Hundreds protest construction of asylum accommodation in north Germany
There have been riots in the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as part of a protest against plans for asylum accommodation.
There have been riots in the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as part of a protest against plans for asylum accommodation.
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 junior minister in the UK government admitted in the British parliament that "more than 200" migrant children have gone missing since July 2021, even though they were supposed to be in the care of the Home Office. 200 remain missing.
Police, including special operation forces, have raided asylum shelters and private dwellings in southwestern Germany after an investigation lasting several months.
Ireland's Minister for Integration says Ireland should prepare to accept more than 80,000 new asylum seekers over the course of this year. Meanwhile, protesters declare "Ireland is full".
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.
On Wednesday, the Dutch government announced it would be turning back restrictions it had placed in 2022 on family reunions for asylum seekers who had been granted residency in the Netherlands. The temporary suspension will last until a definitive ruling is made by the Dutch courts.
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.
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.
A private security firm tasked with safeguarding an arrival facility for migrants and refugees in Berlin is facing serious accusations. Aside from alleged blackmail and coercion, employees of the firm are said to have sold beds and appointment cards to refugees.
Switzerland has announced a temporary halt to its participation in a UN program to take in vulnerable refugees. The government says the influx of war refugees from Ukraine has pushed it to the limit.