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Germany's Federal Office for Migration and Refugees says some 27,000 EU Blue Cards for skilled non-EU migrants were awarded in Germany in 2018. In many of the cases, they were extensions for existing residents.
The risk of developing diabetes is higher for migrants in France. A change in diet, lack of exercise and problems accessing regular health care and check ups are all contributing factors.
Germans with foreign roots are often asked about their heritage. Are these kinds of questions mere curiosity or a form of racism? The issue has sparked a debate over exclusion and identity in the country.
A new report published in UK found that migrants tend to be healthier than the residents in the wealthier countries they move to. While the health of migrants is often an overlooked issue, the study debunks claims by anti-immigrant movements that allege that foreigners are a burden on their public health systems.
In Italy, children and adolescents who were born to immigrant parents risk dropping out of school at an early age, partly due to their families' low income, according to a recent research by the Foundation Openpolis. The study found that nearly 30% of foreign households in Italy are in a condition of absolute poverty.
PASS are healthcare centers distributed all over France, located in public hospitals and accommodate people without any health coverage. The beneficiaries of such centers are French, foreigners, and immigrants with an illegal status.
Race-based hate crimes are on the rise in Italy. The latest include the killing of a Moroccan, allegedly a thief, and an attack on a female discus thrower of African origins who competes on the Italian national team.
The Italian Constitutional Court has ruled that requiring foreigners to have long-term residence to gain access to low-income rent subsidies is ''illegitimate''.
As political battles over migration policy continued this week, the German Chancellor Angela Merkel addressed a national summit on integration in Berlin. She talked not about divisions, but about achievements and the need to continue striving for equality and full participation for 'new Germans' and others alike.
The sixth report on the financial inclusion of migrants in Italy shows that 75 percent of immigrants now have a bank account and that progress has been made in this respect over the years.
What's in a name? A person's chance of landing an apartment lease in Germany, that's what. Discrimination of non-German sounding names is common in the rental housing market, according to media reports.