In France, equality between women and men is taken very seriously, by both society and the law. Though there are some lapses in its application, gender equality is an ideal toward which French society strives. How is it applied?
Germany has passed a new set of laws concerning the deportation, monitoring and access to personal data of asylum seekers. Here is a list of the most important changes.
With the 2015 refugee crisis exposing the perils of illegal immigration to Europe, more and more individuals are seeking legal ways to start a new life abroad. The threshold to overcome visa regulations, however, can be quite steep.
The healthcare center Samifo in Rome provides advice and treatment for asylum seekers and refugees to help overcome trauma due to violence, torture and war. There are about 10,000 refugees and migrants in Rome.
Budapest has urged a new EU-wide mechanism to deport migrants, saying that deportation is "mostly not possible" in current conditions. Hungary and Slovakia filed a joint case against the EU's refugee distribution scheme.