History will prove Merkel right on refugees: EU's Juncker
Angela Merkel was right to take in nearly 1 million refugees in 2015, EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said in an interview. He also revealed how he got Donald Trump to kiss him.
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Facebook removes false anti-migrant posts
Facebook has taken down dozens of pages spreading fake news about migrants and immigration. The move came after the online activist group Avaaz discovered virtual networks of disinformation operating across Europe.
European migration stories told one object at a time
Europe wouldn't exist without migration, says the director of a German virtual migration museum. From "guest-worker" recruitment signs to audio cassettes from Turkey, the museum's archive is a treasure trove of stories.
EU's Frontex border force deploys teams to Albania to halt migrants
The EU's border protection agency has deployed teams to Albania to support police there in stopping illegal immigration. This is Frontex's first mission outside EU territory, with Brussels dubbing it a "game changer."
Dutch minister resigns over asylum-seeker crime report
The Dutch migration minister has quit after coming under fire over how crimes involving asylum-seekers were reported. Mark Harbers' ministry placed offenses such as sexual assault and murder under the term "other."
UNHCR urges EU to stop sending migrants to Libya
The European Union has relied heavily on Libya to help stem the flow of migrants into Europe. But migrants in the failed state face increasing danger, with a rebel army marching on the capital.
Maltese soldiers charged with migrant murder
Tasked with rescuing migrants who arrive on Malta's shores, two soldiers have been charged with murdering a man who arrived from Ivory Coast. Charged with murder and race-related crimes, they face life in prison.
Italy seizes Sea-Watch 3 rescue vessel
Italy's far-right interior minister has condemned the seizure of the ship, saying migrants on board should not have set foot in Italy. However, the condition of the refugees had swayed the authorities' opinion.
Concern over German ultra-nationalist party
A radical right-wing party in Germany called Der Dritte Weg – 'The Third Way' – openly aligns itself with the Nazis and pushes a 'Germans only' platform. Authorities say they can do nothing, reports DW's Ruth Krause.
Austria bans Muslim headscarf in primary schools
Austria has passed a law intended to ban Muslim girls from wearing a headscarf in primary schools. The Jewish yarmulke and Sikh patka are not included in the new measure.
Extreme-right electoral ad must be aired: German Constitutional Court
The ultranationalist National Democratic Party (NPD) failed twice to convince lower-level courts that its campaign ad was legal. Germany's highest court agreed with the party and wants the commercial to be aired.
Italy's Salvini orders ports to block ship carrying 65 migrants
A ship operated by the German rescue charity Sea Watch rescued more than 60 migrants near Libya. Italy's far-right interior minister said he doesn't want them "getting near Italian territorial waters."