05.08.2025 -Joint Statement on the new Greek draft law on returns. As public consultation ended yesterday, July 31, the domestic draft law will be voted on in the Greek Parliament this August. We urge Greek MEPs to pressure the Greek Government to withdraw the proposed draft law.
Joint Statement: Urging the Greek Government to withdraw the new draft law on returns. Read More »
17.07.2025 – ELA contributed 11 decisions to the newly released Greek Asylum Case Law Report, covering the first half of 2025.
17.07.2025 – ELA contributed 11 decisions to the newly released Greek Asylum Case Law Report, covering the first half of 2025.
Contribution to Greek Asylum Case Law Report (Issue 1/2025) Read More »
16.07.2025 – ELA joins 108 organisations in condemning the legislative provision to suspebd access to asylum to people arriving from North Africa.
10.07.2025 – ELA joins 19 organisations and call on the Greek government to uphold the right to family reunification for refugees.
Palestinian families trapped in Gaza face impossible barriers, even after Greece approves reunification requests.
01.07.2025 – The EU’s recent ‘safe country’ proposals appear to be part of a broader strategy to externalise the EU’s migration management. With 50+ NGOs, ELA is calling on the EU and member states to reject any attempts to weaken protection for asylum seekers.
20.06.2025 – In October 2024, 70+ migrant-led organisations and 140 supporters wrote to EU institutions to demand alternatives to the EU’s deadly border regime. Following further announcements of rollbacks on asylum rights and of deportation plans, and in a context of an ever-accelerating global fascist shift, we reiterate our call for EU leaders to change course and end their war on migrants.
186 organisations demand EU leaders change course and end your war on migrants Read More »
09.06.2025 – ELA joins the 117 humanitarian, medical, and human rights organisations in urging the Greek government to take immediate action to stop the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. We condemn the ongoing blockade, the collapse of the health system, and the targeting of civilians and aid workers, and call for a permanent ceasefire and unimpeded access to humanitarian aid.
04.06.2025 – In early May, Greek media reported that the Ministry of Migration and Asylum issued a verbal directive to the authorities of refugee camps across Greece to evict beneficiaries of International Protection as well as rejected asylum seekers from their facilities. No guidance on alternative accommodation solutions was provided.
22.05.2025 – A Greek court has ruled that asylum seekers living in reception facilities must be notified of decisions in person. The court rejected the growing practice of email notifications, deeming it unlawful and harmful to the right to appeal, particularly in light of the increasing digitalisation of asylum procedures, which often neglect the specific vulnerabilities of this population.
In refugee camps, notifications must be made in person, Greek court rules Read More »