For “shameful” arrangement spoke of opposition parties – Amendment to asylum was voted in favor
“Kyriakos Mitsotakis and this government considers that we have borders, we also have territory and we will protect it,” the Minister of Migration and Asylum said in the plenary session. Thanos Plevriswho responded to the opposition regarding her request to reject the amendment to the asylum.
Mr Plevris, after describing “extraordinary conditions” for the country with thousands of illegal immigrants arriving and the incompatible profile of these people with the refugee profile (who would have humanitarian protection) rejected arguments about unconstitutionality of the arrangementciting the absolute relevance of the provision to the act of legislative content implemented in Evros in 2020 and bears the stamp of the Council of State as constitutional. At the same time, he assured the national delegation that This amendment comes after full consultation and agreement with the European Commission, which recognized an emergency status for the country.
Since PASOK is “present” in the amendment vote, but supported the amendment of the amendment, the minister wondered “how can it say that something is unconstitutional and not vote against it?” And addressing the opposition wing, he said: “Do you think Article 1 is unconstitutional that says that asylum applications are suspended by people who enter illegally? Those of you who have talked about unconstitutionality of the regulation today, accept that the PNP in Evros was unconstitutional. And normally you should blame me for the opposite. The PNP in Evros, which was considered constitutional, was for the whole territory and we here are a legislation that has a geographical designation and refers to North Africa. It has also been done in consultation and information to the EU that you even said that a statement has been made that fully perceives the extraordinary circumstances. “
“These emergencies are that in 2024 North Africa entered 4,000 people, in 2025 the first five months entered twice as many and in recent days we had 1,000 people a day. And at the moment on the coast of Libya there are 3 million people, “the minister of immigration said and attacked the Left parties, noting that they are essentially suggesting that thousands of people receive the country every day, who will then be released on the territory.
“The Left tells us that we must also record them and give them asylum. PASOK and Mr. Androulakis say do the asylum test quickly to reject it since they do not have a refugee profile. This means that it would take at least six months with 1,000 people a day. That is, these people come to the structures that have finite potential, we record and apply for asylum and then circulate freely in Omonia, Agios Panteleimonas and Greek territory. You say this to local communities. This is what you say to the National Delegation and you are abandoning a government that comes and says that “in order to deal with this situation I come and suspend asylum and reservation so that I can control this situation and then return.”
Mr Plevris spoke of a completely weighted arrangement and cited similar decisions of countries, such as Spain, which received corresponding pressure “in the characteristics of the invasion as we have at the moment” and the European Court of Human Rights accepted it. “The issues of constitutionality to solve them, rely on a temporary order of the CoE in the case of Evros, where the appeal is pregnant with the appeal and rejects the request,” he added. Regarding Article 15, for which Evangelos Venizelos published a related article, the Minister responsible for stressing that the government does not activate it although the circumstances are, rather than choosing a more milder measure. “Because if it were to activate, we went to other processes. You don’t need it. We can deal with it differently, but that conditions are met, ”he explained.
On the profile of immigrants, Mr Plevris informed that of the 507 who entered Lavrio, 495 are men and 16 women. “Finally, the fairy tale with the baby, here we have people from 18 to 30 years old who, based on their profile, who are in the vast majority of Egypt, are not entitled to any protection.” emphasized.
Addressing the KKE, Mr Plevris said in a scene “we thank gentlemen of the KKE” because he spoke of breach of the 1951 Geneva Treaty that was made to protect the world in the Soviet Union and left. “That is why it was and I am glad that she comes here and invokes the Geneva Convention that was made to save the people who were in the Soviet Union and wanted to cut it. Thank you, ”he said.
