27 Civil Society Organizations, SolidarityNow among them, have sent a letter to EU Commissioner, Ylva Johnasson, asking for a lawful implementation of the notion of “safe third country.” Through the joint letter the 27 NGOs wish to convey to the EU Commissioner our concerns regarding the systematic non-compliance by Greece with the Asylum Procedures Directive […]
EU Commissioner also calls for the “in-merits” examination of asylum applications rejected as inadmissible and for the effective integration of asylum holders Athens, 15 December 2021 – 27 organisations, while welcoming the EU Commission’s firm response to the alarming reality that thousands of people continue to go hungry in Greek refugee camps, reiterate their calls […]
The undersigned non-governmental organisations were surprised to be informed that the Ministry of Migration and Asylum denied the registration of non-profit civil society organisation “Refugee Support Aegean” (RSA) on its NGO Registry, despite a positive opinion from competent services. We are particularly concerned by the substantive ground for such rejection, citing that the “development of […]
36 civil society organizations have sent a letter to Pope Francis regarding the refugee situation in view of his upcoming visit to Greece. In a letter released at an online press conference on Thursday, December 2, the NGOs asked, among other things, to meet with the leader of the Roman Catholic Church and inform him […]
A halt to cash assistance for asylum seekers, and the denial of food support to recognised refugees and rejected asylum seekers is creating a hunger crisis in Greece, 27 NGOs and civil society organisations warn today. For nearly two months, up to 60 per cent of current residents of the Greek refugee camps on the […]
Σε μια από τις μαζικότερες συλλογικές ενέργειες, πάνω από 290 οργανώσεις της Κοινωνίας των Πολιτών (ΟΚοιΠ) ενώνουμε τη φωνή μας, συνυπογράψαμε και αποστείλαμε στον Πρωθυπουργό, την Κυβέρνηση και στο Κοινοβούλιο κοινό υπόμνημα σχετικά με το προς ψήφιση σχέδιο νόμου του Υπουργείου Εσωτερικών «Οργανώσεις Κοινωνίας Πολιτών, εθελοντική απασχόληση και λοιπές διατάξεις», το οποίο φαίνεται να απέχει από το […]
Mε μεγάλη δυσφορία πληροφορηθήκαμε τη διαρροή ονομάτων παιδιών νηπιαγωγείου και της εκπαιδευτικού τους σε ηλεκτρονικό μέσο με στόχο να καταδειχθεί η μη ελληνική καταγωγή κάποιων εξ αυτών. Επιπλέον, είναι πάρα πολύ λυπηρό ότι η διαρροή αυτή έγινε από μέλος του ελληνικού Kοινοβουλίου. Είναι ξεκάθαρο ότι η παραπάνω ενέργεια παραβιάζει την εθνική και ευρωπαϊκή νομοθεσία περί […]
One year after the Moria fire that left 13.000 people homeless, 45 NGOs and civil society groups have today released a report urging the European Union and Greek government to abandon plans to dramatically restrict the movement of people in refugee camps in Greece. With financial and technical support from the European Commission, authorities in […]
