Over one million second-generation immigrants were born in Italy or travelled to the country at a very young age but are not citizens, according to a 2018 study conducted by the IDOS Study and Research Centre. The study will be presented to the public on October 24.
European countries must do more to protect child refugees and migrants who face risks and hardship after arriving in Europe. This year around 13,000 children have arrived in Greece, where they are suffering under terrible conditions, the UN warns.
The recent death of a 15-year-old unaccompanied minor in Moria has once again highlighted the plight of young refugees in Greece. As refugee numbers swell, those minors are becoming increasingly vulnerable.
Ireland is being urged to take in 36 refugee children from Greece as soon as possible. The call follows criticism of the government for failing to meet its refugee resettlement target.
A five-year-old boy was killed on the Greek island of Lesvos after he was hit by a truck near the Moria refugee camp. Migrant arrivals have spiked in recent weeks despite increased controls.
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.
Many migrant and refugee children in Europe face barriers to accessing school education. Challenges include not enough trained teachers, language barriers and poverty.
UNICEF demands that Greece offer better protection to refugee and migrant minors. There are about 1,100 children currently housed in migrant camps and reception centers across the Greek islands — the highest number registered since April 2016.
A media report that Hamburg footballer Bakary Jatta is playing under a false name has sparked investigations by the DFB (German FA) and city authorities. The report claims there are also doubts about Jatta's age.
A lawmaker from Angela Merkel's conservative party is under fire for saying migrant children who lack sufficient German language skills shouldn't enter primary school. Critics say he is pandering to right-wing populists.
A pregnant Nigerian woman and her family who were rescued by Italian coast guard vessel Gregoretti are now being taken care off by a Catholic charity in Catania, southern Italy.
Save the Children called on the EU to "protect the rights of children who made the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean Sea", saying that major changes of EU rules are needed when it comes to migration.