Greek authorities have announced the detention of over 200 migrants who arrived after the government’s decision to suspend ...

The measure is a death sentence on many desperate people who are trying to flee economic hardship, political persecution or ...

Roughly as big as Hertfordshire or Surrey, the island of Lesbos – Greece's third largest – sits more than 12 hours by ferry ...

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 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, ...

Greece has suspended the ability for people coming by boat via North Africa to seek asylum –violating their rights, ...

Greece's parliament approved a three-month suspension of asylum claims for migrants arriving by sea from Libya on Friday, ...

Greece deported 50 third-country nationals on July 15 after their asylum applications were definitively rejected. The ...

Rome and Athens have identified Turkish and Russian involvement in a growing security threat from North Africa.

The Central Mediterranean remains the busiest migration route, "accounting for 39% of all illegal arrivals," EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner told The Malta ...

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

Nine people have been killed and dozens are hurt after a five-alarm fire tore through an assisted-living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, officials said.