Greece: Seven more shipwreck survivors found on Lesbos
Seven more people have been found alive on the Greek island of Lesbos after a shipwreck on Tuesday in which three migrants drowned. The number of survivors now stands at 39.
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Netherlands ends ban on family reunification
The Netherlands has suspended a controversial restriction on the rights of recognized refugees to reunite with their immediate families. The change of course came after the highest court in the country ruled on Wednesday that the re1
Bulgaria: Migrants 'pushed back, locked up, stripped and beaten'
Bulgaria has again faced accusations that its border authorities have subjected migrants to beatings, humiliation and racist language. Bulgarian authorities have denied the allegations.
Germany: Asylum applications on the rise
Asylum applications in January more than doubled compared to the same time period in the previous year, government figures show. A growing accommodation shortage is dividing regional parliaments and the local communes.
Italy: Migrantes and Caritas oppose new CPR migrant detention center
The Tuscan branches of the Migrantes foundation and Caritas have said that they are against the building of a migrant repatriation center in the city of Florence.