Germany: Asylum seeker claims fall in 2019
Despite the falling numbers, the country still logs the largest share of all EU asylum claims. Around a quarter of asylum requests in the bloc this year were filed in Germany.
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Eurostat says first asylum requests up 12% in EU
Eurostat said the EU has experienced a 12% increase in first asylum requests in the third quarter of 2019 - compared to numbers from the previous quarter. For the first time, asylum seekers from Venezuela are in the top three of nationalities submitting asylum requests.
Germany: Thousands of migrants return after deportation, report says
Thousands of asylum-seekers in Germany have returned multiple times after deportation, according to a report in German media. Those with entry bans often serve a few months in jail or are not arrested at all.
French court orders improved services for migrants in Paris region
Toll-free phone numbers and slashed waiting times for an appointment with asylum application services… Those are just some of the recommendations that Paris’s administrative court on Tuesday handed the French government in a bid to improve the Paris region’s failing migrant services.
Samir: Becoming a man in Germany
Samir arrived in Germany five years ago as an unaccompanied minor at the age of 15. Since then he has learned German, completed school and started an apprenticeship; but his future in Germany is still unclear. The German TV channel ZDF has been following him for five years on his journey to adulthood.
Germany expects drop in asylum applications for 2019
The number of people applying for asylum in Germany has slowed down, with figures from this year expected to be lower than in 2018, according to a report. The vast majority of applications, however, are rejected.
Fewer migrants issued new stay permits in Italy last year
The number of new stay permits issued to migrants and refugees in Italy decreased in 2018, according to the Italian statistics bureau ISTAT. The number of stay permits issued to asylum seekers went down over 40%.
EU: Italy's repatriation policy needs to be effective
The European Commission has asked Italy to guarantee an effective and human repatriation program. Last week, Italy had announced a new decree to accelerate the expulsion of migrants from 'safe countries' who have no right to stay.
After deadly fire, Greece transfers 215 refugees to mainland from packed Lesbos camp
Two days after a migrant woman died in the Moria refugee camp on Lesbos, 215 migrants arrived on the mainland on Tuesday by ferry as part of government efforts to tackle massive overcrowding in the camp. Other measures include speeding up asylum applications and returning 10,000 migrants to Turkey.
Ocean Viking migrants face uncertainty as they disembark in Italy
Many of the migrants saved by the Ocean Viking private rescue boat celebrate their arrival in Italy, as they know they've made it to the European Union. But there's still a long road full of uncertainties ahead for the new arrivals. For the time being, however, they focus on sharing their hopes and dreams.
Germany: Fewer unaccompanied children apply for asylum
The number of applications for asylum submitted by unaccompanied children in Germany has dropped by a third on last year's figure, according to migration figures obtained by the Rheinische Post newspaper.
Asylum applications on the decline in developed countries
The number of people seeking asylum and the number of registered refugees are both on the decline in developed states, according to a new OECD report. But despite the decline in asylum seekers, humanitarian migration on the whole remains at a historically high level.