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

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s government said Wednesday it is temporarily suspending asylum applications for migrants ...

Human rights organizations in Greece condemned a new law for its alleged violation of international and EU legal protections for asylum-seekers in a joint release on Wednesday, which bans ...

The director of the Greek Council for Refugees blasts Greece's decision to impose a three-month ban on asylum applications.

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, ...

Thanos Plevris, 48, succeeded Voridis and is expected to maintain Greece’s hard line in migration policy.

ATHENS, Greece — A hard-right lawmaker was sworn in Monday as Greece’s migration minister, replacing a fellow right-wing political heavyweight who resigned following accusations of involvement in the ...

Hotspots,' originally conceived as migrant registration sites, have gradually turned into closed detention centers, such as ...

But migration policy in Greece, like much of Europe, has shifted toward deterrence in the decade since the crisis. Far fewer people are arriving illegally.

But migration policy in Greece, like much of Europe, has shifted toward deterrence in the decade since the crisis. Far fewer people are arriving illegally.