Greece Warns of Asylum Suspension After 600 Migrants Land on Crete
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After 600 landings in a day in Crete, Athens announces tougher measures against irregular entry and evaluates new detention centers. Meanwhile, Europe seeks the final agreement on returns
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der Standard DEIn Chania and Heraklion, closed reception centres are to be established, the Greek government announces – unless arrivals are reduced
Greece Warns of Asylum Suspension After 600 Migrants Land on Crete
File photo of migrants arriving on Lesvos. Credit: Cgia Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 A fierce debate erupted in the Greek Parliament following the arrival of more than 600 undocumented migrants on the shores of Crete within a single 24-hour window. Addressing parliament, Migration and Asylum Minister Thanos Plevris issued a stern warning, stating that Greece is prepared to implement unprecedentedly harsh measures if this sudden influx of migra…
The Greek government plans to tighten its migration policy after more than 600 migrants arrived on the island of Crete on Thursday. Migration Minister Thanos Plevris told parliament on Friday that if a similar situation were to repeat itself, the cabinet would take “very tough measures.” The DPA agency reports. According to the minister, the government plans to set up closed reception centers in the cities of Chania and Heraklion, where arriving…
Greece considering tougher border control following surge in migrant arrivals
Greece is considering adopting tougher migration measures following a sharp increase in migrant arrivals on the island of Crete, Greek media outlet To Vima reported on Friday, said Xinhua. Speaking in parliament on Thursday, Greek Migration and Asylum Minister Thanos Plevris warned that the government was prepared to introduce "very hard measures", should the recent rise in arrivals continue. "We will not allow a repeat of the situation seen in …
"If we try to repeat what happened yesterday with the illegal arrival of more than 600 people in Crete, we will take very tough measures that we have already discussed with the Prime Minister, much harder than the simple suspension of asylum that was being applied in the past," he said to Parliament, without giving any more details about it.
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