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In the above context, all efforts are made so that the total number of the unaccompanied alien
children that are under the Police's protective guard will be accommodated in proper areas in
Amygdaleza Attica and in the Direction for Aliens in Thessaloniki (52. Pontou street and in the
Department of Immigration Management of Saint Athanasios).
As regards the information on the re-opening of the former Special Unaccompanied Children Stay
Area (E.X.P.A.A.) of Amygdaleza (Egg paragraph 126), please be advised that its operation had
stopped since the beginning of 2017 and it re-opened for a short period of time, between 22/05/2018
and 09/07/2018, due to emergency cases and pressing needs and in particular, to receive eighty five
(85) minors, which were transferred from the Pro.Ke.K.A. of Korinthos, following an operation of
broad evacuation scale of the two unofficial accommodations of Patras (AVEX-LADOPOULOU)
that resulted into the successful removal of six hundred eleven (611) of alien immigrants and
refugees, among whom the above unaccompanied children, whose transfer was effected with
special care into said space.
It is noted that special guidelines have been given to the local Police Directions of the East Aegean
to constantly work with the Chiefs of Reception and Identification Centres (K.Y.T.) for the above
purpose.
Besides the foregoing, please be advised that the national policymaking for handling the
unaccompanied alien children, the law making for a reliable minority verification system and the
creation of more structures to accommodate the unaccompanied children are standing requests of the
Hellenic Police Headquarters, and the Ministry of Migration Policy has undertaken the obligatory
formation of the proper legal framework to ensure the more efficient protection of the
unaccompanied alien children that are in our country.
In the above context of the legislative regulation, the Law 4554/2018 was recently issued (GG A
130/18-07-2018) according to which the issues of the procedures of custody of the unaccompanied
children and the further handling thereof were settled, in proper accommodation centres via the
National Social Solidarity Centres (EKKA) of the Ministry of Employment, Social Security and
Social Solidarity.
Also, the other proper Ministry of Migration Policy applies via the law making of the legal
framework the operation of guest houses for the unaccompanied children, whilst at the same time an
education plan prepared by the Ministry of Education is implemented for the minor
refugees/immigrants.
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