Greek parliament passes new law toughening stance on failed asylum seekers

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Greek parliament passes new law toughening stance on failed asylum seekers  After a new surge in migrant arrivals,Greece has passed a law toughening its stance on failed asylum seekers.   READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/03/greek-parliament-passes-new-law-toughening-stance-on-failed-asylum-seekers  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00After a new surge in migrant arrivals, Greece has passed a law toughening its stance on

00:05failed asylum seekers.

00:08The Mediterranean nation was on the front line of the 2015 migration crisis when more

00:13than a million people fleeing war and poverty crossed into Europe.

00:18On Wednesday, Parliament passed a law stipulating that undocumented migrants entering Greece

00:23from third countries deemed safe by the EU are not entitled to asylum.

00:28They will have to return home or be detained for two years and face fines of up to €10,000.

00:36The new law marks the latest move by the Conservative government to crack down on migration.

00:41Since Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis came to power in 2019, Greece has built a fence

00:46at its northern borders and boosted sea patrols.

00:51Speaking to Parliament on Tuesday, Migration Minister Thanos Plevris said that the rights

00:55of Greeks who want to protect their country outweigh the rights of someone whose asylum

01:01was rejected and was staying in Greece illegally.

01:05This year saw an upswing in migrant arrivals from Libya through the islands of Crete and

01:10Gavdos, prompting the government to temporarily refuse asylum applications from people coming

01:16from North Africa.

01:19Greece says it has returned hundreds of migrants after its suspended asylum requests in July

01:25and plans more flights to Pakistan, Bangladesh and Egypt to return migrants this month.

01:32The UN says the new law risks penalising migrants in need of international protection.

01:38It suggested instead the introduction of a fast-track asylum procedure that could allow for the prompt

01:44identification of refugees and non-refugees and their respective administrative treatment.

01:52Human rights groups have accused Athens of forcibly turning back asylum seekers on its sea

01:57and land borders.

02:00EU border agency Frontex this year said it was reviewing 12 cases of potential human rights violations.

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