Only 20% of all asylum seekers living in accommodation centers in Germany want to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, the state government of Lower Saxony said. A publicity campaign is to address the lack of trust in vaccines.
The Canary Islands – a tourist paradise if it weren't for the pandemic. But the islands have also been making headlines as more and more migrants arrived there. As camps and shelters were bursting at the seams and hotels were empty anyway because of the pandemic, the island's government requested to have vacation resorts take them in. That didn’t sit well with everyone.
After a blaze in an accommodation center for asylum seekers near Hamburg, a resident was admitted to a psychiatric hospital for suspected arson. It was the second fire in such a facility in northern Germany this year.
The Republic of San Marino has approved legislation that enables families and single persons to host unaccompanied migrant minors living in refugee camps.
Receiving refugee status does not mean the end of dealings with the French administration. From getting residence permits to housing and benefits, InfoMigrants takes you through the first bureaucratic steps as an officially-recognized refugee.
The UN refugee agency UNHCR, the Association for Juridical Studies on Immigration (ASGI) and the Italian housing union SUNIA have published a guide in Italy to help refugees find housing and inform them about their rights and obligations in relation to rentals and contracts.
The Berlin state Office for Refugee Affairs (LAF) hopes to start vaccinating residents in asylum seeker centers against COVID-19 this month. Migrants in communal facilities are considered a "high priority" in Germany's vaccine rollout.
The UK Home Secretary Priti Patel is facing "serious questions" from a parliamentary committee after claiming that migrant accommodation in former army barracks was "safe."
Higher numbers of asylum seekers lead to greater support for right-wing political parties, researchers in Germany say. One study found that housing asylum seekers in reception centers gives anti-migrant parties a boost at the ballot box.
A Maltese broadsheet has published photos detailing unsanitary conditions inside migrant facilities on Malta. Following mounting reports of awful conditions at migrant detention centers, Maltese authorities now want to change their tack with managing the island nation's borders, and work more closely with Libya.
The Spanish coast guard rescued 107 migrants from boats off the Canary Islands over the weekend. Migrants also rallied calling on the government to transfer them to the mainland.
The government of Greece has been accused of the "criminal abandonment" of asylum seekers in Athens and other areas of the country after suddenly and unexpectedly shutting down a housing program.