an intense feeling of isolation from local communities. 49 By way of example, distances of CTRC Malakasa, Ritsona, Thiva and Corinth from cities are as follows: Distance of selected camps from services CTRC Central Athens Train station Bus stop Hospital Pharmacy ΑΤΜ Ritsona 75 km 11 km 10 km 18 km 9.7 km 12 km Thiva 60 km 6.3 km 4.3 km 7.5 km 4 km 4.5 km Corinth 82 km 1.9 km 900 m 2.8 km 1 km 1.2 km Malakasa 40 km 800 m 500 m 8.8 km Note that not all medical profiles are available in nearby hospitals. Travel to Athens is therefore often necessary. Costs of travel by public transport (train, bus) 50 and/or taxi from these camps are as follows: Cost of one-way travel from selected camps CTRC Ritsona Thiva Corinth Malakasa Train Bus Taxi Avlida Chalkida Athens 4.90 € 7.50 € 80 € Thiva Thiva Thiva 5.80 € 8.80 € 7-10 € Corinth Corinth 6.80 € 7.50 € Athens Athens Athens 3.70 € 3.70 € 50 € The RIS offers camp residents rented bus services to and from cities under a programme funded by AMIF 2021-2027.51 Connection of mainland camps with urban centres come under Category C of the programme: “Road Transport to Mainland Greece and Crete… c) from accommodation locations supervised by RIS… to public Services (administrative, hospitals, health centres, schools etc.), d) between accommodation locations supervised by RIS… and any other related travel need of TCN based on service needs”.52 The same programme funds other types of travel such as transfers of asylum seekers from the islands to the mainland. Transport services from camps to cities are conditioned on availability of funding under the implementing agreement required for the operation of the RIS programme. Where funds are 49 50 51 52 RSA, ‘8th of March, International Women’s Day: “A look from my window”’, 8 March 2024, available here. Efsyn, ‘Άρνηση επιβίβασης προσφύγων στα ΚΤΕΛ Θήβας καταγγέλλει επιβάτρια’, 11 April 2024, available here. ΤΑΜΕΥ, Υπηρεσίες Μετακινήσεων Πολιτών Τρίτων Χωρών (ΠΤΧ) Εντός Της Ελληνικής Επικράτειας, available here. See also Ministry of Migration and Asylum, 2η Τροποποίηση της Πράξης «Υπηρεσίες μετακινήσεων Πολιτών Τρίτων Χωρών (ΠΤΧ) εντός της Ελληνικής Επικράτειας» με Κωδικό ΟΠΣ 6000500 στο Πρόγραμμα «Πρόγραμμα Ελλάδας – Ταμείο Ασύλου, Μετανάστευσης και Ένταξης 2021-2027», 12 March 2024, available here. Ibid. RSA REPORT │ REFUGEE CAMPS IN MAINLAND GREECE | JUN 2024 15