Migration: Fewer people arrived on Greek Islands in 2021
The number of refugees and migrants arriving on the Greek Aegean Islands in 2021 has reached its lowest level since the start of the so-called refugee crisis several years ago.
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Many more Afghans seek EU asylum after Taliban takeover
Citizens of Afghanistan were by far the biggest group of people applying for asylum in the EU, Switzerland and Norway in September 2021.
European Union: Border crossings increased by 70%, Frontex
There were rougly 160,000 irregular border crossings by migrants and refugees into the European Union in the first ten months of this year, according to Frontex. That's 70% more than during the same period in 2020.
Italy: Migrant women penalized most by pandemic
Being a woman and a foreigner proved to be a source of increased vulnerability in Italy during the pandemic. New figures show there was an unusually high decline in employment in 2020, primarily among foreigners, with women penalized the most.
Italy: Migrants poorer and less vaccinated amid pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the situation of migrants in Italy, where there has been a decrease in the foreign population but where the foreigners remaining have grown poorer, according to the 2021 report on immigration published by Caritas and Migrantes.
1,100 migrants cross Channel in two days
Over 1,100 migrants crossed the English Channel on small boats on Friday and Saturday, the British Home Office has said. Some 410 people were prevented by French authorities from making the crossing.
Asylum requests in EU up in second trimester of 2021
In the second trimester of 2021, a reported 103,895 people filed for the first time a request for international protection in an EU country. This marked a 115% increase on the second trimester of 2020 and a 9% rise compared to the first trimester of 2021, Eurostat has said.
More Afghans seeking asylum in the European Union
The number of Afghans, including unaccompanied children, who are seeking asylum in Europe is steadily approaching the number of Syrians. But EU figures for July show that only half as many Afghans are granted protection.
Number of migrants reaching Italy doubles in one year
The Italian interior ministry said a total of 49,280 migrants arrived in Italy from August 2020 to July 2021, 128% more than the previous year.
More places for minors in Italy's reception system SAI, ANCI
Over the past year, Italy's System of reception and integration (SAI) has increased by an additional 3,000 places the number of spots it offers to unaccompanied foreign minors for a total of 6,698. That's according to the National association of Italian municipalities (ANCI).
Over 2,000 victims of trafficking in Italy, Save the Children
A new report by Save The Children Italy revealed that in 2020, the national anti-trafficking system had 2,040 victims of trafficking in its care, 716 of whom were new cases that emerged during the year. The majority of cases are women, and Nigeria was the leading country of origin.
Migration to Italy fell in 2020 pandemic year, federal statistics bureau reports
According to a report by the Italian statistics bureau ISTAT, the pandemic caused a decrease in migration to Italy in 2020.