started providing its services in January 2012, the signs at the entrance of the office building still announces the Italian Refugee Council (CIR), the former organization working in the port. Coges provides for a project supervisor, an interpreter and a young volunteer who joins them. The interpreter reportedly speaks Kurdish, Arabic, Turkish and Farsi. 2.5. Denial of access to international protection No one of those readmitted ever had a realistic chance to have his request for asylum registered or to express his fear about refoulement. their claim. In one case, the police explained, that according to a “new rule” it was not possible to ask for asylum anymore. Some persons told us that they had been misled by the Italian authorities. For instance officers allegedly asked them: “Where do you want to go? Sweden? Norway?” “Do you want to travel to Belgium?” “No, you want to go to Germany or else!” In another case the police allegedly told the apprehended, that they would be transferred to a camp but instead they were returned to the ship and readmitted. Allegedly, nobody was ever asked why he left his country of origin or Greece or if he was an asylum seeker in Greece. Even when people told them that they had requested asylum in Greece this was not taken into consideration. Also two families, who reported to the Italian authorities that they have family members legally The Italian authorities seem to prevent people residing in other EU-countries, were not informed from applying for international protection in Italy. about the possibility to apply for asylum in Italy, Allegedly, in most of the cases they were not thus, their right to family reunification under Dublin asked any questions, not even their names, while II. They were just readmitted back to Greece. GCR others explicitly told the police that they want to was contacted via mail by GUS organization, which apply for asylum, but the authorities didn’t register requested support for the readmitted families in order to start the procedure of family reunification cambiando il sistema dei respingimenti (Venice, 3.2.12) http://migin Greece. romigra.apg23.org/2012/02/06/venezia-lettera-alla-coges-fuori-dalporto-o-dentro-solo-cambiando-il-sistema-dei-respingimenti/ 10 Control of trucks in the port of Ancona