Campaigners, academics and groups that support asylum seekers have long called for the UK to introduce “safe and legal routes ...

Deal with Macron to end small boat crossings won't work, according to the officials charged with implementing it ...

A new ‘one in, one out’ plan and expanded French police powers are fuelling political tensions across the EU — and exposing ...

The head of the United Nations’ migration agency has warned that tightening borders while cutting development aid could ...

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

A contentious amendment proposing the temporary suspension of asylum applications from individuals entering Greece illegally ...

Pressure on society Both Zana and Mesbah agree that some sort of verification process is needed to ensure people are in actual need of protection. "But I felt the system was designed to deter, not ...

Greece has begun rejecting asylum applications from certain Syrian nationals, marking a significant shift in policy following ...

Greece & Cyprus have issued the first negative decisions in 14 years launching procedures for the return of those who do not ...

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Far-right vigilantes have also begun patrolling the border to prevent asylum seekers moving between the two countries.

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, ...