be a landmark decision by ruling that new refugee and migrant arrivals in the country will be able to move around the country freely. They are no longer restricted them to the islands of the eastern Aegean upon arrival from neighboring Turkey.
A Greek media report says more than 1,650 people, most of them Syrians and Iraqis, crossed the river Evros from Turkey last month. In the same period last year, just 262 people made the journey.
A report says just over half of Italians think migrants are more a problem than an opportunity. The survey suggests that in Europe, the populations in Hungary, Malta and Greece are most hostile to immigration, with the Swedes at the other end of the scale.
A recent study by the University of Glasgow on Syrian refugees in Greece, the UK, and Lebanon found that two thirds of young Syrians in the UK are in work or study and want to stay and contribute to the economy.
Despite a drop in the number of refugees and migrants reaching Europe in 2017, the dangers many face along the way have in some cases increased, according to a new report by the UN refugee agency UNHCR.
The Greek government launched a special newsletter aimed at keeping citizens properly informed on all issues related to its management of the ongoing refugee crisis in the country.
The ECJ has ruled that refugee minors have a right to family reunifications, even if they turn 18 during the application process. The case could have a major impact on German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government.
A medical clinic at the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos has been destroyed in rioting between residents.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports that migrant arrivals in Europe via the Mediterranean have surpassed 16,000 in 2018, less than half the number for the same period last year. So far in 2018, more than 520 migrants have died at sea.
Human smuggling has become a cause for concern for European authorities, according to EU border agency Frontex. Particularly worrisome: The number of minors among the victims is on the rise.
Camps set up for displaced people on the Greek islands are overcrowded. New facilities are being erected on the mainland, but only refugees with certain designated needs will ever be permitted to reside in them.
The UN agency for migration and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime have launched a new platform against migrant trafficking, joining forces to fight this crime.