Crete is facing a migration emergency with the increase in arrivals from Libya!
Greece is preparing for a possible migration emergency on the island of Crete after 1,700 migrants arrived from Libya in the first three days of November 2026.
The Greek Minister of Immigration and Asylum, Thanos Floris, warned that the sharp increase puts additional pressure on the islands' reception facilities.
"We are preparing for a crisis in Crete," Floris said, and confirmed that a new immigrant reception center in Athanatii is expected to open in the coming days.
Flabris claimed that the authorities in Libya stopped cooperating with Greece on the issue of immigration, and linked the deterioration of relations to tensions surrounding the Turkey-Libya maritime agreement.
He suggested that the reduced cooperation contributed to the increasing number of migrant ships leaving Libya for Crete.
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