Acknowledgements & Methodology The present updated report (2026 Update) was written by Eleni Kagiou, Alexandros Konstantinou, Spyros-Vlad Oikonomou, Aggeliki Theodoropoulou, Maria Papamina, and Chara Kallinteri, members of the Greek Council for Refugees (GCR) Legal Unit. The report was edited by ECRE. This report draws on information inter alia provided by the Directorate of the Hellenic Police and the General Secretariat for Vulnerable Persons and Institutional Protection (GSVPIP) of the Ministry on Migration and Asylum, national and international jurisprudence, reports by international, European and national human rights bodies and institutions, international and non-governmental organisations, publicly available data, media information as well as GCR’s observations from practice and information provided by the GCR Legal and Social Unit. GCR would like to particularly thank the abovementioned authorities for the data and clarifications provided on selected issues addressed to them by GCR Legal Unit, for the purposes of the present report. GCR would also like to thank our volunteer, Konstantina Christou, for her contribution. The 2025 update to the AIDA country report on Greece was sent to Greek authorities to grant them the opportunity to provide comments on the draft country report. Any feedback received was reviewed and, where appropriate, incorporated into the final version of this report. The comments by the General Secretariat for the Reception of Asylum Seekers, the General Secretariat for Vulnerable Persons and Institutional Protection, and the Central Directorate of Citizenship (General Secretariat for Citizenship) are also published as an annex on the AIDA website. The information in this report is up-to-date as of 31 December 2025, unless otherwise stated. The Asylum Information Database (AIDA) The Asylum Information Database (AIDA) is managed by the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE). It aims to provide up-to date information which is accessible to researchers, advocates, legal practitioners and the general public through the dedicated website www.asylumineurope.org. It covers 27 countries, including 21 EU Member States (AT, BE, BG, CY, CZ, DE, ES, FR, GR, HR, HU, IE, IT, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, and SK) and 6 non-EU countries (Egypt, Serbia, Switzerland, Türkiye, Ukraine and the United Kingdom). The database also seeks to promote the implementation and transposition of EU asylum legislation reflecting the highest possible standards of protection in line with international refugee and human rights law and based on best practice. This report is part of the Asylum Information Database (AIDA), funded by the European Union’s Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) and ECRE. The contents of this report are the sole responsibility of ECRE and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Commission. 2