ENDNOTES 1. See GCR. 2023. ECRE Greece Country Report: Reception and Identification Procedure. Available at: https://bit.ly/3QiYM1S 2. See AIDA/ECRE. 2023. 2022 Update AIDA Country Report: Greece. Available at: https://bit.ly/3FM4Vir 3. See ibid and Mobile Info Team (MIT). 2021. Lives on Hold. Available at: https://bit.ly/3u0WIEt 4. See MIT. 2022. Control and Containment. Available at: https://bit.ly/3QsuoCi 5. See MIT. 2022. Blocked from the System: Voices of People Excluded from the Asylum Procedure on Mainland Greece, Crete and Rhodes. Available at: https://bit.ly/47h8A3j 6. See InfoMigrants. 2023. Asylum seekers bear the brunt of the Greek housing shortage. Available at: https://bit.ly/49ruXFs 7. See UNHCR Operational Data Portal, updated 29 October 2023, available at: https://bit.ly/47lYiim 8. See Ministry of Migration and Asylum (MoMA). 2023. Dimitris Kairides: Reduction of illegal arrivals in October (translated from Greek). Available at: https://bit.ly/3SubZHT 9. See Greek National Commission for Human Rights (GNCHR) first Interim Report, January 2023, available at: https://rsaegean.org/en/recording-mechanism-of-incidents-of-informal-forced-returns/ 10. See 902.gr. 2023. The asylum service should be restored immediately (translated from Greek). Available at: https://bit.ly/49qoL0n 11. See Radio Evros. 2023. In a two-day strike mobilization, the contract employees of the KyT Prison of Fylaki are participating (translated from Greek). Available at: https://bit.ly/47hSWEY 12. See Efsyn. 2023. Helpless refugees again in Victoria Square (translated from Greek). Available at: https://bit.ly/3FIIdYB 13. See The Press Project. 2023. They are silencing refugees – 80% reduction in interpreters by the Immigration Department (translated from Greek). Available at: https://bit.ly/471k0sf 14. See MoMA, Circular 411695/2021, 24 November 2021. Available at: https://bit.ly/49BOfrN 15. See MoMA, Circular 504912/2022, 31 August 2022. Available at: https://bit.ly/3Ffhdje The Circular is accompanied by RIS Director Decision “Establishment of two (2) Registration and Transfer Coordination Mobile Units”, 504264/2022, 31 August 2022. Available at: https://bit.ly/3QqibhJ 16. See MoMA, Registration appointment application, available at: https://bit.ly/47kImwO 17. See MIT. 2022. Blocked from the System. Available at: https://bit.ly/47h8A3j 18. See MIT. 2022. Statement on New Registration Procedure. Available at: https://bit.ly/3WVXXPA 19. See Report of meeting between DG HOME and Greek Secretary General for Reception, Mr Logothetis, 16th November 2022. Ref. Ares(2023)2277767. Obtained through FOI request. 20. See Operational Conclusions, 12th Steering Committee Meeting for Migration Management, 25th April 2023. Ref. Ares(2023)3222469. Obtained through FOI request. 21. Ibid. 22. See MoMA. 2023. Important Notice regarding the operation of the Services of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum. Available at: https://bit.ly/3ChbDLE 23. See 902.gr. 2023. The asylum service should be restored immediately (translated from Greek). Available at: https://bit.ly/49qoL0n 24. See MIT et al. 2023. Joint Statement: Shutdown of the Greek Asylum Service database leaves people unable to claim asylum and in limbo. Available at: https://bit.ly/3SsVUlP 25. See MoMA. 2023. Electronic Application Platform For Asylum Applicant Registration Appointment. Available at: https://bit.ly/3QLaS5q 26. See Article 6 of the Directive 2013/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection (recast). Available at: https://bit.ly/3FDjip5. Hereafter citations in text. 27. See Article 69 of Hellenic Republic Law No. 4939/2022. Available at: https://bit.ly/47eM6jz. Hereafter citations in text. 28. See Articles 2(c) and 9(1) of Directive 2013/32/EU and Articles 2(b) and 17(1) of Directive 2013/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast). Available at: https://bit.ly/47etZKO. Hereafter citations in text. 29. See Court of Justice of the European Union, C-823/21 Commission v Hungary, 22-06-2023, para. 43; C-72/22 PPU MA, 30-062022, para. 80; C-808/18 Commission v Hungary, 17-12-2020, para. 97; C-36/20 VL v Ministerio Fiscal, 25-06-2020, paras. 93-94. 30. See CtHR AP741/2023, AP721/2023, CtHRCAB AP421/2023, AP382/2023, AP379/2023, AP292/2023, AP164/2023, CtHRCOM AP209/2023. 44

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