The large number of arrivals in Crete highlights how fragile the EU's asylum policy continues to be

Sunday, Jul 20, 2025

Der Standard

Rising migrant arrivals on Crete expose the fragility of EU asylum policy, causing internal disagreement and strain.

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The large number of arrivals on Crete demonstrates the fragility of EU asylum policy, with Greece divided on how to proceed and potential future disputes looming. Due to a lack of accommodation, arrivals are being housed even in municipal buildings in Agyia. Like Lampedusa, Lesbos, and the Canary Islands, migrant and refugee arrivals have sharply increased on Crete and Gavdos, with over 10,000 people arriving this year, representing a more than 350 percent increase compared to last year’s same period, highlighting the continued fragility of EU and member state asylum and migration policies even ten years after the major crisis began.

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