Parliament suspends asylum applications from migrants arriving by sea from Africa for three months – in what rights advocates call 'a flagrant...

Greece has suspended the processing of asylum applications from North Africa for three months after a surge in migrant numbers.

Greece has suspended the processing of asylum applications from North Africa for three months after a surge in migrant numbers.

In an urgent response to a dramatic surge in migrant flows, particularly from Libya to Crete, Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on...

In an urgent response to a dramatic surge in migrant flows, particularly from Libya to Crete, Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on...

Lefteris Papagiannakis, the Director of the Greek Council for Refugees, has blasted Greece’s government decision to impose a three-month ban on...

Greece freezes asylum processing for migrants arriving by boat from North Africa amid what it calls an “invasion.”

Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis announced a three-month suspension of asylum handling for migrants from North Africa, emphasizing strict policies and...

In recent days, more than 2,000 migrants have landed on Crete, prompting the Greek authorities to halt asylum hearings for those arriving from Africa.

Greece’s three-month asylum ban for migrants from Libya and other North African countries has been condemned by the UN and rights groups. The...