Greece says it won't accept refugee returns from Germany

The future Chancellor Friedrich Merz wants to achieve more deportations. However, in the case of Greece there is opposition.

Greece says it won't accept refugee returns from Germany

Athens says it won't accept Germany's plan to return refugees who first applied for asylum in Greece. The migration minister says the country administers a disproportionate number of displaced people within the EU.

For the CDU it is a "game-changer": The Federal Administrative Court recently declared deportations of migrants to Greece right. But the government in Athens is against it - and sets conditions.

Xenophobia is bad for the economy

Appointing Makis Voridis as head of the Migration and Asylum Ministry was one of the most striking elements of the recent cabinet reshuffle. The new minister already has a rich resume for his (anti-)immigration policy, albeit from a different position: As interior minister from 2021 to 2023, he was responsible for, among other things, legislation pertaining to citizenship procedures.

Greece refuses to take back asylum seekers sent back from Germany - They believe that burden-sharing among member states should be organized fairly.

Those who want asylum in Germany, even though they already got it in Greece, can be deported there. Athens nevertheless stands across – and places a demand on Brussels. This post EU external border That's why Greece rejects withdrawals from Germany has been published on Young Freedom.