Germany tightens asylum law: what you need to know
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.
Understanding Europe
Legal ways of migration - an overview
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.
Treatment center to help overcome trauma
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.
Hungary and Slovakia take EU refugee quota scheme to court
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.
How the MS Aquarius saves migrants in the Mediterranean
The Aquarius is a ship whose mission is to save migrants who are trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. It has been performing humanitarian operations since February 2016. The Aquarius is operated by an NGO called SOS Médi1