Over 100,000 ‘Asylum Seekers’ in Germany Were Already Safe in Greece
29th October 2025
Asylum seekers are presumably safe once upon their arrival in Greece. Yet thousands upon thousands are continuing their journeys to Germany anyway.
New data—revealed as part of a response to a parliamentary question from the Green Party—show that well over 100,000 migrants with protection status recognised in Greece have reapplied for asylum in Germany.
Of these, around 45,000 came from Afghanistan, 36,000 from Syria and 12,000 from Iraq. Somalia, Iran, and Sudan are also listed as countries of origin, while the nationality of around 5,000 individuals remains unknown.
But Greece is poor, and Germany is rich. Follow the money.