ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The present project was funded by the Social Change Initiative (SCI) and implemented by the Greek Council for Refugees (GCR). The report was written by Spyros-Vlad Oikonomou (GCR, Political Scientist), supervised by Vasileios Papadopoulos (GCR, Legal Unit Coordinator) and Constantinos Mourtezas (GCR Program Manager), and reviewed in part by Alexandros Konstantinou (GCR, Legal Unit), Eleni Koutsouraki (GCR, Legal Unit) and Spyros Koulocheris (GCR, Legal Unit Scientific Supervisor). We would like to particularly thank the Greek Asylum Service, the Reception and Identification Service, the Directorate of the Hellenic Police, Patra’s Port Authorities, Frontex, and their representatives and employees for the cooperation and the data and clarifications provided during the research. Special thanks to all interviewees for their time and insightful contributions: - Arsis: Association for the Social Support of Youth - Bashira Community and Empowerment Centre - CNN Greece - Doc Mobile - Former Coordinator of the Education Sub-working Group - Hellenic Center for Disease Control & Prevention (KEELPNO) - Hellenic Red Cross - International Organisation for Migration (IOM) - Médecins du Monde (MdM) - METAdrasi: Action for Migration & Development - Motion for the support of Refugees’ and Migrants’ Rights - Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Greece, - Praksis - Solidarity Kos Last, but not least, special thanks to the Social Change Initiative and to all of GCR’s colleagues, without whose insightful comments and contributions this endeavor would have never been made possible. As always, any mistakes, omissions and misinterpretations remain the exclusive burden of the writer. Cover photo credit: ©Dimitris Michalakis/GCR 1