Russia is weaponizing migration to destabilize Europe, using violence and human trafficking networks in Libya to sow division ...

A surge of migrants from Libya, orchestrated by warlord Khalifa Haftar, has overwhelmed Crete, prompting Greece to suspend asylum rights. Over 2,600 arrivals in early July strain the island’s ...

Greece has detained nearly 200 migrants who arrived after an asylum freeze imposed on claimants from North Africa, the ...

Greece’s New Democracy government has suspended asylum applications from North African migrants for three months, amid a 350% surge in arrivals to Crete. The EU-backed measure, part of a broader ...

Roughly as big as Hertfordshire or Surrey, the island of Lesbos – Greece's third largest – sits more than 12 hours by ferry ...

From July 1 to 13, 2,619 migrants landed on Crete, a surge far beyond anything previously experienced on the idyll beloved by ...

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

Greece on Friday enforced a three-month freeze on asylum claims from migrants arriving by boat from North Africa, to stem a surge from Libya that the government has called an "invasion". Plevris -- ...

Greek lawmakers are set to vote on a temporary asylum application suspension for migrants from North Africa, a measure criticized as illegal by rights groups. This comes as Crete sees a rise in ...

Greek lawmakers were set to vote on legislation on Thursday that would temporarily halt the processing of asylum applications ...

Greek authorities have transported more than 500 migrants to a port on the mainland in an effort to relieve strain on the island of Crete after a surge in arrivals from Libya.

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