ANNUAL POLICY REPORT 2012 on the agenda of the meeting132(17.9.2012). Relevant was the update for LIBE's representatives of the European Parliament regarding the developments in illegal migration, the asylum, the management of racist violence133, by the Minister of Public Order and Citizen Protection (01.11.2012). LIBE focuses regularly on issues regarding funding detention/closed accommodation centers and first reception centers in Greece, and Turkey, as well as on the construction of the Fence in Evros, and FRONTEX operations134. At the operational level, in addition to those referred in section 3.7, it should also be noted that in 2012 took place: a) two educational programs for officers of the Albanian Police Force in the context of the cooperation between Hellenic and Albanian Police Force, at the premises of the Post-educational and Training School135; b) seminar of the European Police Academy (CEPOL) in the PostEducational and Training School of the Hellenic Police Force in North Greece (Veroia) on the 'Networks for the location, management and return of irregular migrants', with the participation of 32 higher rank Police Officers and experts from Greece, Austria, Bulgaria, France, Denmark, Estonia, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Cyprus, Netherlands, Hungary, Sweden, Montenegro, F.Y.R.O.M., as well as five officials/experts from european agencies (E.A.S.O., FRONTEX, EUROPOL)136; c) during the joint operation Focal Points Land 2012 of FRONTEX, two-day specialized seminars from the Passport Control officers in Kipoi Evros and Kakavia for guest officers from Austria, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Italy, Poland, Spain, Norway. Important developments were also observed regarding management of issues of illegally residing in Greece migrant population. In the field of employment, Directive 2009/52/EC 'providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals' was transposed into Greek legal order as chapter ΙΓ΄ (articles 77-94) of L. 4052/2012 (GG Α' 41/2012). In this chapter relevant obligations of employers, administrative and financial sanctions, criminal penalties against employers, lodging complaints against the employers, the residence permit of employed third country nationals etc. were regulated. The Directive's provisions include also the cases of particularly exploitative working conditions which may be linked to human trafficking for forced labor137. 132 http://www.mopocp.gov.gr/index.php?option=ozo_content&lang=&perform=view&id=4351&Itemi d=552 133 http://www.mopocp.gov.gr/index.php?option=ozo_content&lang=&perform=view&id=4399&Itemi d=559 134 Indicatively are cited the following questions of MEPs: E-006108/201, E-3504/2012), E006104/2012, E004614/2012, E005323/2012. 135 Press Release, Hellenic Police Force, 01.12.2012 136 Press Release, Hellenic Police Force, 26.10.2012 137 See below section 7 of present Report. 49

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