or anyplace where more than one agencies operate at the same site. And even special legislative initiatives, as those concerning the examination of asylum applications, underwent repeated amendments, resulting in confusion and uncertainty regarding the applicable procedure. As regards the amendments made, the repeal of the provision for submission of the Appeals Authority's reports to the Greek Ombudsman, so that the Authority may monitor procedures followed, is undoubtedly noteworthy. Besides, respect for rights does not often secure due attention: when the Greek state intervenes with special legislative initiatives, as well as when implementing the regulatory framework, there frequently appears to be a certain insouciance for human rights. The case of the systematic implementation of administrative detention, and the recently declared intention to regulate for further expanding it, in contrast to its limited declarative purpose only as a necessary measure for the removal of the third-country nationals, supports the above assumption. Issues of transparency are raised, most notably regarding the selected method for the conduct of public procurement tenders, with corresponding provisions for direct awards, still justified on the grounds of an unceasing state of emergency, as well as the process for the spatial planning licencing and certification of properties to be used as accommodation sites. The complications in the management of the population flows in Greece were not, and are not, as seen in the report, of a primarily economic nature. The European Commission proved its effectiveness in the configuration and disposal of both emergency humanitarian funds as well as regular financing instruments, with adequate resources. There were, however, and potentially still are, delays by the Greek administration in the absorption and use of the available funds, as well as shortages and gaps in the mechanisms and procedures for auditing and accountability. The method in which European and national funds were managed is on its own a distinct and hotly debated issue, which may potentially inform a separate investigation. Whatever problems there may be, they were never widely diffused in society. The Greek society as a whole, and more particularly the local communities that had to carry a disproportionate burden, despite the acute financial crisis with distinct and clear elements by now of a humanitarian crisis, was quick to react. The absence however of a uniform, coherent narrative, with expressed commitments, a strict time frame and deliverables and measurable results, led to the generalised disappointment, suspicion and sometimes open rift. The issue for Greece, as well as for Europe, was and still is primarily political. The articulation of such a cohesive political context, the timely preparation of a strategic plan and the selection of effective and flexible implementing tools would multiply the operational capabilities of the administration. Housing and nourishment, for example, are neither a purely technical nor a strictly managerial issue. Today the issue is the existence itself of fenced accommodation facilities, the risk of gettoisation or institutionalisation, the segregation, the familiarisation of society with specific designated spaces. Ensuring conditions towards "normalising" the daily life of third-country nationals, access of minors to education and entertainment services, the provision to adults of employment opportunities, and the encouragement for everyone's participation in social, cultural and economic activities, are all political issues. By the same token, persisting in reflecting on the phenomenon, even in the manageable form it has taken, in emergency terms is also a deeply political choice. It is a well-known fact, however, that during a state of emergency, where procedures in derogation of the provisions of the standard applicable regulatory framework are condoned, neither is the rule of law rigorously respected 11