UK: Questionnaire to replace asylum interview
Around 12,000 asylum claims in the UK are to be decided based on a questionnaire instead of a face-to-face interview. The plan is aimed at clearing a huge backlog of applications.
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Italy: 100,000 unaccompanied minors in 10 years
After a decade during which more than 100,000 unaccompanied minors have arrived in Italy, the reception system for vulnerable young migrants is still inadequate, says Save the Children.
Tunisian president denies racism, repeats view that 'migration is a plot'
The Tunisian president has repeated his claim that an increase of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa is part of a criminal plot to change the country's demographics. At the same time he rejected accusations of racism.
Four migrants missing off Greek Island
At least four migrants are missing off the Greek Aegean island of Samos, the Greek coast guard said Thursday. Officials from the EU border agency Frontex and the Greek coast guard pulled 18 people to safety from a small motorboat in1
Belgium says sharp drop in migrants headed to UK
Belgium says there has been a massive drop in the number of irregular migrants using it as a transit country to reach Britain.