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 ...

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

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

Athens suspends asylum requests from North Africa amid rising migrant arrivals and tensions with Libyan authorities following ...

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

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

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

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

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Wednesday harsher measures to address migrant flow from Libya.

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

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

Greece said Wednesday it is temporarily suspending asylum applications for migrants arriving on the island of Crete following ...