Despite fewer migrants and refugees entering Europe, anti-migrant rhetoric is on the rise, the UNHCR warns. Commissioner Filippo Grandi warns of an exacerbation of that rhetoric ahead of the European Parliament elections in May.
The mayor of Gdansk, Pawel Adamowicz, was a humanitarian who welcomed migrants and refugees. Across Poland, thousands of people have turned out to honor the 53-year-old who died on Monday, but his death highlights deep divisions in the country too.
There is a new culinary project on the streets of Warsaw that helps locals and refugees alike. With the universal language of food, people come together to learn something new about each other.
A Polish reality show featuring Polish locals as they travel refugee routes to Europe in reverse has sparked controversy from humanitarian aid groups. Anti-migrant sentiment is widespread in Polish society.
Human Rights Watch has denounced that the failure of European policies cause suffering in the migrant population, issuing a number of recommendations for policies that are respectful of their human rights ahead of a summit of EU countries on June 28-29.
Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic have called for the EU's border management agency to be strengthened. The Visegrad Group has pushed for tough policies on irregular migration to the EU.
In many EU countries, right-wing populists are reaping the benefits of the unsolved migration problems. A European solution is becoming increasingly difficult, and countries are starting to go it alone.
Authorities have made five arrests over a smuggling ring that illegally brought Syrians to Germany. A Syrian-Polish family allegedly made €300,000 by trafficking refugees.
Hungary and Poland's prime ministers have said their anti-immigration stances are gaining support within the EU and that they want a stronger say in the bloc's future. Both countries have rejected EU's refugee quotas.
Meeting in Prague, right-wing leaders from across Europe have praised Austria's anti-immigration party joining the new coalition government. The politicians are seeking to build cooperation among populists.
Fresh tensions have flared up over a controversial scheme to move thousands of refugees across European Union countries. One senior official compared talks on the divisive issue to "fighting trench warfare."
The European Border and Coast Guard Agency, also known as Frontex, has announced that it will be organizing its own charter flights to speed up repatriation of migrants who have been refused asylum in Europe. The UNHCR has said that large-scale repatriations are a sign that migration management "has failed."