migration policy

• Germany

Dresden is a city of contrasts. It is proud of its past as a center for Saxon royalty and likes to call itself "Florence on the Elbe." But Dresden’s recent reputation is more for being right-wing and hostile towards foreigners. It is one of the places in eastern Germany where anti-migrant and anti-Islam feelings have run highest. These feelings have also mobilized another half of the city to make sure that welcoming refugees and migrants remains a priority; numerous integration projects abound in Dresden.

• Portugal
• Hungary
• Canada

Today, more people believe their community is a welcoming place for migrants, compared to nine years ago, a Gallup survey shows. However, attitudes in the EU have become more divided.

• Germany

Migrants brought to shore by sea rescuers are to be distributed across the EU. But the bloc's interior ministers failed to draft a blueprint on how to do so at their recent summit, Bernd Riegert reports from Luxembourg.

• France

In a series of debates on immigration, the French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has urged the French Parliament to consider setting immigration quotas. French President Emmanuel Macron too has pledged to toughen his stance on immigration.

• Germany

German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has called on the EU to do more to support Turkey and avoid another refugee crisis. If nothing is done, he said, the crisis may become "even greater than four years ago."

• Turkey
• Syria
• Greece

Top German and EU officials have pledged Turkey support to address refugees at a time when migrant arrivals to Greece are on the rise. German Interior Minister Seehofer said Turkey is facing massive refugee pressure.

• Italy

The Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia is ready to propose a project to create measures for migrant repatriation. Five million euros are earmarked for the project which is financed by the interior ministry's 2014-2020 Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (FAMI).

• United Kingdom
• Spain
• Malta

The Naples Orientale University works with other academic institutions on future immigration policies as part of a project that was discussed at a meeting on Monday, September 23, in the southern port city.

• Italy

The new municipal government of the Calabrian town of Riace, in Italy, previously known for the way migrants were integrated into the local community, has replaced a sign at the entrance of the town describing it as ''welcoming'' with a new one dedicated to Saints Cosmas and Damian.

• Malta
• Italy
• Germany

Germany, France, Italy and Malta have reached a deal on redistributing migrants rescued at sea, ministers say. Disagreement on the issue among EU states has led to migrants sometimes spending weeks stranded at sea.

• United Kingdom

The far-right group Britain First has launched a campaign called "Operation White Cliffs" to patrol Britain's beaches in a bid to stop migrants attempting to land on UK shores after crossing the Channel in small boats. Local anti-racism campaigners have organized counter demonstrations and British authorities have meanwhile advised all citizens to avoid taking direct action and to leave that work to the authorities.

• Italy
• Germany

Italian president Sergio Mattarella has stressed the need for shared responsibility of the management of migrant flows and argued the EU should handle the repatriation of people whose asylum requests have been rejected after meeting his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday.