Asylum seekers
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Greek authorities were investigating a New York Times video showing asylum seekers being forcibly ejected from Greece but reiterated denials...
Turkish Cypriot student visas used to seek asylum in Cyprus
The majority of migrants seeking asylum in Cyprus use a student visa issued by Turkish Cypriot authorities, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said this week. Student...
Protected status granted to 580 asylum seekers in 2022
Cyprus, in 2022, granted protected status to 580 asylum seekers, a drastic decrease compared with 2021, when a total of 2,305 asylum seekers were granted...
Age-testing of unaccompanied minors violates EU law, NGO says
Migrant support group Kisa on Thursday slammed a proposal tabled by the Elam party mandating the age-testing of asylum seekers claiming to be minors. In...
Over 100 asylum seekers relocated to Germany
Over 100 asylum seekers were sent onwards to Germany on Tuesday, where they will relocate, the interior ministry said on Tuesday. The 126 asylum seekers...
Government set to tackle asylum seekers’ appeals
Afternoon court hearings will start for asylum seekers’ appeals while additional hires in the asylum service are among the measures aiming to speed up the...
Over 40,000 have passed through Pournara since 2018
The Anastasiades government left the new interior ministry with 21,565 pending applications for political asylum, it was reported on Sunday. According to daily Politis, from...
Nearly 30 repatriations after asylum applications rejected
A total of 29 people – which 21 from Pakistanis and eight Georgians, were returned to their country of origin on Tuesday. The repatriations were...
Britain scraps interviews for 12,000 asylum seekers to speed up process
Britain will scrap the requirement for around 12,000 asylum seekers to undergo face-to-face interviews and instead ask them to fill out a questionnaire, the government...
Companies can now employ up to 50 per cent foreign workers
The percentage of foreigners a company is allowed to employ and include into collective agreements has been raised from 30 to 50 per cent, Labour...