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German law punishes fake tweets and comments

Many users on social networking sites in Germany don’t know that publishing fake news or false comments can have legal ramifications. How does German law treat the subject?

German law states how age determination of underage asylum seekers should be handled

How is age of asylum seekers determined?

Some politicians in Germany are demanding mandatory age checks for asylum seekers to prevent young refugees and migrants to lie about their age. How is age currently determined and how is the procedure handled in the German asylum p1

A rescued migrant girl is lifted on board a Portuguese Navy Ship off the coast of Pozzallo, Sicily. EPA/archive

Factbox: myths about migration (part 2)

The European Commission's Joint Research Center organized a workshop in order to identify false myths about migration as well as EU migration and integration policy.

Migrants disembark from the Spanish ship 'Rio Segura' in the harbor of Salerno, Italy. Credit: ANSA/CIRO FUSCO

Factbox: myths about migration (part 1)

The European Commission's Joint Research Center (JRC) organized a workshop in order to identify false myths about migration as well as EU migration and integration policy.

Europe remains a top destination for many migrants from sub-Sahara Africa | Credit: Reuters / Ahmed Jadallah

Migration to Europe, in numbers

What are the recent developments of migration movements to Europe? What are the refugees' main destinations, the main routes? InfoMigrants gives an overview of 2017.