Germany recorded more than 84 million people living in the country this year amid Russia's war on Ukraine. Wars in former Yugoslavia and the Middle East also caused Germany's population to spike in 1992 and 2015.
Greece has accused the EU of applying a double standard when dealing with Ukrainians fleeing the war, compared with the victims of other conflicts.
The Czech government is temporarily reintroducing border checks with Slovakia in order to prevent irregular migrants from entering the country.
Italian authorities have arrested 10 people in Caltanissetta, Sicily, on charges of exploiting foreign farmworkers who were allegedly forced to work extenuating shifts for less than four euros per hour.
Pope Francis has called for a "more inclusive and fraternal future", recalling that migrants "are to be welcomed, accompanied, promoted and integrated". The pontiff made the statements in the southern Italian city of Matera on Sunda1