People who are in Greece illegally and do not want to leave voluntarily will face a minimum of three years in prison in ...

Greece began detaining the migrants arriving from North Africa who have been rescued off Crete after Athens suspended the ...

New hardline EU immigration policy could see development funding cut unless African nations prevent migrants from leaving. Some experts are warning its counterproductive, undermines sovereignty and ...

Greece will implement Europe’s strictest migration policy, with illegal entrants facing prison or deportation, says Minister Thanos Plevris. A new amendment and upcoming bill aim to curb flows, ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s government said Wednesday it is temporarily suspending asylum applications for migrants ...

Greece’s Immigration Minister Thanos Plevris delivers a blunt message to migrants: “Don’t come here. We’ll jail or deport you.” As Crete faces a surge of arrivals, a new hardline law suspends asylum ...

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

Greece wants to use tough measures to deter refugees from entering the country by sea from Libya. Large numbers are arriving ...

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

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A hard-right lawmaker was sworn in Monday as Greece’s migration minister, replacing a fellow right-wing political heavyweight who resigned following accusations of ...

Libya's eastern authorities recently expelled a senior European delegation in a move analysts say was meant to send a message ...