Number of asylum applications in Austria on the rise
The number of individuals seeking asylum in Austria has risen by roughly 10% in 2020. During the same period, the overall number of people seeking protection in the EU dropped by 31%.
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In Spain one minor migrant in five is undocumented
One minor migrant out of five in Spain is undocumented, according to a report by the NGO Save the Children with the Por Causa Foundation. It said there are nearly 147,000 undocumented minors in Spain, based on the most recent statis1
Migrant doctor Bartolo says Europe responsible for migrants in Mediterranean
Pietro Bartolo, a member of the European Parliament and for years the "doctor of migrants" who landed on the Italian island of Lampedusa, said Europe has the greatest responsibility for what is still happening in the Mediterranean a1
Historic court decision passed against Syrian torturer who came to Germany as refugee
He presented himself as a refugee fleeing the violence of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad's violent regime. While he may have been a defector, Eyad A.'s trangressions are beyond redemption, a court in Koblenz found.
Eluding Libya's coast guard: Fewer migrants make it to Europe on central Mediterranean
In the central Mediterranean, the race against time to reach the EU is turning to a race against Libya's coast guard. With mounting reports on stand-offs between Libyan maritime authorities and NGOs in international waters, fewer mi1