Ministry of Migration

The government is initiating changes in the operational doctrine of migration management following unfavorable developments in recent weeks, particularly focusing on Rhodes.

On July 20, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and President Tayyip Erdogan will be in Cyprus for separate events, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Turkish invasion. Their presence, just 11 kilometers apart, highlights ongoing tensions despite attempts at rapprochement between Greece and Türkiye.

The PM highlighted that the Ministry of Migration, on the onset of a major crisis in 2020 that Greece is currently implementing a strict but fair immigration policy

Greece plans to relaunch its much-criticized Golden Visa Program, becoming one of the first European countries to reopen its immigration process, after being among the first European countries to close it due to the situation created by the Coronavirus pandemic.

Greece is transferring 450 migrants recently detained for trying to reach the island of Lesvos illegally to a facility near Athens, authorities said Sunday.