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Balkan Insight (3 September 2025)

Greece’s parliament approved a bill toughening the measures for rejected asylum seekers, the Ministry of Migration and Asylum, announced on Wednesday.

“When someone is denied asylum and has violated Greek law by remaining illegally in Greek territory, they will be subject to administrative detention and electronic surveillance and criminal sanctions,” the Minister of Migration and Asylum, Thanos Plevris, said, explaining the terms of the bill.

The bill, which was voted on Tuesday, has been however criticised by opposition and human rights organisations as abusive and racist.

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