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On Tuesday the European Commission announced that in June it will be deciding on whether there are any legal cases or migration penalties to...

Greece is taking border reinforcement measures in light of the ongoing political crisis in Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia that might even lead to...

With the weather warming up, the influx of migrants to the Aegean islands in Greece is picking up as well and the country's migration...

A Turkish judge, aged 50, arrived on the island of Chios on Tuesday morning with a boatload of Syrian refugees who left from Cesme...

Seven Turkish citizens are reportedly seeking asylum in Greece, reports Greece's daily newspaper Kathimerini. The newspaper reports that the Turkish citizens approached Greek authorities...

A gay Syrian's migrant asylum petition was rejected by Greece last Thursday, and he will be sent back to Turkey. Sources told the Agence France-Presse (AFP) that...

European trade unions are urging new rules for asylum rights be introduced to ensure the migrants and refugees are "evenhandedly" accepted among EU member...

The trial of the two men and one woman accused of brutally beating and stabbing Ali Rahimi, a 24-year-old asylum seeker, in Athens on...

A Kurdish politician whose party was dissolved by Turkey last year has requested asylum in Greece after his arrest at Thessaloniki airport, local police...

The Greek community is divided in its response to the Gillard government’s policy shift on asylum seekers. Last week Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced the...