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Greek Asylum Service Employees on Two-Day Strike

Greek asylum service employees on short-term contracts have launched a two-day strike to protest what they say are months-long delays in their salary payments. Their union says they have not been paid for two or three months. A union statement...

Asylum Applications Skyrocket in Greece

Asylum applications in Greece skyrocketed 593 percent in November compared to the 2015 monthly average, according to figures released by the Greek Asylum Service on Thursday. Despite the fact that migrant arrivals in Greece have dropped since the European Union-Turkey...

Hundreds of Unaccompanied Children Among Asylum Seekers in Greece

After the completion of the pre-registration process of asylum seekers in Greece, hundreds of unaccompanied children were found among them. The pre-registration process started on June 8 by the Greek Asylum Service and was implemented with the support of the...

New Pre-registration for Asylum Seekers in Greece Aims to Speed Up Relocation, Family Unification

A new process for registering asylum seekers was launched in Greece on June 8. The new pre-registration process is aimed at speeding up the process by which families can be reunified and requests for relocation for those migrants who wish to move...