During the same period, there were 9,423 registrations, 2,174 of which concerned persons aged between
0-17649 and 3,146 vulnerable persons (amongst whom 1,314 UAMs, 1,086 victims of physical abuse and
121 victims of trafficking). 650 The majority of those registered were from Syria (22,7%), followed by people
from Palestine (13,8%), Somalia (13,3%) and from Afghanistan (11,2%). 651 The majority of registrations
took place in Orestiada (3,392 registrations, including 305 of UAMs), followed by Lesvos (1,853
registrations, including 496 of UAMs), Samos (1,486 registrations, including 162 of UAMs), Kos (1,109
registrations, including 69 of UAMs), Chios (806 registrations, including 185 of UAMs) and Leros (777
registrations, including 97 of UAMs).652
EUAA support: In 2022, the EUAA provided Greek authorities with 60 containers, out of which 17 to be
used as asylum interview rooms, and 43 as administrative offices or destined to other uses. 653
A. Access and forms of reception conditions
1. Criteria and restrictions to access reception conditions
Indicators: Criteria and Restrictions to Reception Conditions
1. Does the law make material reception conditions to asylum seekers in the following stages of the
asylum procedure?
❖ Regular procedure
Yes
Reduced material conditions
No
❖ Dublin procedure
Yes
Reduced material conditions
No
❖ Admissibility procedure
Yes
Reduced material conditions
No
❖ Border procedure
Yes
Reduced material conditions
No
❖ Accelerated procedure
Yes
Reduced material conditions
No
❖ First appeal
Yes
Reduced material conditions
No
❖ Onward appeal
Yes
Reduced material conditions
No
❖ Subsequent application
Yes
Reduced material conditions
No
2. Is there a requirement in the law that only asylum seekers who lack resources are entitled to
material reception conditions?
Yes
No
Article 59 par. 1 of the Asylum Code654 provides that the competent authority for the reception of asylum
seekers in cooperation with competent government agencies, international organisations and certified
social actors shall ensure the provision of material reception conditions. These conditions must ‘secure
an adequate standard of living for asylum seekers that ensures their subsistence and protects their
physical and mental health, based on the respect of human dignity’. As per the same article, the same
standard of living is guaranteed for asylum seekers in detention. Special care is provided for those with
special reception needs.655
Article 44 of the Asylum Code states that during the reception and identification procedures, the Director
(Διοικητής) and staff of the RIC or CCAC must ensure that third country citizens or stateless persons: a)
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MoMA / General Secretariat for the Reception of Asylum Seekers / Reception and Identification Service /
R.I.Cs and C.C.A.Cs Directorate, Registered TCNs/stateless persons (by age group) 2022, available at:
https://bit.ly/3OuNZm9.
MoMA / General Secretariat for the Reception of Asylum Seekers / Reception and Identification Service /
R.I.Cs and C.C.A.Cs Directorate, Registered TCNs/stateless persons per category of vulnerability 2022,
available at: https://bit.ly/3OuNZm9.
MoMA / General Secretariat for the Reception of Asylum Seekers / Reception and Identification Service /
R.I.Cs and C.C.A.Cs Directorate, Registered TCNs/stateless persons per Nationality 2022, available at:
https://bit.ly/3OuNZm9.
MoMA / General Secretariat for the Reception of Asylum Seekers / Reception and Identification Service /
R.I.Cs and C.C.A.Cs Directorate, Registered TCNs/stateless persons per place of registration 2022 and
Unaccompanied minors per place of registration 2022, available at: https://bit.ly/3OuNZm9.
Information provided by the EUAA, 28 February 2023.
Law 4939/2022 (A΄ 111/10.06.2022). Ratification of Code of Legislation on the reception, international
protection of third country nationals and stateless persons and the temporary protection in the event of a mass
influx of displaced aliens abolished with its articles 148 articles 1 – 112 and 114 of former L. 4636/2019 on
international protection.
Article 59(1) Asylum Code.
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