ANNUAL POLICY REPORT 2012 The European Migration Network (EMN) was launched in 2003, first as a preparatory action of the European Commission, with a view to provide the European Commission and the Member States with objective, reliable, comparable, informed and updated data on migration and asylum, to support policy-making in the European Union and in extension the national policies in these areas. Subsequently, the Council of the EU, in 2008, with the No. 381/2008/EC Decision established the EMN, as a permanent structure, which operates under the European Commission with the participation of member in order to achieve these objectives. More information about the EMN and its work can be found on the website http://emn.intrasoft-intl.com/html/index.html or the Greek site http://emn.ypes.gr Contact information of the Greek Contact Point of the European Migration Network: Ministry of Interior Secretariat of Population and Social Cohesion General Directorate of Migration Policy Directorate of Migration Policy Department of Immigration Policy 2, Evangelistrias str 105 63 Athens Tel 0030 213 136 1308 Email: emn@ypes.gr © 2012, Ministry of Interior. All rights Reserved. This report was conducted with financial support of the European Union and the Ministry of Interior under the European Migration Network. The contents of the report shall be of the sole responsibility of the author. In no case the European Union and the Interior Ministry can be held liable for any use made of the information of third parties. 2