ANNUAL POLICY REPORT 2012 committed offenses is cruel42. In the area of protection of minors and other vulnerable groups, in 2012, the government sought to improve the reception and hosting of these groups, since until the operation of the First Reception Services there is no organized system for early diagnosis of vulnerability and of the need for provision of additional protection. Regarding in particular unaccompanied minors, EASO organized training seminars in 2012 for determining the age of asylum seekers, which were attended by a Greek delegation, while the European Refugee Fund financed actions aiming at the protection of unaccompanied minors and other vulnerable groups. Finally, there have been major objections on behalf of the opposition parties and especially SY.RIZ.A., concerning issues of protection of vulnerable groups and children while conducting operation "Xenios Zeus."43. Regarding harmonization to EU law in 2012, Greece has transposed into national law the Directive 2009/50/EK on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for highly qualified employment and the Directive 2009/52/EC imposing sanctions on employers who employ illegal immigrants. In parallel, with the creation of the National Coordinating Centre for Border Surveillance & Control, the EUROSUR proposal which aims to achieve better border management, is being implemented. 3. LEGAL MIGRATION AND MOBILITY 3.1 Economic migration In 2012 there were no notable changes in policy or regulation production concerning legal immigration. There is an obvious effort on the part of involved ministries to simplify and accelerate procedures for the issuing and renewal of residence permits, while towards the end of the year there was a great debate about the government's intentions to grant residence permits to foreign investors. 3.1.1. Operation of one stop services On 30.9.2011, the Law 4018/2011 for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1030/2002 and the gradual transformation of the Immigration Services in the Decentralised Administrations (formerly Regions) of Greece into "one-stop services" was published in the Official Gazette 44. More specifically, the abovementioned law provides for the inauguration of one-stop 42 http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=12858&LangID=E Also see next section of the report 43 http://www.hellenicparliament.gr/UserFiles/c0d5184d-7550-4265-8e0b078e1bc7375a/7849289.pdf 44 Reorganization of the licensing system for the residence of aliens in the country in terms of increased safety regulation of matters of local authorities and other provisions of competence of the Ministry of Interior, Gazette issue A 215 / 30.09.2011 24