In a report released on 9 June, the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) analyses the accommodation options in Athens, Greece, for asylum seekers and refugees. According to UNHCR, 50,000 refugees who arrived prior to the EU-Turkey deal are currently stranded in Greece,...
The European Commission has issued a second Recommendation to the Greek government relating to necessary measures to be taken in view of a resumption of transfers of asylum seekers to Greece under the Dublin Regulation. Following on from its shorter Recommendation of...
19 May 2016 From the end of May and for two months, the Greek Asylum Service will conduct a pre-registration exercise together with UNHCR and EASO for all those who arrived in Greece before 20 March. This initiative is meant to improve the system for applying for...
13 May 2016 The Hungarian Office for Immigration and Nationality has recently issued decisions ordering the transfer of asylum seekers to Greece under the Dublin III Regulation. ECRE member Hungarian Helsinki Committee (HHC) has expressed concern regarding these...
22 April 2016 In a report released on Monday 18 April, Amnesty International documented the conditions faced by at least 46,000 people trapped in Greece after the closure of the Balkan route. Through interviews with refugees and migrants carried out in several camps...