Police said the cause of the fire in the state of Thuringia is unclear. Around 245 residents were registered at the shelter, and they were later relocated to a neighboring town accompanied by police.
The incoming head of the UN migration agency said she is looking to the private sector to build partnerships to manage migration.
Dozens of migrants have reportedly crossed from Turkey into Greece via the river Evros. According to Greek radio, a total of 138 migrants, including a large number of children, were found by border guards and rescue teams on a small1
Frontex, the European Union's border and coast guard agency, is collecting information from migrants that could end up identifying vulnerable people seeking sanctuary from persecution in their homelands, according to a report by the1
A recent investigation by Lighthouse Reports has uncovered evidence that Italy and Frontex were involved in a cover-up relating to information which possibly could have prevented the February 2023 Cutro shipwreck.