Afghanistan's former internationals continue to play football together – in Australian exile. The sport's global governing body, FIFA, has so far denied them recognition as the Afghan national team.
The Danish Immigration Service declared two more areas of government-controlled Syria as "safe" for refugees to return to. Rights groups say it is another way to make refugees unwelcome.
According to Germany’s new Special Commissioner for Migration Joachim Stamp, the German government plans to asses its options for transferring asylum procedures to the African continent. Meanwhile, Chancellor Olaf Scholz wants the government to also focus on deportations of people with no right to remain in the country.
An Afghan woman has been granted a residency permit in Denmark along with her daughter — on the sole basis of their gender. The precedent set by the decision has been described as a landmark case.
Copenhagen has halted talks with Rwanda over its controversial asylum plan as it calls for Europe-wide support in establishing a migrant reception center outside of the EU where it can transfer people applying for asylum.
As Sweden assumes the EU presidency, plans for a joint migration policy between member states face a huge setback. Meanwhile Denmark's new left-right coalition government looks to ease some of the country's harsh migration policies.
Denmark and Rwanda have signed a declaration on the possible transfer of asylum seekers. Under the deal, around 1,000 people a year may be sent to the East African country.
The Danish government has announced that it will take 200 refugees from Rwanda under a resettlement quota scheme. But the door remains firmly closed to asylum seekers.
Young women are at greatest risk of being forced to return to Syria under Denmark's controversial policy towards Syrian refugees. The Danish government continues its selective policy towards refugees, largely depending on their origin.
A migration expert in Germany has sharply criticized plans by Denmark to fly asylum seekers to Rwanda following a similar move by Britain. He added that the policy would probably be rejected by the European Court of Human Rights.
The British government has announced a new deal to export its asylum claims procedure to Rwanda, which will host the refugees indefinitely. However, offshoring responsibility towards refugees to the autocratic East African country raises a number of serious legal, economic and ethical questions.
Denmark is planning to open four advanced medical clinics which will focus solely on treating the growing number of Ukrainian refugees to ease pressure on the country's healthcare system. The plans present a stark contrast to the government's recent policies towards refugees from non-European states.