More than 13,000 husbands and wives of asylum seekers in Germany failed their bid to join their spouses in 2022 -- due to a lack of sufficient language skills. Critics say that the language requirements set by the government are too stringent to be in line with EU law.
Italian immigration offices were left without lingusitic mediators to assist migrants, due to the expiry of some working agreements. The Interior Ministry has promised the problem would be solved and contracts renewed.
A project launched in La Spezia, in the northwestern Liguria region, offers Ukrainian refugees the possibility of accepting seasonal jobs in the restaurant business and in hotels.
A Roman private university -- Università degli studi Internazionali (UNINT) -- is organizing free Italian language courses for Ukrainians who have fled the war. Organizers said the courses focus on the specific needs in particular of women, who constitute the majority of refugees since men have remained home to fight.
In Italy, high school students will teach Italian in a school for foreigners in Senigallia as part of an initiative alternating school and work.
After they arrive in France, most asylum seekers are accompanied by interpreters. These women and men, who are essential to the asylum process, have often experienced exile themselves. Many feel that they are poorly trained and are not properly recognized.
The term borrowed from English describes forcing migrants and asylum seekers away from a state border. The "Non-Word of the Year" is awarded for infamous language.
Migrants applying for family benefits in Alto Adige, northern Italy, will need to know Italian or German and local culture, according to an information campaign. The measure comes into effect in 2023. Language courses will be free.
The Italian school for migrants at Gonzaga Campus in Palermo helps those fleeing poverty and violence. For 15 years it has been a focal point for migrants and refugees who want to integrate in Italy.
As authorities on Spain's Canary Islands keep struggling with the ongoing arrival of a large number of irregular migrants, a local man has turned his garage into a classroom to give Spanish lessons to the new arrivals.
A new tech application called Aalia.Tech allows foreigners not fluent in French to communicate with doctors and health personnel. The platform translates questions from caregivers into the patient's native language in real time.
Two refugees who enrolled as students at the University of Florence through a project by the UN refugee agency UNHCR called "University Corridors for Refugees" (UNICORE) will be will provided with scholarships.