More church asylum cases in Berlin
The number of cases of church asylum has been on the rise in Berlin in recent months. The German capital has a long history of hosting people seeking protection in churches.
The number of cases of church asylum has been on the rise in Berlin in recent months. The German capital has a long history of hosting people seeking protection in churches.
A prominent Catholic bishop and leader of the Migrantes foundation is among NGO leaders to call on the Italian government to scrape their new decree regarding the rescue of migrants and refugees by humanitarian ships.
The organization ANCI has said that while Italy's municipalities are willing to receive migrants, they need better long-term planning and coordination from the national government when it comes to migrant reception.
The foreign ministers of Hungary and Serbia, Peter Szijjarto and Ivica Dacic, have met in Budapest to discuss ways to work together against new migrant flows.
More than 45,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel last year to reach the United Kingdom from continental Europe. This is nearly double the figure from the previous year, according to official figures.
The Italian government is working on introducing tougher measures to limit the capacities of private rescue organizations carrying out rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea. Italy says sanctions will be included in a new code of conduct.
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.
Sweden takes over the rotating EU Presidency at the beginning of the new year. After a new government took power in October promising to get tougher on immigration, could those attitudes spill over into European policy next year?
Italian President Sergio Mattarella has attended the opening ceremony of the Rome MED Dialogue over the weekend, urging Europe to make its voice heard on its "southern front".
Germany's Cabinet is pushing for a point system for skilled non-EU workers and plans to grant immigrants from the West Balkans access to their job market for an unlimited amount of time.
In Italy, Green Left Alliance party MP Aboubakar Soumahoro's mother-in-law and wife have spoken out about a graft probe into a cooperative linked to the family of the former migrant crop picker activist and unionist.
The Italian government is calling for new rules and a working relocation mechanism for migrants within the EU, tightening the grip on NGOs and requesting a Marshal Plan for Africa.