holding a document proving the existing appointment. In a number of Court decisions on cases brought before the Courts by GCR, the practice has been considered unlawful. According to those decisions, following access to the online platform and scheduling of an appointment for full registration, the person acquires the status of an asylum applicant. Despite these decisions, this pattern of arbitrary detention has persisted up to the end of 2023. v Detention conditions: In many cases, detention conditions in pre-removal centres fail to meet adequate standards, inter alia due to their carceral and prison-like design. Police stations and other police facilities, which are by nature not suitable for detention exceeding 24 hours, continue to fall short of basic standards. At the end of 2023, no doctor was present in Paranesti and Kos PRDCs, while a psychiatrist was not available in any of Greece’s PRDCs. v Legal remedies against detention: No free legal aid is provided for a detainee to challenge their detention decision before Courts, contrary to national and EU law. In 2023, out of the total 20,540 detention orders issued, only 5,001 (24.3%) were challenged before a Court. Ex-officio judicial scrutiny of detention orders remains largely ineffective and illusionary. Out of the total 6.369 detention decisions transmitted to Administrative Courts for ex officio examination, the extension of detention was not approved in only 25 cases. Content of international protection v Renewal of residents permits: Long waiting periods have continued being observed in a number of cases of renewal, which can reach, as far as GCR is aware, up to more than a year. Pending the issuance of a new residence permit, beneficiaries of international protection are granted a certificate of application (βεβαίωση κατάστασης αιτήματος) valid for six months. In practice, beneficiaries of international protection holding these certificates are only protected from detention and do not have access to any rights pending their residence permit’s renewal. v Family reunification: Refugees who apply for family reunification continue facing serious obstacles which render the effective exercise of the right to family reunification difficult and in some cases impossible in practice. Lengthy procedures, the requirement of documents which are difficult and/or impossible to obtain for refugees, administrative obstacles as regards the certification of documents and issuance of family reunifications visas, are amongst factors hindering and/or making access to this right impossible. v Housing of recognised refugees: Beneficiaries of international protection residing in reception facilities must, with few exceptions, leave the accommodation provided to them within 30 days of being notified of their positive asylum decision. Given the limited integration of recognised beneficiaries of international protection in Greece, this has continued to result in a high risk of homelessness and destitution. Since at least 2021, several Courts in other EU member states have, with exceptions, halted the return of beneficiaries of international protection to Greece, on account of the risk of being exposed to conditions of severe material deprivation amounting to violation of article 4 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, while in early 2023, the European Commission launched infringement proceedings against Greece on account of poor implementation of the Qualification Directive as regards the content of international protection, and in particular beneficiaries’ access to social rights. Temporary protection The information given hereafter constitute a short summary of the 2023 Report on Temporary Protection. For further information, see Annex on Temporary Protection. v Key temporary protection statistics: A total of 26,848 people have been granted temporary protection in Greece as of 31 December 2023. The majority of whom are women (68.9%). The majority of beneficiaries were between the age of 35-64 (10,439), followed by those aged 18-34 26