A Greek nationalist group's plan to throw a pork barbecue near a refugee camp has led to a debate in the country's parliament. Critics want to do something, but some say that would mean attacking the Greek way of life.
Small-scale protests continued in northern Greece over the weekend against the transfer of migrants from the islands to the mainland. The Greek government is intending to transfer 20,000 migrants from the islands by the end of the year.
About 100 migrants have been arrested in Malta for taking part in a riot in which parts of a reception center were seriously damaged. Two teenagers from Sudan and Nigeria and a 20-year-old from Chad are accused of instigating the riots.
Justice for Rita – that's what a few dozen activists demanded from the Brandenburg state interior ministry in Potsdam. The 32-year-old migrant had been found dead in the woods near a secluded refugee home in July, more than two months after she had gone missing.
Mimmo Lucano, a pro-migrant activist and former mayor of Italian town Riace, has been banned from returning to his town. A petition is calling for that ban to be lifted so he can visit his sick father.
Farmhands working in fields near Foggia in southern Italy have staged a protest in the basilica of Bari to call for the right to housing and the issuing of stay permits. Attacks on migrant shantytowns continue, said the agricultural workers' union USB.
21 African migrants were detained by French police Saturday after they surged into the Pantheon mausoleum in Paris to push their claims for regularized status. The detainees will be held pending investigation into potentially "violating legislation on foreigners," the local prefecture said.
Hundreds of Bosnians took to the streets Sunday to protest against potential security and health risks posed by migrants sleeping rough in the western town of Bihac. While Bosnia was mostly spared from the migrant crisis of 2015, locals are not happy that they must care for migrants now.
Lay missionary Biagio Conte has gone on a hunger strike in Palermo, Italy, to protest against the planned expulsion of 51-year-old Ghanaian migrant Paul who has been living in Italy for over 10 years.
Seven people have been placed under investigation for taking part in an unauthorized demonstration in support of the Sea Watch and Sea Eye migrant rescue ships on January 5 . Among those being investigated is city councilor Eleonora de Majo. The probe has sparked a controversy.
The campaign wanted to force the EU to introduce more welcoming asylum and migration laws. While it did not gather the necessary signatures across Europe, the campaign exceeded expectations in Italy - and beyond.
Elin Ersson prevented a plane from taking off that had an Afghan man aboard who was supposed to be deported back to his country. A Swedish court ruled that she will not have to spend time in jail, but ordered her to pay a fine.