Returns on the rise, long-standing barriers to integration unresolved
Systemic barriers and neglect continue to affect recognised refugees forcibly returned to Greece from other EU countries
Even asylum interviews are no longer being conducted
In recent months financial assistance has been suspended for all asylum seekers in Greece
Official 2024 statistics
Inadequate reception conditions in sites isolated from urban centres and with difficult access thereto
Beneficiaries of international protection in Greece. Access to documents and socio-economic rights
The HELIOS programme, the only programme for refugee integration in Greece, has been suspended since January 1, 2024, due to lack of funding.
Refugee single mothers face aggravated challenges and protection risks in Greece.
The upgrade of the database maintained by the Asylum Service “Alkyoni”, has “frozen” the asylum procedures since early May.