and by mobile units of reception and identification in the Controlled Temporary Accommadtion Facilities of Serres (1,029) and Sintiki (949).914 Of the total of those registered (35,711,) close to 78% (27,854) were male and 22% female, most of whom (22,943) between the ages of 18 to 34. Slightly more than 1 in 5 of total registrations concerned minors (7,369), mostly bellow 14 years of age (4,471), while close to 25% of all cases (8,895) were registered as vulnerable. These concerned priarmily victims of torture (3,495), followed by UAMs (1,914), and singleparent families with minors (1,800). 915 The majority of those registered were from Afghanistan (9,542), Sudan (5,842) and Egypt (5,705), followed by Syria (1,925), Bangladesh (1,757) and Iraq (1,728). A total of 123 persons were registered as stateless.916 A. Access and forms of reception conditions 1. Criteria and restrictions to access reception conditions Indicators: Criteria and Restrictions to Reception Conditions 1. Does the law allow access to material reception conditions for asylum applicants in the following stages of the asylum procedure? ❖ Regular procedure Yes Reduced material conditions No ❖ Dublin procedure Yes Reduced material conditions No ❖ Admissibility procedure Yes Reduced material conditions No ❖ Border procedure Yes Reduced material conditions No ❖ Accelerated procedure Yes Reduced material conditions No ❖ First appeal Yes Reduced material conditions No ❖ Onward appeal Yes Reduced material conditions No ❖ Subsequent application Yes Reduced material conditions No 2. Is there a requirement in the law that only asylum applicants who lack resources are entitled to material reception conditions? Yes No Article 59 (1) Asylum Code provides that the competent authority for the reception of asylum applicants in cooperation with competent government agencies, international organisations and certified social actors shall ensure the provision of material reception conditions. These conditions must ‘secure an adequate standard of living for asylum applicants that ensures their subsistence and protects their physical and mental health, based on the respect of human dignity’. As per the same article, the same standard of living is to be guaranteed for asylum applicants in detention. Special care is to be provided for those with special reception needs.917 Article 44 Asylum Code states that, during the reception and identification procedures, the Director (Διοικητής) and staff of the RIC or CCAC must ensure that third country nationals or stateless persons: a) live in decent living conditions, b) maintain their family unity, c) have access to emergency health care and necessary treatment or psychosocial support, d) receive the appropriate treatment, in case they belong to vulnerable groups, particularly if they are UAM or persons with disabilities, e) are sufficiently informed about their rights and obligations, f) have access to guidance and legal advice and assistance, g) maintain contact with institutions and civil society organisations active in the field of migration and human rights that provide legal or social assistance and h) have the right to communicate with their relatives and loved ones. 914 915 916 917 MoMA, Registered Third-country nationals/stateless persons in Regional Units (CCAC / RIC) of Islands and Fylakio of the RIS for January – September 2025 and Registered Third-country nationals/stateless persons in Regional Units (RIC/MURCT) in Mainland of the RIS for January – September 2025, both available at: https://migration.gov.gr/en/statistika/. Ibid. Ibid. Article 59(1) Asylum Code. 195