According to a report on international protection, migrants protection applications in Italy have risen by 44 percent in the first six months of 2017. Slightly over 50 percent of applicants were denied.
A search and rescue operation in the Mediterranean took a tragic turn. Catalonia is facing a severe shortage in accomodation for unaccompanied minor migrants and research institutes in Berlin offer new insights into characteristics1
A new protocol has been signed in Italy for the safe arrival of a further 1,000 refugees through humanitarian corridors. The project follows on from the first initiative launched in 2015.
The Spanish region of Catalonia is struggling with a large number of arrivals of unaccompanied migrant minors. Due to the lack of adequate structures, they are living in Barcelona's judicial offices.
At least five migrants, including one child, have died in a shipwreck in the central Mediterranean in yet another deadly incident. German NGO Sea Watch has accused Libyan coast guards of "reckless and violent" behavior that contribu1