Germany's statistics office has published figures for net migration to the country in 2017 with some surprise findings. The figures show more Germans are returning to the country and staying put.
Migrants have been at the center of a number of reported cases of violence in the southern Italian Puglia region, including an attack on the director of a hosting center and two police officers.
UNHCR, Caritas Italy and the Communitas Consortium have launched a project in Italy called 'Family First' which aims to support family reunification of refugees in Italy.
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović said "open minds" are needed in Europe to improve protection for LGBTI asylum seekers.
German authorities do not know the whereabouts of some 900 refugees under the age of 14. The head of a German children's charity said the new figures were alarming.