ANNUAL POLICY REPORT 2012 4. UNACCOMPANIED MINORS AND OTHER VULNERABLE GROUPS 4.1 Unaccompanied minors and other vulnerable groups Please describe any developments in relation to unaccompanied minors (UAMs) at national and international levels, including in the context the Action Plan184 on UAMs and its Mid-term Review. Please also describe developments in relation to other vulnerable groups. Greece's asylum system which in recent years has surpassed its capabilities has affected mostly vulnerable groups of asylum seekers, in particular unaccompanied minors and women. During the restructuring of the Greek asylum system in order to meet the requirements of the CEAS, the Law 3907/2011 by which the Asylum Service and the First Reception Service were established, provides for special care for proper treatment of unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups. In the framework of implementation of the law 3907/2011, two Presidential Decrees issued in 2012 regulate issues relating to the organization and operation of the First Reception Service and the Asylum Service. Greece also took part in 2012 in six expert meetings of EASO, which are designed to implement the Action Plan on increased protection of unaccompanied minors entering the EU. The following issues were analysed: determining the age of the minors, EASO training and the EAC Interviewing Children Module, the use of x-ray and other medical evidence, legal aspects, including the roles of the courts and judiciary, impact and connection between age assessment and other asylum procedures, the way forward and the possibilities for guidelines on unaccompanied minors and age assessment. 4.2 Key statistics Unaccompanied minors Total (from 1-1-2012 to 31-5-2012) Unaccompanied minors not applying for asylum 1953 Unaccompanied minors applying for asylum (first 10 months of 2012) 98 Source: Hellenic Police 184 http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2010:0213:FIN:EN:PDF plus the Midterm Review Report: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/elibrary/docs/uam/uam_report_20120928_en.pdf 35