Greece

The main migration policy instruments in Greece:

Non-exhaustive list of key policy documents in the area of migration:

• National policies and legislation:
• Consult Greece’s national law database.
• Consult recent publications of the European Migration Network.
• EU legislation:
• Consult the adopted EU legislation on Migration and Home Affairs
• Ratified international treaties:
• 1960/1968: ratification of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol.
• 2011: ratification of the 2000 Protocols on Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants.

The main ministries in charge of migration affairs:

• Ministry for Migration Policy: Together with its subordinate authorities it is the main body dealing with migration affairs, including immigration (residence permits); the reception of asylum seekers and the asylum procedure; social integration.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs: representation of Greece at international and EU levels; visa policy and consular affairs; diaspora relations.
• Ministry of Public Order and Citizen’s Protection: border management and irregular migration.

Sources:

• European Migration Network (2018): Annual Report 2017 on Migration and Asylum Policy in Greece.
• https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/sites/homeaffairs/files/12a_greece_arm2017_part2_en.pdf
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2018): Official website (last accessed: 10.12.2018) https://www.mfa.gr/en/the-ministry/structure/mission-and-competences.html
• Ministry of Migration Policy (2018): Official website (last accessed: 10.12.2018) http://www.immigration.gov.gr/
• Ministry of Public Order and Citizen’s Protection (2018): Official website (last accessed: 10.12.2018) www.mopocp.gov.gr
• United Nations DESA-Population Division and UNICEF (2014): Migration Profiles - Common Set of Indicators. https://esa.un.org/MigGMGProfiles/Indicators/indicators.HTM

Last update: December 2018