The asylum amendment is necessary, we are in immediate danger of accepting Inappropriate number of immigrantsHe warned Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis on Thursday, speaking to the House of Representatives.

The government amendment provides for a three -month suspension of applications for asylum requests from people illegally entering the country by any floating means of North Africa.

‘Huge number of people who will seek out the way out in Egypt and Libya … So do we think it is the situation that we can accept millions of people? The answer in our view is that we do not have this opportunity. There are finite resources“The Foreign Minister clarified.

Mr Gerapetritis clarified that “we do not consider that the provision is a happy arrangement, but that it is necessary.” “Otherwise we are at an immediate risk of having a huge number that we cannot manage,” he said.

So, he continued, what we do is send a message to traffickers, not people, to stop exploiting human pain in a way that lives the lives of people in great difficulty.

Foreign Minister even spoke of 350% increase from North Africa Street, especially from Tobrouk. “In the last ten days we have as many arrivals as we had the whole of 2024, exceeding 7.5 to 8 thousand” He stressed.

In addition, a special feature is the synthesis of migratory population. 2/3 of those who use south road, come from safe countries. That is to say, they are preserved from countries that do not constitute a risk of life, such as Egypt Bangladesh Pakistan, do not come from countries that are under risk of life.

“Libya is not a country that is in stability. It has a great political liquidity. It is surrounded by countries located in a civil war. If everyone sees it in Sahel, he will understand what I’m talking about. The biggest humanitarian crisis with Gaza. In Sudan the biggest, with 15 million Sudanese outside their home. “

‘Greece is facing an emergency’

However, the Commission politically covers Athens in terms of a three -month suspension of asylum requests. The Commission is aware of the Greek government’s plan of a three -month suspension, stressing that Greece is facing one “Extraordinary situation”.

“We know the plans announced by the Greek government. This is an extraordinary situation »The Commission spokesman said in Migration Commission, Marcus Lamert, during today’s (fifth) briefing by the Commission. He recalled that the recent conclusions of the European Council is pointed out ‘Alarming situation in Libya’ and “its possible consequences, both in terms of European security and migratory flows”.

‘Any measures taken by Greece must be understood in this context »; M. Lamine continued, adding that the Commission is in close contact with the Greek authorities to obtain the necessary information about these measures and their implementation in practice. He also assured that the Commission continues to support Greece operational and financially and with the support of the competent European organizations and that it is ready to intensify this support. At the same time, he stressed that the Commission is working closely with Greece “in the intensification of the project with the countries of partners”.

In the meantime, the amendment was tabled in Parliament for “suspending the submission of asylum applications by people entering the country illegally by any floating means of North Africa”. As stated in the amendment “these individuals are returned, without registration, in the country of origin or origin”. The provision is valid for a period of three months.

The amendment was tabled in the Ministry of Development’s bill entitled “Reforming the Framework NIA the professional training of public contracts”, which is scheduled to be discussed in the House of Representatives, tomorrow Thursday, July 10, 2025.

However, the Council of Human Rights Commissioner of Human Rights urged the Parliament on Thursday to vote against the government amendment.

‘I urge members of the Greek Parliament to reject amendment which provides for the suspension of asylum recording of asylums by people arriving by ship from North Africa, as well as their forced return, without registration, to the country of origin or origin. “The Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, Michael O ‘Flachert, said.