In Brussels, hundreds of asylum seekers are homeless and many are spending cold nights in the streets. Belgium is overwhelmed with the rising number of asylum seekers and unable to provide everyone with housing. InfoMigrants reports.
A shortage in accommodation across Germany is pushing some local authorities to set up temporary housing for migrants in school gymnasiums or industrial parks. Some officials have also called on the government to limit the influx of migrants.
A group of Afghan families evacuated to the UK are challenging in court the implementation of the government's 'Operation Warm Welcome'. Like more than 9,000 other Afghans, their stay in temporary hotel accommodation has been longer than promised, hampering their ability to hold down jobs or continue education.
Greece's ESTIA accommodation program for refugees and asylum seekers has been officially shut down by the Greek government after seven years in a landmark moment for the country's migration policies.
The number of asylum seekers in the European Union has increased significantly in 2022, according to a media report. In Berlin, meanwhile, the accommodation situation for migrants and refugees continues to be tense as the number of asylum applications keeps rising.
Norway has accepted over 32,000 mostly Ukrainian refugees so far this year, according to Norwegian government figures. The non-EU country expects to take in a similar number in 2023.
Migrants who just arrived in Paris often lack access to vital information, according to a new survey. The causes: precarious living conditions, the language barrier and illiteracy.
A housing program in Greece funded by the EU is set to close down for good at the end of 2022. Rights groups say hundreds of vulnerable asylum seekers are being forced to move to isolated camps, where they have little or no chance of integration.
The Dutch court ruled that the Netherlands must treat migrants who arrive from other countries just as well as refugees from Ukraine. The court noted, however, "there are now too few places in the entire system to accommodate people according to the standards."
Where can European cities find accommodation for the increasing number of asylum seekers and refugees? The German city of Hamburg has found an answer with 'tiny houses'.
Each night, volunteers pick up migrants stranded outside the gates of Austria's main asylum seeker facility and take them to a shelter where they can eat and sleep. As a national standoff over accommodation continues, the problem of homelessness looms large.
The city of Trieste is 'violating rules' by not providing all asylum seekers with accommodation, ICS claims. They believe that a slow down in transfers has led to housing facilities being beyond capacity.