The Council of Europe has slammed member states for their "degrading treatment" of migrants at the borders. It said many were subjected to "punches and slap blows" by law enforcement officials.

A new law passed in Greece changes the regulations on residence permits for non-EU migrants. But rights groups say it fails to address the needs of unaccompanied children.

Germany has temporarily stopped processing admission applications from Afghan nationals because of alleged attempts to abuse the system.

Belgian authorities have launched an investigation looking into how a Syrian national who was arrested last week on suspicion of being involved in war crimes for the so-called Islamic State (IS) group could be granted refugee status1