visas even in cases where the application for family reunification has been accepted, the requirement of documents which are difficult to obtain for refugees, and lack of information on the possibility of family reunification, the three-month deadline and the available remedies are reported among other issues. ❖ Housing of recognised refugees: Beneficiaries of international protection residing in accommodation facilities must leave the centres within 30 days of being granted international protection. Given the limited integration of recognised beneficiaries of international protection in Greece, this results in a high risk of homelessness and destitution. In spring 2022, Germany decided to refrain from returning recognised refugees to Greece and to process their claims on the merits, apart from exceptional cases. The Netherlands recently followed suit with a similar policy in September 2022 refraining from returning recognised refugees to Greece. Moreover, on 29 September 2022, the European Commission opened infringement procedures against Belgium, Germany, Greece and Spain for failing to comply with the Return Directive 2008/115/EC. Temporary protection The information given hereafter constitute a short summary of the 2022 Report on Temporary Protection, for further information, see Annex on Temporary Protection. ❖ Key temporary protection statistics: 21,532 persons were granted temporary protection in Greece in 2022, almost exclusively Ukrainian nationals; this is out of the reported 80,000 persons who were potentially entitled to temporary protection present in Greece at some point throughout 2022. Temporary protection procedure: ❖ Scope of protection: the temporal scope of protection was broadened in Greece in that persons who had arrived in Greece from 26 November 2021 onwards were eligible for temporary protection, instead of having to have fled on or after 24 February 2022. However, as regards third country nationals, only stateless persons and beenficiaries of international protection or equivalent national protection are eligible, and not those with permanent residence in Ukraine and unable to return to their country of origin. ❖ Vulnerability identification: there was no specific procedure introduced for the identification of vulnerable applicants or beneficiaries, nor was the procedure adapted to the needs of unaccompanied minors entitled to temporary protection. Content of temporary protection ❖ Rights attached: persons benefit from specific family reunification rules foreseen for temporary protection, freedom of movement, access to the labour market and to education and vocational training, social welfare, healthcare although not to the level of Greek nationals or other legally residing third country nationals. ❖ Housing: the main form of accommodation provided was reception centres; in July 2022, accommodation was also provided through the HELIOS project to support successful integration, as accommodation support is offered along with language courses and employment support. 23