The Irish government scheme has enabled people from all around the globe to gain regular legal status in the EU nation. However, some people did not qualify despite spending long periods of time in Ireland.

A further 2,000 refugees from Ukraine are to be accepted in the German state of Saarland, however the ongoing housing crisis is making it harder for the local government to find suitable accommodation.

A new temporary reception center has opened in the Belgian town of Berlaar to house asylum seekers and reduce pressure on the reception network. Belgium has been facing a housing crisis.

Vandals over the weekend damaged one of the symbols of the island of Lampedusa: the 'Gate of Europe', a monument to migrants who have lost their lives, or gone missing, in the Mediterranean Sea.