Greece says it wants to discuss setting up migrant return hubs with African states

Greece, long a gateway to Europe for refugees, wants to join several other EU countries in discussing the deportation of ...
Politico Europe

Berlin and Athens to build migrant return hubs in Africa, Greek minister says

Migration Minister Thanos Plevris says the centers would “act as a serious deterrent to migrants” coming to Europe.
Greek Reporter

Greece and Germany Mull Return Hubs in Africa for Irregular Migrants

Greece and Germany are jointly leading a new initiative to establish "return hubs" in Africa for irregular migrants who can't ...
Neos Kosmos

Greece and Germany in talks to build migrant return hubs in Africa

Greece's Migration Minister Thanos Plevris has confirmed the country and Germany have discussed plans to develop facilities ...
Greek Reporter

Greece Says More Than 50% of Migrants Claiming to Be Minors Are in Fact Adults

Greece has begun implementing rigorous age verification tests for migrants and asylum seekers claiming to be unaccompanied ...
The Press Project

Greek government under fire for medical age testing of refugees

Far-right Minister of Migration and Asylum Thanos Plevris has sparked outrage after announcing that medical age tests were ...
Yahoo

A hard-liner follows a fellow right-winger as head of Greece's migration and asylum ministry

Athens, Greece (AP) — A hard-right lawmaker has replaced a fellow right-winger and political heavyweight accused of fraud as migration and asylum minister in Greece’s government, a government ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Greece appoints health minister who defended his father’s desire to see Jews in Auschwitz

Thanos Plervis wrote on Facebook that he “completely disagrees” with his father and “never meant to offend the Jewish people and I apologize if I did.” (JTA) — Greece has appointed a health minister ...
The New York Times

Greece tightens restrictions on the unvaccinated as virus cases spike.

The restrictions start Saturday and target unvaccinated people, said the country’s health minister, Thanos Plevris. By Niki Kitsantonis As Greece broke another record in daily coronavirus infections ...