ANNUAL POLICY REPORT 2012 Furthermore, in October 2012 the Minister of Interior informed the members of the Special Parliamentary Committee on the Diaspora, regarding the voting rights of expatriates. As announced, a working group is preparing a draft law with main axes the political expression of expatriates, ensuring equality of votes, process credibility (legitimacy-transparency), administrative readiness, and the ability to run operations at low-cost. The draft law will be followed by a public consultation and after receiving corrective suggestions; it will come as a bill for a vote in the Parliament. In terms of brain drain from third countries, there were no noteworthy developments. It is of interest though, that due to the economic crisis, Greece is at the moment facing “brain drain”. While there are no specific measures to limit this phenomenon at the moment, there is a long-term effort to address this issue through development initiatives. 9. IMPLEMENTATION OF EU LEGISLATION During 2012 Greece transposed into its national law Council Directive 2009/50/EC of 25 May 2009 'on the conditions of entry and residence of thirdcountry nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment' and Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 'providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals'. Furthermore, fundamental conditions included in the proposal of Regulation on EUROSUR for the achievement of enhanced border control were in place through the establishment of the National Coordination Center for the Surveillance and Control of Borders. 9.1. Transposition of EU legislation 2012. Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 'on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA'.  Transposition required by: 6th April 2013  Status: on progress; the respective Law-Making Committee has been established under the responsibility of Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights. Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals.  Transposition required by: 20th July 2011.  Status: Transposed through Chapter ΙΓ' (articles 77-92) of Law 4052/2012 'on the jurisdiction of Ministries of Health and Social Solidarity 68

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