The European Union intensified its crackdown on migration this week, with the European Commission proposing to speed up deportations and establish controversial migrant return centers outside the bloc's borders. While some governments are pushing for tougher measures, critics warn that the...

German media reported that asylum seekers in Austria will soon no longer have the right to invite close relatives to join them. This decision was made by the new three-party coalition in Vienna. DW reported that the Austrian federal government has decided, as announced, to suspend...

Denmark’s national broadcaster, DR, recently published a report titled " Syrian in Denmark: I had hoped things would get better after Assad – but it’s the opposite ." The article features testimonies from a number of Syrians, with a noticeable focus on voices from the Alawite community...

More than 300,000 refugees have returned to Syria since dictator Bashar al-Assad was overthrown, while nearly a million more people displaced inside the country have returned to their homes, the United Nations said on Friday. Since Assad was toppled by Islamist-led rebels on 8 December ,...