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

Greece is temporarily suspending asylum applications from migrants who reach the country by sea from North Africa. After two ...

Greece has suspended asylum claims for migrants arriving from North Africa, drawing sharp criticism from rights groups and ...

Greece on Friday enforced a three-month freeze on asylum claims from migrants arriving by boat from North Africa, to stem a ...

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

Greece's three-month asylum ban for migrants from Libya and other North African countries has been condemned by the UN and ...

Greek parliament voted 177-74 to suspend asylum processing for North African migrants arriving by sea for three months, ...

Parliament also passed stricter laws on Friday targeting sea arrivals from North Africa. The rescued 515 migrants — including 85 minors — were transferred to reception centers in Lavrio, Evros, ...

Greek authorities have transported more than 500 migrants to a port on the mainland in an effort to relieve strain on the ...

Greece introduced today, July 11th, a controversial emergency law, suspending the registration of asylum applications for three months for people arriving by sea from North Africa.

Greece’s parliament has approved a three-month suspension of asylum claims for migrants arriving from Libya despite strong ...

Human rights groups said the asylum ban would violate international and European law, and called on the Greek government to recall it. "Seeking refuge is a human right; preventing people from doing so ...