Germany has suspended all deportations of asylum seekers to Greece until June 2026, when the EU’s new Asylum and Migration Pact takes effect. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt confirmed that applications will instead be processed in Germany, extending a practice that has already allowed nearly 100,000 migrants who entered via Greece to stay.
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The Greek government says it has secured an agreement with Germany and other EU countries suspending the return of asylum seekers to Greece until a new European asylum system is implemented.
Greece and Germany have agreed to cancel all pending asylum return cases under the EU’s Dublin Regulation, allowing Athens to clear its backlog ahead of the new Migration and Asylum Pact’s implementation in 2026. The deal, seen as an act of solidarity from Berlin amid secondary migration pressures, is expected to inspire similar agreements with other EU states.
Germany’s plan to tighten laws against small-boat smuggling by 2025 faces delays, raising concerns for Greece, a key migrant entry point. As Berlin struggles to meet its legislative timeline, Greece worries about weakened EU efforts to combat smuggling networks, compounded by Germany’s return of refused asylum seekers under the Dublin Regulation.
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