of electronic applications or who do not have access to the required equipment/internet. In 2024, applicants continued to be advised to apply online for free legal aid. However, it has been noticed in certain RAOs/AAU that, in case of the decision’s notification in person to the applicant by the Asylum Service, the applicants are asked whether they would like to file a request for free legal aid in person on the same day and time. As previously mentioned, a total of 12,039 appeals were lodged against Asylum Service decisions in 2024, the majority of which (25.7%) were filed by appellants from Egypt, followed by those from Pakistan (11.3%), Sierra Leone (7.5%), Syria (6.9%) and Somalia (5.8%). 474 Data on the number of applicants that were granted free legal assistance at second instance through the Registry of Lawyers of the GAS is not available on the Ministry’s website. However, according to MoMA’s response to a relevant parliamentary question, a total of 7,902 applicants were granted state funded legal aid throughout 2024.475 There is no available information reguarding state legal aid at the second instance for 2025. 474 475 MoMA, Statistics, Consolidated Reports - Overview: December 2024 – International Protection | Appendix A, available in Greek here, table 9b. As per information disclosed by the Minister of Migration and Asylum in reply to parliamentary question no. 3383/838/13.02.2025 on 7 March 2025. The reply is available in Greek at: https://tinyurl.com/2xwpkare. 99