Migrant workers

The government is planning important changes to the institutional framework for foreigners invited for cover specific labor shortages in Greece, from the way that the real needs for labor in each region is recorded to the issuance of a residence permit for foreign laborers.

Bulgaria has extended the term of temporary protection for individuals from Ukraine. Decision No. 54, issued by the Council of Ministers on January 25, 2024, prolongs the period during which Ukrainian citizens can find employment opportunities in the country with relative ease.

“We have the right to stop boats at sea and have them return to where they started from”, he said regarding the migrant flows

Non-EU migrant workers on Greek farms will have their permits extended to the end of the year, Migration and Asylum Minister Notis Mitarakis said in Parliament on Monday.

Tourism enterprises will be able to hire workers from third countries outside the European Union, in order to cover the large gaps observed in the sector in recent years.

About 350 soldiers were deployed to aid in controlling migrant flows

Turkey has proposed the European Union a substantial migrant deal to ensure an efficient cooperation in tackling the growing migrant deal and told the bloc that it cannot exclude itself from this problem by solely offering money.

The International Organization for Migration, IOM, has acted on warnings that it would close a migrant camp, saying Bosnian authorities had ignored its repeated appeals to help supply basic services.

At first glance there may be nothing striking about a recent news item about a convict who failed to return to prison where he was serving time for human trafficking - most likely migrant smuggling - after a furlough. But when you think about it a bit more, it is actually quite a big deal.

On 18 December 1990, the General Assembly adopted a resolution on the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.