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

The suspension will apply only to migrants reaching Crete by sea. Migrants entering illegally will be detained, Mitsotakis ...

Authorities in Greece say more than 1,200 migrants have been detained on the island of Crete and the nearby islet of Gavdos ...

Greece's parliament has approved a three-month suspension of asylum claims for migrants from Libya. This decision has sparked ...

The Greek government announced on Wednesday that it intends to stop processing asylum applications for migrants arriving in ...

The European Union’s commissioner for migration says Europe will take a firmer stance with Libyan authorities following a ...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday that Libya should cooperate with Greece and Europe to help halt a ...

Greece will deploy two frigates and one more vessel off Libya's territorial waters to deter migrants from arriving at its southern islands of Crete and Gavdos, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ...

Addis Ababa, July 8, 2025 (ENA)— Authorities in Greece said more than 1,200 migrants have been detained on the island of ...

Greece on Friday enforced a three-month freeze on asylum claims from migrants arriving by boat from North Africa, to stem a surge from Libya that the government has called an "invasion".

Greece enforces freeze on asylum claims from North African migrants to address surge, sparking criticism and support.