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 & Cyprus have issued the first negative decisions in 14 years launching procedures for the return of those who do not ...

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 ...

Greece says it is suspending asylum applications for migrants arriving on the island of Crete by sea.

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

Greece will suspend all asylum hearings for migrants arriving on boats from North Africa for three months, the prime minister said Wednesday following a rise in migrant arrivals from Libya.

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, ...

Greece said Wednesday it is temporarily suspending asylum applications for migrants arriving on the island of Crete following a spike in arrivals from Libya. More than 2,000 migrants have landed ...

Greece has begun rejecting asylum applications from certain Syrian nationals, marking a significant shift in policy following the fall of the Assad regime. Targeting primarily single, non-vulnerable ...

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

ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece will stop processing asylum applications from people coming from North Africa for three months after a rise in arrivals on the island of Crete, Prime Minister Kyriakos ...

Athens, Greece -- A hard-right lawmaker has replaced a fellow right-winger and political heavyweight accused of fraud as migration and asylum minister in Greece’s government, a government ...