The number of first-time asylum applications in the European Union has fallen to 580,845, Eurostat has reported. At the height of the migrant movements into Europe in 2015, asylum applications exceeded 1.2 million.
In Israel, an Eritrean man has won a million Shekels in the lottery.
The regional administrative court of Veneto has ruled that non-compliance with fiscal obligations cannot be a reason not to issue or renew a permit to stay for foreign nationals in Italy.
Italian authorities have seized a warehouse that hosted a community center in the southern city of Caserta, citing “structural deficiencies.” The center manages a hosting facility for asylum seekers and refugees.
Three recent attacks on migrant centers hosting unaccompanied minors in Catalonia have raised concern about xenophobic trends in the region. Workers and migrants have been treated in the hospital and facilities have been damaged.