Overview
- Footage shows men on Sarakiniko beach on Gavdos pushing a dinghy away as it tried to land after a crossing reported to be from Libya.
- Frontex later intercepted the vessel and brought those on board to the island’s port, with authorities directing transfers to larger facilities.
- Migration Minister Thanos Plevris said decongestion had begun and that all recent arrivals would be moved off Gavdos within two to three days.
- Roughly 850 people arrived on Gavdos and Crete over the weekend, straining the tiny island’s limited capacity and prompting emergency relocations.
- Athens has suspended asylum processing for sea arrivals from North Africa and passed tougher measures to speed returns, including detention and fines, drawing warnings from UNHCR over legal risks.