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Plevris: “We’re done with the sympathy narrative around mothers and babies” – Opposition reacts
Watch live - "We have borders and we will protect them" said the Minister of Immigration - The opposition speaks of communication measures - The objection of unconstitutionality of Eleftherias Eleftherias was voted down
New migration measures to Be voted on today – Imprisonment for those denied asylum, opposition reacts
The Ministry of Migration's amendment includes detention or deportation for illegal migrants—Plevris calls the influx from North Africa a “migrant invasion of Europe.” PASOK to vote “present,” while SYRIZA, KKE, Plefsi, and New Left vote against
Migration: Greece moves to detain migrants to send clear message to Libya – Government toughening its stance
Closed migrant facility likely in Kastelli, Crete – Mitsotakis signals tough measures; More frigates may be sent to Libyan Sea – Plan B if Benghazi delays response
Mitsotakis: The Libya route closes, anyone entering Greece illegally will be arrested and detained
The measures announced: Suspension of asylum examination, closed facility in Crete – "The 2015 referendum anniversary will always remind us of the Cost of SYRIZA’s Gamble" – "He desperately seeks to cleanse his disastrous eole," he said of Alexis Tsipras
Plevris: Illegal migrants will either be returned or imprisoned
During the handover ceremony at the Ministry of Migration and Asylum, newly appointed Minister Thanos Plevris outlined a hardline stance on immigration
Merkel warns of the risk of Europe being destroyed by migration – “No” to unilateral actions by states
The former Chancellor criticised the policy of intensified border controls imposed by Friedrich Murch's government - Unilateral actions by individual states could cost Schengen and freedom of movement in Europe, she said
Migration: over 72,000 people have died or disappeared since 2014, according to the UN
The majority of these people died or disappeared in countries affected by crisis
Europe adopts Voridis-style migration policy – List of safe countries, unified asylum and deportation procedures
In the shadow of the far-right’s rise, the EU is tightening its migration policy with stricter border controls and repatriation measures, allowing labor migration only through intergovernmental agreements