New migration law passes amid questions over Chios tragedy

PoliticsGreek Politics Tags: Migration, New Democracy, Parliament, PASOK-KINAL
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The latest legislation put forward by Greece’s centre-right government aimed at making the country’s migration framework stricter was passed through Parliament on Thursday amid acrimony over a deadly incident in the Aegean earlier this week and grave accusations from Migration Minister Thanos Plevris.

New Democracy MPs approved a major overhaul of Greece’s migration framework, pitching it as a dual‑track strategy: tougher controls on irregular arrivals paired with a more streamlined system for legal migration. The government argues the package create...

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