Government & Politics

Greece plans new ‘disincentives’ to deter migrants The New Democracy government wants to suspend asylum applications and review what claimants eat in detention centers.

(Politico) Greece’s newly appointed migration minister has said the government plans to introduce new “disincentives” to migrants as part of a crackdown on arrivals following an influx from Libya in recent weeks. Thanos Plevris said the country’s conservative New Democracy government is […]

Academics & Education

Turkish Cypriots resist creeping Islamification How a decision by the authorities in the breakaway north to allow headscarves in schools mobilized mass protests against Ankara’s enforcement methods

(Kathimerini) And suddenly, the occupied territories filled with demonstrators. Turkish Cypriots took to the streets — and stayed there. For two months now, an unprecedented wave of protests has been ongoing against the Islamification of their society and in favor of preserving […]

Government & Politics

Greece must face punishment over abuses against migrants, Frontex official says Athens has 13 open cases into alleged human rights violations involving migrants, the single largest number of incidents across the bloc.

(Politico) The European Union’s border agency is so frustrated with Greece’s repeated pushbacks of migrants that it is considering calling on Brussels to bring disciplinary proceedings against Athens, a Frontex official told POLITICO and WELT. Fundamental Rights Officer Jonas Grimheden, who makes […]

Immigration

Frontex: Illegal crossings into Europe down one-third in a year As Europe harshens migration rules, nearly 34,000 fewer people attempted to enter the EU illegally in the first three months of 2025 compared to 2024.

(Politico) Illegal crossings at Europe’s borders have dropped by more than 30 percent, a difference of nearly 34,000 people, in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2024, the EU’s border agency Frontex revealed to POLITICO. This […]

Government & Politics

EU border agency threatens to slash Greek funding amid alleged illegal pushbacks of migrants Greece has the highest number of open investigations on its practices across the European Union.

(Politico) Greece could lose funding from Frontex as the European Union’s border agency investigates 12 open cases of potential human rights violations of migrants at its borders, the highest number of ongoing investigations by country across the bloc. The majority of the […]

Government & Politics

Barbed wire, curfews and wi-fi: EU touts ‘new generation’ migrant camp in Greece The sprawling facility — the first of five the EU is funding — has amenities like playgrounds and air conditioning, but is also heavily policed and remote.

(Politico) Fifteen minutes outside the town of Vathy stands a just-completed compound, surrounded by a double barbed-wire fence. The entrance, only open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., is equipped with turnstiles, magnetic gates and X-ray machines. Guards check both ID cards […]