establishing the aforementioned NGO Registry and is still pending before the Council of State. 893 On 6 November 2023, RSA requested statistical data on the number of organisations and individuals approved, rejected and/or de-registered from the Registry since its establishment, but the request received no reply by the MoMA.894 UNHCR is present in Athens, Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Kos, Thessaloniki, and Evros through physical presence, field missions and ad hoc visits all sites in their area of responsibility.895 UNHCR’s teams continue to assist new arrivals by helping them gain access to necessary services, and by providing them with information on procedures, rights and obligations. Asylum applicants can access UNHCR as well as other organisations through a variety of means. UNHCR has established the UNHCR HELP Website providing information on how to apply for asylum, cash assistance, family reunification, access to employment and other important elements. According to the announcement, the website is updated on a regular basis, including with a section of ‘Latest Announcements’ for all the recent news,896 events and opportunities relevant for refugees and asylum seekers in Greece. UNHCR maintains a WhatsApp automatic information system, a Facebook page and UNHCR Protection HelpDesk.897 Helplines are also provided depending on the refugees whereabouts providing information and assistance.898 After the Covid pandemic several helplines and helpdesks remain established by the majority of actors allowing asylum applicants and recognised refugees to access information and services in person and remotely. 899 H. Differential treatment of specific nationalities in the procedure Indicators: Treatment of Specific Nationalities 1. Are applications from specific nationalities considered manifestly well-founded? ❖ If yes, specify which: Syria Yes No 2. Are applications from specific nationalities considered manifestly unfounded? 900 Yes No ❖ If yes, specify which: Egypt, Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Georgia, Gambia, Ghana, India, Morocco, Bangladesh, Benin, Nepal, Pakistan, Senegal, Togo, Tunisia Syria Since 2014 up until the first half of 2021, Syrians and stateless persons were channelled into a fast-track procedure often resulting in the granting of refugee status. This applied to those with a former residence in Syria who could provide original documents such as passports, or who had been identified as Syrians/persons with a former residence in Syria within the scope of the Reception and Identification Procedure; provided that the EU-Türkiye Statement and the Fast-track border procedure did not apply to their cases. However, the Joint Ministerial Decision 42799/2021 issued in June 2021, pursuant to Article 86 of L. 4636/2019, already replaced by Article 92 of the Asylum Code, established that Türkiye is to be considered safe for applicants from Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Somalia. As a result, applications lodged by nationals of the above-mentioned countries are now channelled into the 893 894 895 896 897 898 899 900 For more information, see HIAS Greece and RSA, Joint Civil Society Submission to the European Commission on the 2023 Rule of Law Report, Rule of Law Backsliding Continues in Greece, January 2023, available at: https://tinyurl.com/54h5wr88, paras 69-74. Vouliwatch et.al., Greece in Institutional Decline: Joint Civil Society Submission to the European Commission on the 2024 Rule of Law Report, January 2024, available at: https://tinyurl.com/29tusvpv, para. 121. UNHCR, About UNHCR in Greece, available at: https://bit.ly/428wpYa. Available here. UNHCR, Information on the road with you, available at: https://bit.ly/3BQAK7V. See UNHCR, Contact us, available at: https://bit.ly/3MvAsYT. i.e., National service map, available at: https://bit.ly/3QdLFQz; City of Athens, Targeted support and assistance to asylum seekers and beneficiaries of international protection with disabilities, available at: https://bit.ly/3ICrSpX, and Caritas ADAMA center, available at:: https://bit.ly/3BT7YDn; GCR Helpline, information available at: https://bit.ly/3WvGyNo; EPAPSY Psychosocial Support (PSS) Helpline, KEM Athens heldesk , Refugee.Info website - Facebook HelpLine, Lighthouse Relief Helpline & Information point,. HRC Information Hotline, IOM HELIOS Helpline, MSF Day Care Center, Athens Solidarity Center by SolidarityNow Whether under the ‘safe country of origin’ concept or otherwise. 191