As of 31 December 2024, and regarding the number of persons remaining on the Eastern Aegean Islands, see Reception and Identification Procedure.” 2. Conditions in reception facilities Indicators: Conditions in Reception Facilities 1. Are there instances of asylum applicants not having access to reception accommodation because of a shortage of places? Yes No 2. What is the average length of stay of asylum applicants in the reception centres? Varies 3. Are unaccompanied children ever accommodated with adults in practice? Yes No 4. Are single women and men accommodated separately? Depends/subject to availability of space/capacity Yes No Article 59(1) of the Asylum Code provides that material reception conditions must provide asylum applicants with an adequate standard of living that guarantees their subsistence and protects their physical and mental health, based on respect for human dignity. On 27 September 2023, after many years, the launch of a complaints mechanism operating under the responsibility of the fundamental rights officer (FRO) of the MoMA was announced. 1019 As per the relevant announcement and guidance published by the MoMA, the mechanism is accessible to any third-country national who considers they have been “directly affected by state actions or omissions and […] that one or more of his/her fundamental rights have been violated due to those actions or omissions, during access to territory and/or reception and/or asylum procedures in Greece”. 1020 Complaints need to be submitted in writing and by name, and can either be filled online, in a relevant section established on the MoMA’s website, or sent by email or post to the MoMA’s FRO. Though in principle a positive development, the requirement for complainants to submit a complaint in writing, which can currently only be done either in Greek or English, 1021 and by name, seems to a priori hinder applicant’s potential for accessing this mechanism on their own, either on account of language barriers or due to potential fear of disclosing their name in a document that may attribute fundamental rights violations to actions or omission of the Greek administration, while their asylum applications are still pending. Therefore, the effectiveness of this mechanism remains to be seen. As far as GCR is aware, throughout 2024, the complaints mechanism under the MoMA FRO received a total of 96 new complaints, of which the vast majority (86) were deemed inadmissible on account of lacking essential formal elements, or not falling under the FRO’s mandate. The remainder (10) were referred to services of the Ministry or the National Transparency Authority (NTA) or were pending at the end of the year. 2.1. Conditions in temporary accommodation facilities on the mainland Living conditions in the mainland camps vary depending on the facilities, as different types of accommodation and services are offered at each site. Therefore, although camps are never suitable for long-term accommodation, compliance with the standards of the recast Reception Conditions Directive should be assessed against the situation prevailing in each camp. Living conditions in mainland camps continued to be cause for concern throughout 2024 and into 2025, characterised by critical gaps in essential services, and isolation. A March 2025 parliamentary response by the Ministry of Migration and Asylum, referring to data as of December 31, 2024, revealed that out of 27,100 camp residents, 24,000 were active asylum seekers entitled to reception conditions, yet a staggering 65% were not receiving their monthly financial allowance.1022 This chronic inability of the Greek 1019 1020 1021 1022 MoMA, Launch of the Complaints Mechanism, 27 September 2023, available in Greek at: https://tinyurl.com/8wyzzk2r. MoMA, Complaint Form, general guidance, available at: https://tinyurl.com/3nhnsumz, p.1. Ibid. RSA, 2024: Statistics on Refugee Reception and Camps, 28 April 2025, available at: https://tinyurl.com/c794xzsw. 192