More than many other situations, it is in the search for accommodation where racism is felt most in Germany. One in three people with an immigrant background say then have experienced racism while looking for an apartment.
The German Interior Minister has voiced concern about a "sudden" uptick in irregular arrivals from Serbia via the Balkan route. Meanwhile, the dual strain of the large number of refugees from Ukraine and an uptick in arrivals from other countries are pushing accommodation facilities in Germany to the limit.
Germany is sorely lacking in affordable apartments, and refugees remain largely overrepresented among those without private housing. People who have applied for or received asylum earn on average 43% less than the average German salary.
"Second Life Building", a former office building turned multi-functional space, has been inaugurated in Corsico, near Milan. The space will host some 20 refugees.
Getting out of the temporary accommodation center and into individual housing is one of the priorities for refugees. In Germany, however, this stage of integration is difficult, as the housing market is saturated. The southern city of Munich is one such example, as one of the most expensive cities in the country.
There is growing concern that Germany will soon be unable to accommodate the increasing number of refugees and asylum seekers. Childcare centers and schools, as well as health care, are also increasingly coming under strain.
Europe's top human rights body, not connected to the EU, has criticized the Netherlands over the handling of migrants at the Ter Apel asylum center.
12 out of Germany's 16 states currently don't have space to host new refugees, according to a media report. Meanwhile the number of unauthorized entries across the Czech-German border has reached a record high.
37 civil organizations and charities sent a letter to Greek authorities, addressing the alleged mistreatment of LGBTQI+ asylum seekers in Greece. The letter was addressed directly to Greece's Secretary General of Reception of Asylum Seekers Manos Logothetis and Secretary General of Migration Policy Patroklos Georgiadis.
The Dutch capital has called in a huge cruise ship to house some 1,000 migrants as the Netherlands struggles to deal with overcrowding at migrant centers. The ship is expected to remain moored in Amsterdam for at least six months.
Hundreds of asylum seekers were evacuated on Friday from the Netherlands' main migrant center to shelters across the country. Dozens more remain camped outside the gates of the facility as the government struggles to tackle the ongoing crisis.
Dutch authorities have opened a probe in the death of a baby at an overcrowded center for asylum seekers. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) meanwhile denounced the "inhuman" conditions at the facility.