In view of the increasing numbers of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants entering the EU, the European Commission asked FRA to collect data about the fundamental rights situation of people arriving in those Member States that have been particularly affected by large migration movements. The countries covered are Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia and Sweden.

Below is a selection of news on the social response to the situation and integration needs for January 2016:

• Austria: The Ministry of the Interior received many complaints about the establishment of new accommodation facilities without the permission of local mayors in the provinces. The overall opinion among the general population is becoming more critical. The number of vigilante groups (Bürgerwehren) that are formed online via social networks is increasing. 
• Hungary: SIRIUS.ONE is an integration project that aims to establish an experimental living space where volunteers from immigrant-receiving countries and people who are eligible for asylum can live and work together
• Slovenia: According to the State Secretary at the Ministry of the Interior, over 3,000 volunteers assist in managing the situation.410 As a lot of them are overworked, the government is attempting to relieve them of this burden by establishing the Office for Migration (Urad za migracije).411 NGOs and other organisations are continuing to organise various events, round table discussions, and conferences that address the issue of migration, international protection and integration. Some of them are aimed at discussing these issues with local populations to make the process of integration for the refugees easier
• Sweden: The Swedish civil society has provided continued support for asylum seekers in different capacities. The support centres at the arrivals points in the major cities have been scaled down due to the decreased number of asylum seekers. As a reaction to the new migration policies introduced by the Swedish government at the end of 2015, a coalition of civil society and community based organisations has come together under the name ‘People’s campaign for the right to asylum’ (Folkkampanjen för asylrätt).