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

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

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

Greece intercepts over 500 migrants near Crete, taking emergency actions due to rising Mediterranean crossings from Libya.

Greece will suspend the processing of asylum applications from individuals arriving from North Africa for three months. Prime ...

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

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

Over 500 migrants, intercepted near Crete, were transferred to Lavrio port as Greece enacts emergency protocols amid ...

Greek authorities have rescued in recent days hundreds of migrants from waters around two of its southern islands.Local reports say 840 migrants were rescued within 24 hours near Crete and Gavdos ...

The sinking of a packed migrant boat off the coast of Greece may be “the worst tragedy ever” in the Mediterranean sea, according to the EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson.

At least 79 people have died, and hundreds more are feared dead, after a boat capsized off the Greek coast on Wednesday in what could become the country's biggest migrant tragedy ever. More than ...