{"id":11176,"date":"2021-05-26T13:17:14","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T10:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/?p=11176"},"modified":"2021-12-14T18:37:37","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T15:37:37","slug":"registry-of-ngos-working-with-refugees-and-migrants-in-greece-under-scrutiny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/registry-of-ngos-working-with-refugees-and-migrants-in-greece-under-scrutiny\/","title":{"rendered":"Registry of NGOs working with refugees and migrants in Greece under scrutiny"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11176\" class=\"elementor elementor-11176\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-648397e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"648397e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c35c9f6\" data-id=\"c35c9f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72a8cbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72a8cbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1024\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/6-1024x473.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11205\" alt=\"\" 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class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a56310e\" data-id=\"a56310e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45de0cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"45de0cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1024\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/6-1024x473.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11205\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/6-1024x473.png 1024w, https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/6-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/6-768x354.png 768w, https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/6-400x185.png 400w, https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/6.png 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc05320 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc05320\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-810be9d\" data-id=\"810be9d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0dd76e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0dd76e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><strong>Registry of NGOs working with refugees and migrants in Greece under scrutiny <\/strong><\/h1><p>Risks of repression of civil society organisations supporting refugees and migrants in Greece have been heavily exacerbated by successive legislative reforms in 2020, introducing disproportionate and ambiguous requirements for registration on two Registries managed by the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.<a href=\"applewebdata:\/\/4DE83A49-80F5-4259-9373-E33F9AF64649#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a> None of the legal changes has been preceded by a public consultation.<\/p><h4><strong>Mounting evidence of warnings from domestic and international bodies<\/strong><\/h4><p>Since the adoption of the legal framework, an increasing number of institutions at Greek, European and international level have raised concerns as to the compatibility of the NGO registration rules with the country\u2019s legal obligations, in particular human rights duties.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5adcfbb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5adcfbb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6be81d\" data-id=\"f6be81d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d21690 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wptl_vertical_list\" data-id=\"8d21690\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wptl_vertical_list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>if (typeof (Wptl_El_Sp) !== \"undefined\" && Wptl_El_Sp!==null) { Wptl_El_Sp.timelines_hoz(); }<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1834506 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1834506\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1b4608\" data-id=\"e1b4608\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd1e68c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd1e68c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>The implementation of the NGO Registry so far<\/strong><\/h4><p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/507637744\/%CE%A0%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%83%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%B7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">information note<\/a> released in May, the Ministry of Migration and Asylum refers to 36 registered organisations and 78 rejected applications. This means that negative decisions are more than double the number of positive decisions on registration applications. Another 97 applications are pending.<\/p><p>The Greek authorities recently <a href=\"https:\/\/rm.coe.int\/commdh-govrep-2021-7-reply-of-the-greek-authorities-en\/1680a27094\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">replied<\/a> to the Council of Europe that the \u201cobjective of the Register is not to set barriers to the NGOs and in no case the registration procedure is intended to be excessive or cumbersome.\u201d They added that \u201cthe objective is to set the same rules for all NGOs operating in Greece\u2026 as well as to verify that they offer high quality services to the beneficiaries\u201d.<\/p><p>However, the assessment of registration applications in practice gives rise to grounds for believing that the criteria are not applied transparently, fairly, consistently and lawfully. For example, the Ministry of Migration and Asylum has <a href=\"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/RSA_RoL2021_Submission.pdf\">issued<\/a> negative decisions to certain organisations on the ground that they have not provided financial reports for covering the two years preceding their applications. However, it has approved the applications of several NGOs founded less than two years ago and thereby unable to provide such documentation. Investigative research published by outlets including <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2Zk2Bd5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solomon<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/insidestory.gr\/article\/ngos-come-out-nowhere-and-ghost-organizations-mitarakis-register\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inside Story<\/a> raises particular concerns about \u2018ghost organisations\u2019 added to the Registry:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b40fb0 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b40fb0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7142599\" data-id=\"7142599\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1a60be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1a60be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><big>One of the approved organisations was founded in September 2020 and successfully applied for EU funding under the ESTIA programme one week later. Parliamentary questions on the registration of said NGO were submitted on at least three occasions. In its replies to Parliament, the Ministry of Migration and Asylum has refrained from responding to the above questions and failed to submit the documents requested.<\/big><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc4b168\" data-id=\"cc4b168\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88c205f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88c205f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li style=\"text-align: center;\"><big>In another case, the recommendation of the competent Assessment Commission, No 9949\/16.12.2020, highlighted that the organisation in question had not submitted financial statements or activity reports concerning its operation for the past two years. In an interview with Inside Story, the organisation noted that it could not have implemented activities due to lack of funding. The NGO has been added to the NGO Registry and is receiving EU funding under the ESTIA programme.