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Though queer asylum seekers might be relatively small in numbers across Europe, their situation has repeatedly been turned into major political talking points in the migration debate over the years | Photo: C. Chebbi/DW
In the Tsoundzou camp of Mayotte, April 5, 2026 | Photo: Romain Philips / InfoMigrants
File photo used as illustration: A return center in Germany for migrants to be returned under the Dublin Regulation | Photo: Picture-alliance

News

Rescue vehicles and medical units gather on the beach to treat victims after an attempt to cross the English Channel turned tragic | Photo: Sameer Al-Doumy / AFP
File photo used for illustration. The traffickers took young people from different African countries to Libya under the pretence of aiming to help organize their onward migration to Europe | Photo: Joe Penney/REUTERS
Migrants, like these crossing from North Africa to the Canaries, face great risks. FILE: February 4, 2024 | Photo: Europa Press/AP Photo/picture alliance

Understanding Europe

File photo: Many EU countries have introduced fertility incentives to stave off declining populations | Photo: Christian Charisius/dpa/picture alliance
File photo of Oxford Street in London: The UK has overhauled its migration and asylum policy, impacting those who want to work, study, or seek international protection  | Photo: Vuk Valcic/ZUMA Press Wire
A view of the Bundestag, the German Parliament | Photo: Reuters