Greece Passes EU Migration Pact Law on New Democracy Votes Alone as Every Opposition Party Rejects or Abstains

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Greece Passes EU Migration Pact Law on New Democracy Votes Alone as Every Opposition Party Rejects or Abstains

Greece's parliament has passed legislation to align domestic law with the EU's New Pact on Migration and Asylum on the votes of the ruling New Democracy party alone, with every opposition party either voting against or abstaining — a display of political isolation on an issue that has dominated Greek public debate for months as Crete's southern coast absorbs hundreds of migrants daily. Migration Minister Thanos Plevris, who steered the bill, defended it as a necessary framework for faster...

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