<\/big><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6446f0d\" data-id=\"6446f0d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c16f38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c16f38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"text-align: right;\"><big>A third NGO was set up in March 2019 and had no activity prior to its registration. The registered address and landline of the NGO in Athens correspond to a car rental company undergoing liquidation. In February 2021, journalists contacted the phone number and were informed that the premises were empty.<\/big><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d84083 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d84083\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-270d3b5\" data-id=\"270d3b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9be9147 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9be9147\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><big>One of the approved organisations was founded in September 2020 and successfully applied for EU funding under the ESTIA programme one week later. Parliamentary questions on the registration of said NGO were submitted on at least three occasions. In its replies to Parliament, the Ministry of Migration and Asylum has refrained from responding to the above questions and failed to submit the documents requested.<\/big><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04705e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04705e5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4453865\" data-id=\"4453865\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaa522e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eaa522e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><big>In another case, the recommendation of the competent Assessment Commission, No 9949\/16.12.2020, highlighted that the organisation in question had not submitted financial statements or activity reports concerning its operation for the past two years. In an interview with Inside Story, the organisation noted that it could not have implemented activities due to lack of funding. The NGO has been added to the NGO Registry and is receiving EU funding under the ESTIA programme.<\/big><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa34fc4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa34fc4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fa72fe\" data-id=\"8fa72fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8247c2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8247c2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><big>A third NGO was set up in March 2019 and had no activity prior to its registration. The registered address and landline of the NGO in Athens correspond to a car rental company undergoing liquidation. In February 2021, journalists contacted the phone number and were informed that the premises were empty.<\/big><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bdaa82 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bdaa82\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2e3cfa\" data-id=\"b2e3cfa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9de47ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9de47ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Only at the end of April 2021 did the Ministry issue a <a href=\"https:\/\/diavgeia.gov.gr\/doc\/6%CE%A5%CE%95946%CE%9C%CE%94%CE%A8%CE%9F-%CE%940%CE%95?inline=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Circular<\/a> to specify that organisations founded less than two years prior to the submission of their registration application are not barred from requesting inclusion in the Registry.<\/p><p>In addition, while 78 NGOs have had their applications rejected and another 97 have pending applications for registration on the NGO Registry, since December 2020, the Special Secretary for Stakeholder Coordination has granted exceptional permission to 9 NGOs through the use of the derogation set out in Article 16 of JMD 10616\/2020<a href=\"#notes\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[2]<\/a>. Most of the organisations concerned provide services in Reception and Identification Centres (RIC).<\/p><p>Judicial review applications for the annulment of the Decision are pending before the Council of State.<\/p><p>For more information:<\/p><ul><li>RSA, <a href=\"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/asylum-and-the-rule-of-law\/\">Asylum and the rule of law: deficiencies in adjudication and law-making, doubling down on shrinking civil society space<\/a>, March 2021.<\/li><li>RSA, <a href=\"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/RSA_Comments_New_NGO_Registry-1.pdf\">Repression Continued: Greece Further Restricts Civil Society Supporting Refugees and Migrants<\/a>, September 2020.<\/li><li>RSA, <a href=\"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/RSA_Comments_NGO_Registry.pdf\">Risk of Repression: New Rules on Civil Society Supporting Refugees and Migrants in Greece<\/a>, May 2020.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5242ee5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5242ee5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-371152a\" data-id=\"371152a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04bc3ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04bc3ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"notes\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Notes<br \/><\/strong><small><a href=\"#1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Article 191 L 4662\/2020, Gov. Gazette A\u2019 27\/07.02.2020; Joint Ministerial Decision (JMD) 3063\/2020, Gov. Gazette B\u2019 1382\/14.04.2020; Article 58 L 4686\/2020, Gov. Gazette A\u2019 96\/12.05.2020; JMD 10616\/2020, Gov. Gazette B\u2019 3820\/09.09.2020.<br \/><\/small><small><a href=\"#2\" name=\"_ftn1\">[2]<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Special Secretary for Stakeholder Coordination, Decision 141\/2020, 1 December 2020; Decision 186\/2020, 29 December 2020; Decision 202\/2020, 30 December 2020; Decision 187\/2020, 30 December 2020; Decision 188\/2020, 30 December 2020; Decision 189\/2020, 30 December 2020; Decision 208\/2020, 30 December 2020; Decision 209\/2020, 30 December 2020; Decision 8\/2021, 11 January 2021, available at: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/39cjFXT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/39cjFXT<\/a>.<\/small><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Risks of repression of civil society organisations supporting refugees and migrants in Greece have been heavily exacerbated by successive legislative reforms in 2020, introducing disproportionate and ambiguous requirements for registration on two Registries managed by the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":11205,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,260,207,137],"tags":[275,18],"class_list":{"0":"post-11176","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news-2","8":"category-human-rights-defenders","9":"category-other-topics","10":"category-topics","11":"tag-2021-2","12":"tag-featured"},"menu_order":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11176"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12236,"href":"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11176\/revisions\/12236"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}