Coping with a fundamental rights emergency – The situation of people crossing the Greek border in an irregular manner Coordination Implementation of the Action Plan and the 2011 law requires concerted efforts by different governmental institutions. Four Presidential decrees are foreseen to implement the 2011 law which need consultation between various ministries – that is, Article 5 (3) on procedures for reception and processing of asylum seekers; Article 8 (7) on the functioning of first reception services; Article 5 (2) on the Central Service, the Regional Asylum Offices and their staff’s duties and Article 8 (6) on the funding of first reception centres and detention centres. Moreover, the identification of infrastructure suitable as screening centres as well as adequate structures for the reception of asylum seekers will require common efforts as will the establishment of a functioning referral system for vulnerable groups. Formally established coordination mechanisms have been non‐functional.20 The preparatory work on the Action Plan as well as on the screening centres occurred outside these formal mechanisms which are seen by some interlocutors to be in need of urgent reform. An informal task force has been recently established under the responsibility of the Deputy Minister of Labour in charge of coordinating action of all concerned. Hence, coordination between the different ministries takes place informally. While such informal coordination has been effective particularly between some ministries, this was felt to be primarily the result of good personal relationships, something which is not sustainable in the long run. The following graph intends to illustrate the various actors involved and how they are interlinked to each other. The arrows show lines of communication or contact. 20 The inter‐ministerial Migration Policy Monitoring Committee and its Special Committee established by Law 3386/2005 (Art. 3) has met only occasionally in the past. 16