Parties’ positions
His parliamentary representative PASOK– KINAL Pavlos Christidis supported the amendment of the amendment by saying that the use of Article 15 of the ECHR “raises a huge issue and the answers of government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis raise reflection, if not laughs”, the government said “it admits it!” That is, “there will be no information in the Council of Europe as claimed by Article 15 of the ECHR, there will be a breach of overtly. With arguments that are proportional to the siege of Article 48 of the Constitution “and wondered” to wait for the next few days and issuing a relevant decree? Who thinks these things? ” Mr Christidis concluded by saying that “Greece has faced a similar problem in both Evros and the Dodecanese in recent years but we did not have such a legal appeal. It is the first time since the era of dictatorship that creates the conditions for the country’s exemption from the ECHR. The government is creating dangerous conditions. “
His parliamentary representative SYRIZA George Psychogios argued the objection of unconstitutionality of the amendment by saying that “border guarding is the right and obligation of the country, but it must obey the strict observance of international law and sea law”. He argued that the amendment is contrary to Article 5 (paragraph 2) of the Constitution that adopts that all those in Greek territory enjoy the absolute protection of their life, honor and freedom, without distinction of nationality, race, language and religious political beliefs. Exceptions are permitted in cases provided for international law, which is binding and mandatory. It also violates the suspension of access to asylum by geographical criteria, namely Article 18 of the EU Fundamental Rights Charter (registration of the right to asylum), Article 33 of the Geneva Convention (re -re -prohibition) and Directive 2013/32 of the EU (asylum procedures). The return without a record, he added, recommends pushbacks and violating the right to an individual investigation of international protection. “They are provisions of mandatory law, international law that bind the country and is a weapon for the country against others. So the return, without registration, constitutes a de facto and a violation of the right to an individual examination of international protection in which Mr Gerapetritis mentioned yesterday and confessed that this should be respected in any case, “G. Psychogios emphasized. This amendment said Mr. Psychogios creates a legal limbo regime. The exclusive invocation of “illegal entry” and “origin from North Africa” abolishes the distinction between persons who escape persecution or war (and are entitled to asylum) and persons who move for other reasons. While the personalized examination is abolished in practice, which is a foundation for refugee law. The MP said that there was a outcry against our country for the suspension of asylum in Evros in 2020 and added that “International law cannot be respected by a la carte by attributing the government that it” creates gray zones of “invisible” people who are not integrated. Mr Psychogios said that the fixed position of SYRIZA-PS is the submission of an asylum request, its rapid and fair examination in order to decide who is entitled to asylum and who not to launch the return procedures for those who are not entitled to. By transporting people who arrive in Crete to inland structures, “which the government has abandoned”.
His parliamentary representative KKEDiamond Manolakou, said that he argues that the amendment is unconstitutional because “we consider and agree that with this shameful, cruel, wild, inhumane and racist amendment, the International Treaty of Geneva, which overrides national law, in accordance with Article 28, is violated.” The MP said that the non -registration of immigrants and refugees violates respect and protection of human value, in accordance with Article 2 (1) of the Constitution. It also violates the absolute protection of the life, honor and freedom of those in the territory, in accordance with Article 5 (2).
Her parliamentary representative Greek solution Konstantinos Chitas rejected the amendment of the amendment, which is why he said, “although the government is taking” half a step “and” half a job “it will vote.” He pointed out that the parliamentary process of intensification of unconstitutionality is “a pre -emptive unnecessary exercise since they are always rejected by the majority and since we do not have a constitutional court and independent justice”.
Her parliamentary representative RearTheopistis Perkas, argued the unconstitutionality of the amendment that said that “it is a blatant institutional regression. A far -right, racist choice of blatant violation of the Constitution, international law and the EU acquis. ” The MP said that the amendment violates “the principle of non -redefinition and protection against torture and degrading behavior. That no state can deviate from human rights according to the ECHR. And that the right of man to seek asylum cannot be suspended, regardless of his probability of success. ” The government, Mrs Perka said, “is blackened in international refugee law and human rights, where it states that the right to request asylum is fundamental and is not negotiable, cannot be suspended temporarily or locally. The right of asylum is expressly guaranteed in Article 6 of Directive 32/2013, on the Charter of Fundamental Rights, in Article 18 and 19 of the Asylum Right, and there is also Article 3 of the ECHR that does not allow any derogation established in Article 15 of the ECHR which relies on the amendment in its causal report. It therefore violates international law as well as Article 2 (1) of the Constitution on Human Respect and Protection, Article 5 (2) on the protection of foreign persons, Article 7 (2) on torture. The constitutional principle of proportionality (No. 25 (1)) of the Constitution. Human Rights and Article 28 of the Constitution. “
Her parliamentary representative Victory was not placed in the discussion on the objection of unconstitutionality.
The objection of unconstitutionality was rejected by the House of Representatives.
Voted with 177 votes the amendment for the three -month suspension of asylum applications
With 177 votes in favor of the House of Representatives, the ministerial amendment to suspend asylum applications by people who enter the country illegally by any floating medium from North Africa was voted on by the plenary.
The amendment also stipulates that these individuals are refunded, without registration, in the country of origin or origin. The arrangement has a duration of three months, and with a cabinet an act of this period, it may be co -ordinated.
During the nominal vote, which was held at the request of the KKE, a total of 293 MPs voted, 177 of whom voted in favor, 74 by 42 MPs voted “present”.