ANNUAL POLICY REPORT 2012 the Hellenic Police Force Schools (military camp in Korinthos, Police School in Xanthi, military camp in Paranesti Dramas, Policemen School in Komotini) served also as detention centers (closed accommodation centers). The cost for the facilities was included in the draft annual funding program from the Return Fund or/and the External Borders Fund. Reactions concerning the detention conditions, the conceded facilities, the procedure for concluding food supply contracts, other foreseen expenses for illegal migrants etc have been uttered by the local society with the active support of MPs during relevant protests124, and by MPs themselves from all parties125. EU Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmström (08-09.10.2012)126, UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of immigrants, F. Crepeau (26.1103.12.2012)127 and representatives of Amnesty International (August 2012) visited the Detention Centers and the Special Aliens' Residence Centers in Rodope and Evros region, while a visit of representatives from the Council of Europe is planned for 2013. After the first day of her visit, the Commissioner wrote on her blog regarding the detention centers and EU funding: “The situation in the centres is difficult and the humanitarian conditions are very basic, in some places downright awful. Some centres should be closed down entirely; others are newly opened and quite OK. The new Greek government is facing many challenges here, but improvements have actually been carried out recently. ... There is, of course, severe pressure on the border and we are trying to assist Greece in every way we can. A lot of funding and resources has been made available to Greece – between 2007 and 2011, 160 million Euros was made available ... personnel and technical know-how. ... One problem is that only part of the allocated EU funds is actually put to use. Now, Greece must become better at taking advantage of the help being offered. ...All in all, 128 there is still a long way to go...” . The former Commissioner of Human Rights in the Council of Europe, Τ. Hammarberg had also remarked in 2012 that the operation of the detention centers should be limited to the minimum (Newspaper, 'Το Vima', 30.03.2012). Similar was the viewpoint of UN Special Rapporteur, F. Crepeau, during his last statement at the end of his visit in Greece regarding the absorption of EU 124 http://tvxs.gr/news/topika-nea/se-polemo-i-korinthos-gia-kentro-kratisis, http://www.zougla.gr/greece/article/episodia-sto-paranesti-dramas-gia-to-kentro-kratisis-metanaston 125 Indicatively are cited the following means of parliamentary control of MPs (as ref nos): 83/23-82012, 1179/30-8-2012, 1186/31-8-2012, 1180/30-8-2012, 2956/15-10-2012, 3847/9-11-2012, 4378/26-11-2012, 4343/26-11-2012. 126 http://www.mopocp.gov.gr/index.php?option=ozo_content&lang=&perform=view&id=4373&Itemi d=555. For the points of the agreement between the Commissioner and the Minister http://www.mopocp.gov.gr/index.php?option=ozo_content&lang=&perform=view&id=4374&Itemid=555. 127 http://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=12860&LangID=E 128 http://blogs.ec.europa.eu/malmstrom/along-the-border/. It is noted that similar recommendation regarding the rate of absorption of community funding has been addressed to the Minister of Citizen Protection also earlier in April 2012, http://greece.greekreporter.com/2012/04/03/malmstrom-greecewill-be-on-eu-agenda-for-some/. Βλ. επίσης σχετικά ερώτηση κοινοβουλευτικού ελέγχου µε αριθµό 5440/27-12-2012. 47