A report in the Athens daily on Thursday cited Greek Migration and Asylum Minister Thanos Plevris as declaring as much during his meeting in Berlin this week with German Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt

Migration Minister Plevris also issued a circular, for distribution to asylum seekers, which states that 'If you are not a refugee and are not entitled to protection, then you have entered and are remaining in the country illegally', while warning of possible jail time

'The message will be very simple: you either work or you leave', Minister Thanos Plevris said, in detailing an upcoming draft law. Conversely, he said legal migration for guest workers will be expanded

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Migration and Asylum confirmed that the country’s Asylum Service resumed issuing rejection decisions on Monday.

France and Spain surpass Germany as top destinations amid shifting migration patterns, while Syria sees a major decline in asylum seekers

Addressing left-wing parties, he said the framework on migration and returns would become stricter,

Minister Thanos Plevris spoke from the eastern Aegean Island of Lesbos (Lesvos), the hardest hit of Greece’s regions during the 2015 migration crisis

While the Greek government is taking unilateral steps to manage the situation, officials stress that a long-term solution must be shared across the continent.

The amendment stipulates that, for a period of three months, individuals arriving by sea from North African countries without formal authorization will not be permitted to file asylum applications.

"The humanitarian situation would be manageable if authorities had addressed the lack of reception capacity in a timely manner", said the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty

The UNHCR reminded Greece of its obligations, stating that while border control is legitimate, it must never undermine the legal right to asylum

Plevris said cooperation with Turkey has effectively reduced crossings at Greece’s northeastern land border and the eastern Aegean islands; however, the main challenge remains the Libyan maritime route.

A 37-year-old refugee was arrested in downtown Athens after he sexually assaulted a group of 3 young women. The incident took place on the corner of Solonos and Charilaou Trikoupi streets on Friday night at around 10 at night. A disturbing video that surfaced on social media shows the suspect launching himself at the females […]

The EU has released a list of countries it proposes be labeled as “safe countries of origin” by the bloc, meaning that citizens from those countries should not be broadly granted international protection.

A report catalogues how Greece's refugee camps lack proper heating and adequate food, with residents relying on Google Translate for medical communication.

Suspect identified by police as a 39-year-old Turkish man whose asylum request had been rejected, and who resided in Greece illegally after being served a deportation order

The European Court of Human Rights concluded that there was strong evidence Greece employs a system of illegally pushing back third-country nationals.

Media reports later cited five fatalities, dozens missing; 124 people rescued in 3 separate incidents involving migrant boats in the same sea region over recent period

In a heated statement, the Athens Bar Association revealed that lawyers working for Greece’s Asylum Service have not been paid since November 2023

Compared with the population of each EU country (on 1 Jan. 2024), the highest rates of first-time asylum applications were recorded in Greece standing at 55.1%, ahead of Ireland at 32.2%