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 transgender activist from Cameroon has arrived in Belgium, where she was given asylum. Despite suffering violent attacks, she had to spend over a year in exile in Nigeria while her claim in Belgium was being processed.
At a meeting between two top officials from the foreign ministries of Italy and Belgium, migration was one of the key issues discussed.
The European Commission has presented a new strategy to increase the return of irregular migrants. EU member states were called on to work closer together as well as collaborate with EU authorities like Frontex.
In the EU capital city Brussels, an estimated 3,000 migrants and asylum seekers sleep homeless or in temporary accommodation. It is a similar story in neighboring Netherlands.
Hans Leijtens, the new head of Europe's border agency Frontex, has promised to 'restore trust' as he prepares to take over the role on March 1.
As the European Union continues to lack a unified migration policy and countries fail to provide basic necessities to asylum seekers, charities and regional networks rush to fill the gaps.
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that unaccompanied and underage refugees can bring their family to the EU even if they are already married.
The European Court of Human Rights has issued an injunction against Belgian authorities ordering them to provide immediate accommodation for 148 asylum seekers.
The European Union has extended a directive on the temporary protection of Ukrainian refugees until March 2024, and has launched a pilot platform to help Ukrainians to find employment in member states.
Humanitarian corridors bring new groups of asylum seekers to Italy and Belgium from Cyprus and Lebanon, with the last legs of the initiative carried out by the Sant' Egidio Community.
Five alleged smugglers have been arrested in Rome and Brussels for their role in bringing migrants from Turkey to Europe on private jets. Two others are reported to still be on the run.