With two-thirds of Greek voters favoring stricter immigration policies and arrivals still exceeding deportations, the ruling New Democracy party faces an uphill battle to rebuild trust before next year’s elections.
Hungary has reduced attempted illegal crossings from over 100,000 in 2022 to just 12,000 last year, while the UK continues to face a surge in Channel arrivals.
Officials warn that even partial destabilisation of Iran could unleash refugee movements on a scale comparable to the largest crises of recent decades.
A European Parliament mission found child centres overwhelmed, deportations rarely enforced, and investigations into migrant boat arrivals almost always dropped.
