ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The first report was written by S. Koulocheris, Head of Legal Research at the Greek Council for Refugees (GCR). The present updated report was written by GCR Legal Unit Coordinator and Members, namely, V. Tsipoura (Legal Unit Coordinator) and in alphabetical order: Aik. Drakopoulou, V. Fragkos, V. Kerasiotis, Aik. Komita, El. Koutsouraki, K. Nikolopoulou, M. Papamina and An. Vrichea (Legal Unit Members), assisted by Α. Anastasiou, GCR Social Unit Coordinator and Ath. Georgopoulou, volunteer. S. Protogerou, GCR Director, contributed in the editing process. The report was finally edited by ECRE. The GCR would like to particularly thank the Asylum Service, the Appeals Authority, the First Reception Service, the National Dublin Unit, the Hellenic Police Headquarters and the Appeals Committees’ (PD 114/2010) Coordinator for the data and clarifications provided on selected issues addressed to them by the GCR Legal Unit, for the purposes of the present report. The information in this report is up-to-date as of 30 September 2015. The AIDA project The AIDA project is jointly coordinated by the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE), Forum Réfugiés-Cosi, Irish Refugee Council and the Hungarian Helsinki Committee. It aims to provide up-to date information on asylum practice in 16 EU Member States (AT, BE, BG, CY, DE, FR, GR, HR, HU, IE, IT, MT, NL, PL, SE, UK) and 2 non-EU countries (Switzerland, Turkey) which is easily accessible to the media, researchers, advocates, legal practitioners and the general public through the dedicated website www.asylumineurope.org. Furthermore the project 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 AIDA project (Asylum Information Database) funded by the European Programme for Integration and Migration (EPIM) and Adessium Foundation. 2