Acknowledgments The present Special Report is drafted on the basis of work material –complaint investigation, interventions, on site inspections, monitoring return procedures- contributed by the members of staff of the Greek Ombudsman. The team of editors worked under the guidance of the Greek Ombudsman, Andreas Pottakis, and the Deputy Ombudsman, George Nikolopoulos. Editors Lambros Baltsiotis Yiannis Boutselis Chrysi Hatzi Alexandra Moschopoulou Dimitra Mytilineou Matina Poulou Maria Voutsinou Editor in Chief Dimitra Mytilineou English language editing – copy editing Chrysi Hatzi Dimitra Mytilineou Translation Lexicon Translations EE Cover page and art direction Daphne Bei Photographs Athina Koutroumani Alexandra Moschopoulou Stamatia Papadimitriou Michalis Tsapogas © The Greek Ombudsman Halkokondyli 17, Athens 104 32 www.synigoros.gr