The bishop of Ventimiglia has criticized France over the "very negative consequences" of the suspension of the Schengen Accords along the country's border with Italy, citing discrimination in border control against African and Asian refugees compared with their Ukrainian counterparts.
Most Germans recognize that racism exists in their society, affecting not only minorities but everybody who lives here. The country's first National Discrimination and Racism report has found some surprising results.
Since the beginning of the mass exodus from Ukraine to EU countries, there have been reports of unequal treatment and discrimination against non-Ukrainians at train stations, border crossings and elsewhere. Now that these third-country nationals are scattered across Europe trying to figure out their options, they face additional challenges, as reports about confiscated passports show.
African students who have fled the war in Ukraine say the racism they face is making a bad situation worse. DW's Tobore Ovuorie has kept in touch with several of them as they go about seeking refuge in Europe.
Amnesty International has accused France of double standards in its treatment of refugees. The rights group said that Ukrainians fleeing war are being treated differently from refugees of other nationalities, citing in particular Afghans fleeing the Taliban last year.
The warm welcome extended to Ukrainian refugees by EU countries that otherwise take a strict anti-immigrant stance has highlighted the stark differences in the treatment of people from Ukraine and those from non-European war zones. In Hungary the contrast is especially apparent, as the example of an Afghan student shows.
A report on the economic integration of migrants in Europe has found that women migrants face discrimination in the European labor market. Half of the immigrant women in Italy are unemployed, the researchers say.
The director general of IOM Antonio Vitorino has said that discrimination and racism against citizens of third countries fleeing the war in Ukraine must end. He also expressed alarm over "verified credible reports of discrimination, violence and xenophobia" against these people.
Alexander Somto Orah, a 25 year-old Nigerian man, has denounced racism in Ukraine. He said there were two lines at the train station in Kyiv for those who wanted to get on a train to cross the border: one for Ukrainians and Europeans and another for Africans, Asians and people of color.
The far-right League party in Sicily has proposed to introduce behavioural 'rules' to urge migrants to respect public spaces and local inhabitants. The suggestion has sparked outcry and complaints of racism.
An area with a high concentration of migrant workers in southern Italy is implementing a project that aims to help reduce labor exploitation and get migrants back on their feet.
Greece's plans to collect more biometric information will likely increase racial profiling against migrants and refugees, Human Rights Watch and Homo Digitalis have argued.