At increasingly higher levels seems to move the phenomenon of secondary migration Between Greece and Germany. According to the latest data from the Federal Migration and Asylum Federal 8,000 recognized refugees residing in Greece submitted Re -application for asylum in Germany. These data relate to the first five months of the year, while for the entire 2024 there were about 26,000 corresponding cases.

Tensions in Greek -German relations due to migration pressure

The issue is evolving into pivotal thorn For the relationship between Athens and Berlin, as freedom of movement within Schengen allows temporary stay up to 90 days, but Dublin Regulation clearly prohibits the submission of a second asylum request to another country. As the German Ministry of the Interior typically states: “People who have received protection status in Greece should receive protection there”.

Representatives of the German Police Union, such as Andreas Ruscope, warn that the Airport checks remain inadequate. As he points out, a significant number of refugees travels by air from Greece to Germany to seek asylum againtaking advantage of the “gaps” at the checkpoints.

Need to tighten controls

On the land border, German police are already increasing controls on motorways and local networks, but Rocopv admits that airports at airports ‘There is a blank’. He asks more responsibilities For the police in order to limit the phenomenon of secondary immigration, as reported by the German DPA agency.

Welt newspaper recalls that the Federal Constitutional Court of Leipzig lit the green light for returns in Greece ‘Healthy and capable of working for immigrants’judging that there is no exceptional need in our country. At the same time, the Greek authorities have made it clear that will not accept mass refugee returns from Germany.

Reactions of Organizations and New Infrastructure for Selling

The Pro Asyl Humanitarian Organization insists that in Greece they continue to prevail ‘Inhuman conditions for refugees’without substantial improvement in recent years, intensifying reactions.

In the meantime, the German government declares determined to proceed to the shielding of checks and the fight against irregular migration. Recently deported Afghans who had committed offenses, as well as 43 people to Iraq. In this context, creation is planned Special Terminal at Munich Airport, which marks the intensification of measures.

Sources: DPA, Die Welt