Greece reconsiders thousands of asylum cases
Greece has embarked on a sweeping overhaul of its migration policy, launching a process that could revoke the asylum status of thousands of Syrian and Afghan refugees.
The government in Athens, which has vowed to make the country unwelcoming for those deemed “undesirable,” has also openly announced that it will prioritize workers from predominantly Christian countries when addressing labor shortages.
Arguing that the wars in Syria and Afghanistan have effectively ended, Greek authorities have since February reopened more than 1,200 refugee cases with the aim of reassessing and potentially revoking their protection status, media reports said on June 1.
Greek Migration Minister Thanos Plevris outlined the government’s new migration criteria during a parliamentary session.
