- 39 (RIA), the duties of the police personnel of the identification and nationality ascertainment team
and the facilities external guard and security team, the management of children and vulnerable
social groups (victims of trafficking in human beings, single-parent families, pregnant women,
psychiatric patients, carriers of AIDS and other contagious diseases).
(b) Collaboration with the Asylum Agency
The main parameter for the implementation of the Joint EU-Turkey Statement of 18.3.2016 is the
review of the requests for international protection made by almost all newly-arriving migrants, so
that they are not returned to Turkey. To this end, Law 4375/2016 makes a series of legislative
changes to asylum matters, while important contributions are made by the UN High Commission
for Refugees, EASO and collaborating NGOs.
In this context, clarifications were issued about the implementation of Law 4375/2016
(Government Gazette A 51) by the Asylum Agency and ELAS by transmitting to all police agencies
the interpreting circular issued by the Asylum Agency on a series of clarifications on the
administrative procedure to be followed for the said category of foreign nationals.
It is underlined that, in all re-admission operations implemented by the competent authorities of
Greece and Turkey under the coordination of the European Border and Coastguard Agency
(FRONTEX) and the support of Member States, all the required institutional guarantees are
observed as regards the principle of non-refoulement.
2. In the context of our plans for the implementation of the National Programme in the field of
Internal Affairs 2014-2020 (Multiyear AMIF Fund), procedures are under way to implement a
series of actions such as medical-pharmaceutical and psychological support, provision of
interpreting services and legal support to foreign detainees at PROKEKA, operating costs of the
Centres etc., whose implementation will contribute, by priority, to ensuring living conditions in a
decent environment.
The common goal of all competent agencies of our Ministry is the great importance given to the
absorption of the financing provided by the European Commission and the funds scheduled to be
spent to support our country's efforts to address the phenomenon of irregular migration, in
collaboration with other competent ministries and bodies.
C. We kindly ask for your further actions.
D. This document is transmitted to the offices of the physical and political leadership for their
information.
THE HEAD OF THE SECTOR OF FOREIGN
NATIONALS AND BORDER PROTECTION
ACHILLEAS SKANDALIS
BRIGADIER
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Athens, on the same day
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Alexandros F. Angelopoulos
Deputy Police Director
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