186,644 asylum seekers were registered last year. That's down more than 100,000 from 2016 - the Germany Interior Ministry says the massive numbers from the height of the crisis have been "overcome."
The first weeks of January have seen a 64 percent drop in the number of migrants reaching Italy, compared with the same period in 2017.
Refugees in Germany who appeal against the rejection of their asylum applications are having growing success, a report says. Critics say the high rate of wins puts German migration authorities in a bad light.
Spain's interior ministry has cleared the controversial Archidona prison (Malaga) that was reconverted two months ago into a temporary detention center for migrants. Most of the 557 foreigners held there, mainly Algerians, were repa1
Migration is poorly managed gloablly, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said, presenting his report "Making migration work for all" to the General Assembly.