ANNUAL POLICY REPORT 2012 Please describe any measures introduced to monitor the effects of visa free regimes in your Member State. What have been the results of these monitoring activities? Describe here any key findings – especially in relation to the impact of visa free regimes on the number unfounded asylum applications registered in your Member State. Greece is not facing any problems regarding submission of abusive asylum claims by nationals of countries which introduced visa free regimes. IV.2 Combating and preventing irregular migration caused by visa liberalisation Please describe measures taken to ensure the accelerated and swift return of persons from visa-free third countries found to be making unfounded asylum applications, to be overstaying permissions to stay or otherwise abusing legal migration channels. Greece implements national and EU legislation regarding returns. Priority V: Safeguarding and protecting free movement by prevention of abuse by third-country nationals The relevant challenges in the Strategic Response for this sub-section are in particular: V.1 Improve the understanding of abuse of free movement rights by third country nationals and organised crime aiming at facilitating irregular immigration Please describe Member State activities taken to gather, analyse and share information on the fraud and abuse of free movement. In particular, describe any monitoring activities that have worked particularly well and any efforts taken to improve monitoring tools and procedures for detecting false documents, and the dissemination of findings that may contribute to a better understanding of misuse of free movement. In particular, describe any activities undertaken as part of EU Joint Investigation Teams, via the FREEMO expert group, or through the EUROPOL Platform for Experts. The competent authorities of the Ministry of Interior in implementing legislation on free movement, are in constant contact and communication with both the responsible authorities of the Ministry of Public Order and Citizen Protection and other relevant regional bodies (decentralized administration of the country) in order to identify and address any immediate attempt to abuse the right of free movement. Moreover, the authorities of the Ministry of Interior are involved in the work of the Expert Group of the European Commission FREEMO to share experiences and practices followed by the member states to deal with such phenomena in all the member states of the EU 27