The Italian interior ministry reports that some 5,247 migrants have arrived on the country's coasts thus far in 2018, a 61 percent drop on the same period last year.

The small, economically depressed town of Pirmasens saw more than 1,000 refugees move into its many empty apartments. But opposition politicians argue that only looking at one town's plight is not enough.

The controversy surrounding the "Tafel" food bank in the western German city of Essen has led to reactions from across the political spectrum in Germany. Even German Chancellor Angela Merkel made comments about the decision to limit1

Research by the Italian association Antigone has found that foreigners suffer discrimination in the Italian legal system.