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As the Ministry reconsider the JMD on free initial legal counseling, we demand: Legal guidance must serve rights, not deterrence | Equal Legal Aid

2026-07-20

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Open letters and statements

As the Ministry reconsider the JMD on free initial legal counseling, we demand: Legal guidance must serve rights, not deterrence As the Ministry of Migration and Asylum revisits its Joint Ministerial Decision on “free initial legal counselling” for asylum seekers, ELA and other organisations warn that the new scheme structurally subordinates legal guidance to Greece’s “prison or return” doctrine.

Contribution to Greek Asylum Case Law Report (Issue 1/2026) | Equal Legal Aid

2026-07-09

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Case Law

Contribution to Greek Asylum Case Law Report (Issue 1/2026) ELA contributed 9 decisions to the newly released Greek Asylum Case Law Report, covering the first half of 2026.

Jurisprudence collection, VOLUME II, 2023 - 2025 | Equal Legal Aid

2026-06-16

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Case Law

Jurisprudence collection, VOLUME II, 2023 - 2025 A practitioner-orientated compilation of decisions issued between March 2023 and December 2025 in cases represented by lawyers collaborating with ELA before Greek administrative courts, the Appeals Committees, and the European Court of Human Rights.

ELA Case Referred to the CJEU: Access to Effective Legal Remedies in the asylum procedure | Equal Legal Aid

2026-05-14

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Case Law

ELA Case Referred to the CJEU: Access to Effective Legal Remedies in the asylum procedure A case litigated by Equal Legal Aid has resulted in a preliminary reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), raising a fundamental question about access to effective legal remedies in the asylum procedure in Greece.

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Lost in a legal maze

11 stories of asylum seekers in Europe

The documentary series ‘Lost in a legal maze’, produced with the support of the Heinrich Böll Foundation Greece, focuses on eleven asylum seekers, assisted by ELA lawyers, who retrace their legal journey since arriving in Greece.

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