Greece, Crete and asylum applications
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A hard-right lawmaker has been sworn in as Greece’s new migration minister. Thanos Plevris replaces Makis Voridis, who resigned after allegations of involvement in EU farm subsidy fraud.
In recent days, more than 2,000 migrants have landed on Crete, prompting the Greek authorities to halt asylum hearings for those arriving from Africa.The Greek government announced on Wednesday that it would suspend the processing of asylum applications for migrants arriving to the country by sea from Libya.
Former deputy prime minister Evangelos Venizelos, who served in a coalition government with the currently ruling New Democracy, has publicly criticised the government's legal justification for a recent amendment
Liz Truss is among the 34 signatories in an intervention organized by right-wing group Great British Pac to derail Parthenon Marbles talks.
Greece on Thursday unveiled a series of tougher measures aimed at curbing the arrival of migrants, following an earlier announcement by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
A media outlet has revealed the minutes of the Council of Political Leaders, held one day after the historic referendum of Greece.
Greek-Australian Elly Symons says the Parthenon Marbles may return to Athens by 2026, as UK-Greece talks progress toward a historic cultural agreement.
The migrants, consisting mostly of young men, were transferred overnight aboard a bulk carrier after their fishing trawler was intercepted by Greek authorities.
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