Italian police arrest alleged asylum fraudsters
Fifteen people were jailed and nine were put on house arrest by police in southern Italy. They allegedly belonged to two organizations that sold stay permits to people living abroad.
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EU commissioner tells Bosnia to better manage migration
During her current visit to Bosnia, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson urged the non-EU country to further improve living conditions for thousands of migrants stuck there on their way to western Europe.
Asylum in Europe: Requests in EU down by 30% in 2020
Asylum applications in the European Union dropped by 31% last year and fell to a record low. The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) attributed the decline mainly to coronavirus-related travel restrictions.
Lampedusa: Migrant memorial to be created at former quarry
A memorial and a theater will be created at a former quarry on the Italian island of Lampedusa. The memorial will be dedicated to those who have lost their lives in the Mediterranean, especially the more than 360 migrants who died i1
Paris: 'Requisitioning' accommodation for the homeless at a city hospital
About 80 people on the street, mainly migrants, were given places in emergency centers and hotels following an action on Saturday by the "collective requisition." These activists, along with homeless people, occupied empty wings of1