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

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

Greece will temporarily halt processing asylum applications for North African migrants following an influx of arrivals. This ...

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

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

At least seven commercial ships had to disrupt their voyages in the Eastern Mediterranean over the past four days to help ...

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

Crisis in Greece as coastguard rescues over 400 migrants on small boats in 24 hours The number represents the largest one day influx for the small island of Gavdos which has been pushed to the limit.

Authorities in Greece say more than 1,200 migrants have been detained on the island of Crete and the nearby islet of Gavdos ...

Greece saw a spike in migrant arrivals last week, with 731 migrants arriving on the islands of Crete and Gavdos in a 24 hour period. Greece plans to deploy navy warships near Libya’s territorial ...

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.

Refugees walk next to a fence with razor wire outside the Kara Tepe refugee and migrant camp on the island of Lesbos, Greece, May 13. Abandoned dinghies, life vests and life jackets, used by ...