The German government has announced a series of measures to tighten its asylum policies. While the finance minister has confirmed welfare benefits will be reduced at the start of next year, he hopes further measures will follow.

The Greek government has denied claims that Germany's tighter border controls would lead to "thousands" of migrants being returned to Greece. Greek Migration Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos stressed that Germany's border controls had1

The Italian government's latest security decree has passed a hurdle in the Chamber of Deputies, and is now on its way to the upper house, the Senate. If passed, the decree includes a series of restrictive amendments, some of which w1

Authorities in Croatia reported a nearly 40 percent increase in arrests for smuggling, with 1,430 individuals detained this year. Meanwhile, the interception of irregular migrants has dropped by 60 percent to just under 22,000.