ECRE and the AIRE Centre released this week a report on procedural challenges and recommendations for effective and sustainable support to the Greek asylum system. The report, which follows a field visit to the country between 28 May and 6 June, emphasises the need...
The European Commission’s Fifth Report on Relocation and Resettlement published on 13 July finds that the relocation system has many deficiencies, including a lack of relocations generally, lengthy response times and hardly any relocations of unaccompanied...
The Greek Forum for Refugees (GFR) released a report this week describing the obstacles preventing asylum seekers in Greece from accessing the asylum procedure and from receiving international protection. The report is mainly based on testimonies provided by asylum...
Last week the Greek Parliament approved an amendment to its asylum law to modify the composition of Appeals Committees and removed the possibility for asylum seekers to request a personal hearing before the Committees. The main change brought about by the new law...
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,...
