Acknowledgements This report was written by Kris Pollet and Hélène Soupios-David (European Council on Refugees and Exiles - ECRE) with the support of Maria Patri and Vasiliki Tsipoura (Greek Council for Refugees - GCR). The visit to Greece was conducted as part of the Asylum Information Database (AIDA) project (www.asylumineurope. org) which provides up-to-date information and analysis of the legal framework and practice with regard to asylum procedures, reception conditions and detention in currently 16 EU Member States. This report must be read together with the AIDA Country Report on Greece. ECRE would like to thank the Greek Council for Refugees and in particular Maria Patri and Vasiliki Tsipoura for their invaluable assistance in the preparation of and during the visit. ECRE also would like to thank the Greek authorities in Athens, Alexandroupolis and Orestiada, UNHCR Athens, Alexandroupolis and Orestiada, Metadrasi and Arsis for their cooperation and the information provided during and after the visit. A special thanks to David Watt for proofreading and Azzam Daaboul for formatting the report. All pictures credited to © ECRE. Cover picture: Living unit for Syrians, Fylakio First Reception Centre, December 2014. February 2015 The Asylum Information Database is funded by the European Programme on Integration and Migration (EPIM).