# Greece proposes suspending asylum requests in emergencies

https://mins.news/en/item/81794

- Reuters, 2026-10-01 12:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/greece-proposes-suspending-asylum-requests-emergencies-2026-10-01/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6abe52637ce48c0001626b99

> Greece said on Thursday that the European Union should create an emergency mechanism to temporarily suspend asylum applications during major migration crises. It cited the arrival of tens of thousands of people in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in July as an example.

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