greece migrants - Search News

Order byBest matchMost fresh

Greece, North Africa

Greece Passes North Africa Asylum Ban Amid Rights Groups' Opposition

Greek lawmakers voted on Friday to temporarily stop processing asylum requests from migrants arriving from North Africa by sea in a bid to reduce arrivals into Europe's southernmost tip, a move rights...

DPA International on MSN · 30m

Greece suspends asylum procedures for migrants from North Africa

Agence France-Presse on MSN · 2h

Greece freezes asylum claims over migrant 'invasion' from Libya

· 20h

Hundreds of migrants moved to Greek mainland as Crete struggles with Libya arrivals

The migrants, consisting mostly of young men, were transferred overnight aboard a bulk carrier after their fishing trawler was intercepted by Greek authorities.

· 22h

Greek lawmakers to vote on North Africa asylum ban as rights groups cry foul

· 1d

Hundreds of migrants moved from Crete to Greek mainland as island struggles with Libya arrivals

Anadolu Agency23h

Greece announces even harsher measures to deter migrants

Greece on Thursday unveiled a series of tougher measures aimed at curbing the arrival of migrants, following an earlier announcement by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

In Greece, migrant registration sites 'have shifted from a jungle model to a prison model'

Hotspots,' originally conceived as migrant registration sites, have gradually turned into closed detention centers, such as on the island of Samos, where asylum seekers now live in isolation.

Tourists watch in horror as migrants jump from boat to run through holiday hotspot

Greek's coastguard said they had been called out numerous times over the weekend to rescue migrants stranded in boats.

Greek Reporter4d

Greek FM Holds Talks With Eastern Libya’s Haftar on Migration, Maritime Issues

Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis met with Eastern Libya leader Khalifa Haftar and discussed migrant flows and maritime zones.