Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's largest opposition party, has reiterated claims that the country’s social welfare system is acting as a 'pull factor' for migrants.
One in four Austrians is an immigrant or has a migration background, a new survey from Statistics Austria has revealed. Germans make up the biggest group of foreign nationals in the country.
The Italian Constitutional Court ruled that non-EU migrants with long-term residence in Italy have the right to receive the household allowance benefit just like Italians, even if their family members stayed behind in their country of origin.
The European Union has regularly urged the Greek government to create more opportunities to help migrants become a part of society. Athens continues to throw up hurdles, but aid groups are doing their best to help.
The Italian Constitutional Court has paved the way for migrant families with work permits of more than six months to receive the Italian government's baby bonus and maternity allowance, ruling that the previous requirement of a long-term stay permit is unconstitutional.