In Germany, the number of asylum seekers without a passport or other valid proof of identity is shrinking compared to a few years ago. However, about 45% of adults who sought protection for the first time in Germany last year still were unable to present official identification documents when lodging their application.
The Italian police have arrested four people and carried out 70 searches in dismantling a criminal network involved in forging Italian documents for undocumented foreigners in the country.