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EU Asylum Office Doubles Staff and Increases Funding for Greece
The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) recently decided to double the number of its personnel in Greece and significantly increase its funding to assist...
Greek Parliament Votes for Bill Abolishing University Asylum
The Greek Parliament voted in favor of a bill on Thursday which addresses the abolition of university asylum laws.
The proposed legislation, brought up for discussion...
Greek Universities in Turmoil; Opposition Pledges to End Asylum
The Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) was shuttered on Wednesday, while the School of Philosophy at the National Kapodistrian University of Athens...
17 Turks Seek Asylum in Greece
Seventeen Turkish nationals crossed the Aegean to the Greek island of Chios by boat on Monday and requested political asylum.
The local coast guard patrolling...
Russian Bitcoin Fraud Suspect Applies for Asylum in Greece
Russian Alexander Vinnik, accused of laundering $4 billion through Bitcoin crypto-currency exchange in the US, has petitioned the Greek authorities for political asylum.
“Vinnik has...
Greek Police Arrest Turkish Army Officer after Asylum Status Suspended
The Turkish army officer who was granted asylum was arrested on Monday after the Administrative Court of Appeals upheld the Greek State's request to...
Greece Between Rock and Hard Place over Turkish Pilot Asylum
Ankara continues to bully Athens after Greece's Supreme Court decision for the non extradition of the eight Turkish military men who sought political asylum...
Greece Dismisses Turkey's Threats Over Asylum Row
Greece dismissed Turkish angry threats on Sunday over its decision to grant asylum to a soldier who Ankara accuses of involvement in the abortive...
Asylum Request Approved for Turkish Officer Who Fled to Greece after the Coup
On Monday, Greece approved the asylum request of one of the group of eight Turkish soldiers who fled to Alexandroupolis after the failed coup attempt in...
European Parliament President: All EU States Must Implement Procedures to Prevent Migrants from 'Shopping for Asylum Status'
The European Parliament President, Antonio Tajani, announced to reporters that it is time the EU member states come together to implement asylum procedures aimed...