# Greece pitches suspending EU asylum rights during migration crises

https://mins.news/en/item/82093

- euronews, 2026-10-01 15:20 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/01/greece-pitches-suspension-of-the-eus-right-to-asylum-during-migration-crises

> Greece is proposing a special regime that would suspend the EU’s right to asylum when arrivals surge rapidly or third countries use migrant flows as a hybrid threat. Several EU governments appear open to the idea, which could be included in the European Commission’s new emergency response plan.

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