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EU Restarts 'Dublin' System and Sends Asylum Seekers Back to Greece

The European Union has put the "Dublin Treaty" back into effect and is to start sending asylum seekers back to Greece, according to Deutsche Welle. "Fresh" asylum seekers arriving to Europe via Greece can once again be sent back to...

Europe Asks for Implementation of Program to Return Migrants to Greece in March

The European Commission on Wednesday suggested that border controls within the Schengen zone should be extended for another three months as migration authorities are still working on a plan to manage the migrant crisis. According to a Kathimerini newspaper report,...

Europe to be Sending Migrants Back to Greece Starting in March

European Union member states are to be sending migrants and refugees back to Greece beginning in mid-March, the European Commission announced on Thursday. The decision was taken so that the EU restores its migration policies which collapsed under a mass...

European Commission Sees Gaps in Greece's Border Control

A European Commission report finds that there are gaps in Greece's border controls regarding Europe's external borders. "There are still some gaps to be addressed and concrete actions need to be undertaken," said EC deputy spokesperson Mina Andreeva in a...

EU Proposes Temporary Exclusion of Greece from Schengen Zone

Greece must comply with the rules of the Schengen zone, the Dublin Treaty and the agreements it has signed during EU summits, was the message sent after the informal council of justice and interior ministers in Amsterdam. The European Commission...

Greece's Refugee Burden Lightens Some After Germany Suspends Dublin Treaty

Germany has suspended the EU's Dublin Regulation regarding asylum-seeking Syrian refugees and has stopped deporting them to the country of entry to Europe. This means that Greece will not have to register thousands of refugees who have crossed to...