TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................4
Irregular migration to Greece ...................................................................................................................5
A ‘holistic’ management approach? .........................................................................................................8
Current Outlook ..................................................................................................................................... 11
The MIDAS Inquiry ................................................................................................................................. 11
Methodology ......................................................................................................................................... 13
Contents of the Report ........................................................................................................................... 14
CHAPTER 1: GREECE'S POLICY AND ITS MAIN SPONSORS IN THE CONTEXT OF
IRREGULAR MIGRATION CONTROL .............................................................................. 16
The cost and Greece's main sponsors ..................................................................................................... 18
EU Commission: “SOLID” Framework Program, 2008-2013 .................................................................. 18
The financial and political significance of the SOLID Framework in Greece's migration policy-making... 20
Frontex............................................................................................................................................... 22
EEA Grants.......................................................................................................................................... 23
Concluding Remarks ............................................................................................................................... 24
CHAPTER 2. BORDER CONTROL AND APPREHENSION ........................................... 26
The Fence at Evros.................................................................................................................................. 26
Operation Shield (Aspida) ...................................................................................................................... 28
Operation Xenios Zeus ........................................................................................................................... 29
Assessing the Cost-Effectiveness ............................................................................................................ 30
A. Preventing irregular arrivals through technical barriers and physical presence ................................. 30
Policy Recommendations .................................................................................................................... 34
B. Apprehension: direct costs v. direct outputs .................................................................................... 35
Policy Recommendations .................................................................................................................... 37
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