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Greece blocks asylum claims for migrants on island of Crete after a surge in arrivals from Libya

GREECE, JUL 9 – The suspension follows a surge of over 2,000 migrant arrivals on Crete since the weekend, with plans for detention centers and cooperation with Libya's coast guard announced by the Prime Minister.

  • Greece will suspend asylum applications for migrants arriving from North Africa for three months, as announced by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in parliament.
  • This decision comes after over 10,000 migrants arrived in Crete this year, with recent estimates indicating more than 1,500 from Libya this week.
  • Mitsotakis stated that illegal migrants will be detained immediately, and emergency measures are necessary to address the surge in arrivals.
  • The Greek government plans to establish a new detention facility on Crete to manage incoming migrants and is seeking cooperation with Libyan authorities to prevent further departures.
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The closed structure in Crete announced by Mitsotakis is probably in Kastelli - The dispatch of more frigates to the Libyan Sea is not ruled out - Plan B if the "message"... is slow to reach Benghazi

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Greece has announced the forthcoming suspension, for three months, of all asylum procedures for migrants arriving by boat from North Africa. This Athens decision comes in a context of increasing migratory flows from Libya.

·Paris, France
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Greece is stopping asylum applications for North Africans. Prime Minister Mitsotakis wants to build Special-Knast on Crete to cope with refugee rush.

·Berlin, Germany
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Hundreds of migrants arrive on Crete every day. Now Greece no longer wants to deal with asylum applications on the island for three months - and arrest all boat refugees.

·Hamburg, Germany
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Greece to halt asylum hearings for migrants on boats from Africa

Greece will suspend all asylum hearings for migrants arriving on boats from North Africa for three months, the prime minister said Wednesday following a rise in migrant arrivals from Libya.

·Cherokee County, United States
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