Germany introduced a freeze on decisions in asylum cases involving Syrian applicants six months ago. This has significantly lengthened the time between asylum applications and decisions for Syrians in Germany.
On Wednesday, the UK government announced sanctions against 25 targets believed to be "at the heart of people-smuggling networks that drive irregular migration to the UK."
Forty-three men have been returned to their home country Iraq from Germany via a charter flight. All those affected were reportedly obliged to leave the country, with some having a criminal record.
At the beginning of July, a Berlin court declared that the German government should honor its promise to issue visas to an Afghan family who had been waiting in Pakistan for the go-ahead to fly to Germany. Now, the German government1
In Italy, migrants are welcomed to fill labor shortages in certain sectors, but their religion is often not, according to research conducted by the Migration and Religion in International Law project, involving several Italian unive1