Greece's parliament approved a three-month suspension of asylum claims for migrants arriving from Libya on Friday, despite strong criticism from the United Nations refugee agency and Europe's top ...

The director of the Greek Council for Refugees, blasts Greece's decision to impose a three-month ban on asylum applications ...

Greek lawmakers voted on Friday to temporarily stop processing asylum requests from migrants arriving from North Africa by ...

In a shift in migration policy, Greece is implementing stringent new measures to deter irregular migrant flows, particularly ...

A leading humanitarian group criticised Greece on Thursday after its government announced it would pause for three months all ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, acknowledges the pressure created by recent arrivals in Gavdos and Crete. States have the right to manage borders and address irregular migration. Controlling a State’s ...

No changes are expected to be seen in Greece’s tough migration policy under Plevris who, like Voridis and current health minister Adonis Georgiadis, joined the conservative New Democracy in 2012, ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece said Wednesday it is temporarily suspending asylum applications for migrants arriving on the island of Crete following a spike in arrivals from Libya.

Greece will end mass legalization programs for migrants and jail those awaiting deportation under tougher policies set to take effect this summer, Migration Minister Makis Voridis said Friday ...

A hard-right lawmaker has replaced Greece's migration and asylum minister amid a political shake-up.

Greece is ending mass migrant legalization programs and introducing stricter detention measures for asylum seekers with rejected claims.