Italy's labor union UIL in the southern region of Basilicata has launched an initiative called 'Coordination on immigration' to promote the project 'Zero difference', helping the immigrant population find employment.
Germany introduced a freeze on decisions in asylum cases involving Syrian applicants six months ago. This has significantly lengthened the time between asylum applications and decisions for Syrians in Germany.
On Wednesday, the UK government announced sanctions against 25 targets believed to be "at the heart of people-smuggling networks that drive irregular migration to the UK."
Forty-three men have been returned to their home country Iraq from Germany via a charter flight. All those affected were reportedly obliged to leave the country, with some having a criminal record.
At the beginning of July, a Berlin court declared that the German government should honor its promise to issue visas to an Afghan family who had been waiting in Pakistan for the go-ahead to fly to Germany. Now, the German government1