Benjamin Bathke

Germany introduced a freeze on decisions in asylum cases involving Syrian applicants six months ago. This has significantly lengthened the time between asylum applications and decisions for Syrians in Germany.

An Afghan woman and her family will not be granted visas to enter Germany for the time being – even though authorities had already promised to accept them.

Recent headlines in the German press have focused on money being paid to criminals being deported from Germany. Some of the thousands of people obliged to leave Germany do receive financial support when deported, but these payments differ depending on the state the person got deported from. InfoMigrants went to find out more.

Norway's foreign ministry believes the Libyan coast guard fired at the Ocean Viking migrant rescue vessel in the Mediterranean last month. Libya's coast guard has a known track record of getting involved in such unprovoked acts, which some groups view as reckless.

What does Finland's tightening of migration and asylum policies mean for NGOs and migrant support organizations? InfoMigrants talked to non-profits Startup Refugees, which matches asylum seekers with companies, and Living Room, which provides afternoon activities for unaccompanied minors, as well as the International House Helsinki, which offers a wide range of information and public services for immigrants.

NATO's recent high-tech response to cheap Russian drones have exposed a lack of cost-effective countermeasures, but Baltic drone startups are trying to fill this gap — with help from Ukraine.

NATO lacks cost-effective air defenses to take down cheap Russian drones. Baltic startups might have the answer.

A month before the reform of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) takes effect, Germany and other EU member states are lagging behind in preparing for its implementation. The European Commission expects the implementation to be an ongoing process.

Authorities ​in eastern Libya say they have found and deported 120 migrants held captive by human traffickers. They also reportedly recovered the bodies of three other migrants from Libya's Mediterranean shore.

After initially announcing cuts to integration courses, the German government has now reached a compromise on funding for them. While the courses will remain free of charge for refugees from Ukraine and EU citizens, asylum seekers' will only have access to an 'integration-lite' course.