The suspension will apply only to migrants reaching Crete by sea. Migrants entering illegally will be detained, Mitsotakis ...

Greece's government says it is suspending asylum applications for migrants arriving on Crete by sea. Prime Minister Kyriakos ...

More than 2,000 migrants have landed on the Mediterranean island of Crete since the weekend, according to coast guard figures ...

Greek authorities have transported more than 500 migrants to a port on the mainland in an effort to relieve strain on the island of Crete after a surge in arrivals from Libya ...

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Wednesday that Greece would suspend asylum processing for migrants arriving ...

They will be sent to detention facilities near the capital. More than 200 migrants were transferred to the port of Piraeus near Athens, in separate operations from Crete.

Greek authorities have transported more than 500 migrants to a port on the mainland in an effort to relieve strain on the ...

Greece has suspended the processing of asylum applications from North Africa for three months after a surge in migrant numbers. Arrivals by boat from the region will be arrested and detained, ...

The suspension passed by a vote of 177-74 despite fierce opposition from left-wing parties, which unsuccessfully challenged ...