# Greece pushes EU to suspend asylum during mass migration surges

https://mins.news/en/item/83002

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-02 06:16 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/2/greece-pushes-eu-to-suspend-asylum-during-mass-migration-surges?traffic_source=rss

> Greece has proposed allowing EU member states to temporarily suspend asylum applications during mass migration surges, arguing that current rules cannot handle emergencies such as the influx into Spain’s Ceuta. The Netherlands backed treating such arrivals as a border-management issue. The European Commission said international law and fundamental rights must still be respected, while ministers approved rules permitting return hubs outside the EU.

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