Between 1 and 7 September 2025, according to figures from the Aegean Boat Report, 640 migrants in 29 boats in the Aegean Sea were arrested or pushed back.
In a worrying development, Greece has announced its plans to tighten rules governing nongovernmental organizations active in migration by removing groups from the official NGO Registry if they fail to meet new requirements. Under the upcoming measures, NGOs could be struck from the registry for three main reasons: if they promote their own migration policy that opposes the government’s, if they legally challenge decisions such as administrative detentions or asylum suspensions, or if funds received are found to be misused.
On August 11, 2025, the Greek government announced that migrants with rejected asylum claims will now be required to wear ankle monitors. This development comes as Greece’s conservative government is introducing increasingly stricter migration policies.
On July 30 2025, the Greek authorities provided training to the Libyan coast guard on the island of Crete. The aim of this bilateral cooperation is to stem the flow of migrants through increased interception at sea.