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

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

Greece has suspended the processing of asylum applications from people arriving by sea from North Africa for three months.

Greece is a popular route for migrants and authorities have had to carry out several rescue missions in recent days, one of ...

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

Hotspots,' originally conceived as migrant registration sites, have gradually turned into closed detention centers, such as ...

Greece intercepts over 500 migrants near Crete, taking emergency actions due to rising Mediterranean crossings from Libya.

Over 500 migrants, intercepted near Crete, were transferred to Lavrio port as Greece enacts emergency protocols amid ...

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

The uptick in arrivals coincided with a visit by Greece’s foreign minister, Giorgos Gerapetritis, to Libya for talks with ...