One in five people in Spain was born outside the country — a higher proportion than even in the US

Council of State President Michalis Pikramenos says extremist rhetoric is undermining courts, human rights and public trust, while warning that misinformation and artificial intelligence pose new challenges to judicial independence

Zelensky warns 20 million Ukrainians could flee if Russia wins, as Denmark, Italy and Poland push EU leaders to harden their migration stance

PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced from Brussels that the European Commission backs Greece’s plan for an EU emergency mechanism to curb migration pressures, including a temporary asylum suspension.

Irregular migrant arrivals into the EU fell 35% the first 8 months of 2026, but EU member states are still rattled by the Ceuta migration crisis

Farage and France's National Rally deepen ties as Reform UK's conference in Birmingham gets overshadowed by a Channel 4 exposé

A Venice Commission delegation arrives in Athens to assess whether the ministry's NGO and asylum provisions comply with European standards

Greece, Denmark, Germany, Austria and the Netherlands are advancing plans for migrant return centers outside the European Union, with Uganda and Rwanda among the countries being considered

Nevertheless, Minister Thanos Plevris said arrivals of irregular migrants across the Aegean have fallen sharply; smugglers' route from eastern Libya to Crete now the major challenge

The crisis at Spain's Ceuta enclave has given new momentum to calls for tighter borders and tougher migration policy

The Greek prime minister argues that Europe must adapt its asylum framework to address migration used as a form of hybrid pressure, while maintaining full respect for EU law and fundamental rights

From Leros, the prime minister framed migration as a security issue and defended new asylum legislation that criminalizes illegal stays and tightens NGO oversight, as New Democracy works to hold voters drawn to harder line rivals ahead of the next election

Greece ranks fourth among OECD countries in terms of the return rate of its own citizens.

The visit focuses on strengthening cooperation to curb irregular migration and expand legal migration pathways as Greece reports falling sea arrivals and higher returns

Reports identify the eastern Med country as one of the world's fastest-rising destinations for affluent investors - wealth migration - backed by political stability, tax incentives and strong demand for residency and luxury real estate

"In Tirana, fortunately, the gatherings remain massive, despite the fact that local media are doing everything they can to suppress and downplay the true scale of the uprising"

Proposed temporary reception facility near Heraklion faces local opposition as Crete remains under growing migration pressure from arrivals disembarking from eastern Libya

Athens presses eastern Libya’s Haftar administration to curb migrant departures to Crete as arrivals surge and regional tensions mount.