France wants to create temporary work permits for undocumented immigrants to help fill the gap in industries suffering from labor shortages. The government also wants to add a language requirement to residency permits, and make deportation possible for migrants with French residency deemed "a threat to public order."
With plans for the expulsion of "delinquent foreigners," the overhaul of France's asylum system, and an effort to bring some undocumented workers in from the cold, the French government's latest immigration bill will be presented to the cabinet this week.
At a meeting between two top officials from the foreign ministries of Italy and Belgium, migration was one of the key issues discussed.
Debate continues over immigration and integration following New Year's Eve riots in Germany. A researcher has warned that media focus on the ethnic origin of perpetrators of crimes creates a false picture of migrants.
The number of people in Germany with a so-called migration background continues to rise. A government report noted changes due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
After the New Year's Eve attacks on police and rescue workers in several German cities, the political debate about the causes of the violence and Germany's integration policy continues to gain momentum. In Berlin, 145 people, most of whom were under the age of 25, were arrested by police in connection with the riots.
British PM Rishi Sunak has announced an agreement with Albania to fight irregular migration to the United Kingdom, pledging to expel 'thousands' of Albanians. Human rights organizations have criticized the deal.
Undocumented migrants who leave their countries in the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes region are increasingly risking death as they near their destination in southern Africa. Many of them are young Ethiopians.
Germany's government is planning to allow immigrants multiple citizenships, overturning a decadeslong ban. The idea, a long-standing tradition in many countries, is well overdue, say those affected.
Germany is debating planned reforms concerning dual citizenship in the country. Citizenship laws vary widely across Europe.
With a million Ukrainian refugees and an expected 200,000 asylum claims, migration to Germany this year is set to surpass the 2015 European migrant crisis.
The easing of restrictions on income threshold, language requirements and dual citizenship are just a few of the new perks for hopeful individuals wishing to move to Germany in the near future under a new points-based immigration system.