Greek lawmakers were set to vote on legislation on Thursday that would temporarily halt the processing of asylum applications ...

Greece will stop processing asylum applications of people coming from North Africa, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said ...

By Angeliki Koutantou ATHENS (Reuters) -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 ...

Greece on Friday enforced a three-month freeze on asylum claims from migrants arriving by boat from North Africa, to stem a ...

In an urgent response to a surge in Greece's migrant flows, particularly from Libya to Crete, Mitsotakis announced stringent ...

Greece will suspend the processing of asylum applications from individuals arriving from North Africa for three months.

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

The halt comes after the EU's migration commissioner and ministers from Italy, Malta, and Greece were denied entry into eastern Libya.

The coast guard noted 7,300 asylum-seekers have reached Crete and a nearby island this year, up from fewer than 5,000 in 2024 ...

Greek authorities have transported more than 500 migrants to a port on the mainland in an effort to relieve strain on the ...

ATHENS - Greek lawmakers prepared to vote on legislation on Thursday that would temporarily halt the processing of asylum ...

Greece will temporarily halt processing asylum applications for North African migrants following an influx of arrivals. This ...