A regional court in Landshut has sentenced two men for their roles in a people smuggling network, with the main defendant receiving four years and seven months in prison and his accomplice a suspended sentence of one year and eight1

Germany has deported another convicted criminal to Syria as federal and state authorities push for tougher migration policies, prompting debate over security, humanitarian concerns and the impact on workers and asylum seekers.

Authorities in Austria are implementing tougher integration rules, including fines for migrants who drop out of language and "Austrian values" courses. The conservative government is also making two weeks of summer school compulsory1

The first female migrant to lead a chapter of Catholic charity Caritas in Italy, Senegal-born Khady Sene, became an Italian citizen this week. A ceremony was held at the City Hall of Foggia in southeastern Italy.