ANNUAL POLICY REPORT 2012 ANNEX 2012 NATIONAL CONTRIBUTION OF GREECE TO COMMISSION AND TO EASO ANNUAL REPORTS 1. LEGAL MIGRATION AND MOBILITY ◦ Key Statistics First residence permits, by reason (1.1.2012 – 31.12.2012) Remunerat Family Education Other ed Total reasons reasons reasons activities reasons First 10 447 7 400 802 889 1 356 permits Source: Ministry of Interior 1.2 Promoting legal migration channels Please describe any (planned) measures to improve the provision of information on the routes to and conditions of legal migration for third-country nationals. These could include, for example, information campaigns, websites, specific centres, referring to any approaches that combine information with pre-departure measures, for example, upgrading skills and / or proficiency in EU languages, and also the role and impact of the EU Immigration Portal in your (Member) State. EU Immigration Portal was launched in 2012. Greece has been providing detailed information via the European Migration Network for (a) the procedures for admitting third-country nationals in Greece, (b) the risks of illegal migration, and (c) the structure of the relevant immigration and asylum services. Greece considers that the Portal is a very useful and handy tool for complete and accurate information for third country nationals prior to departure, but also during their stay in Greece and other member-states of the EU. It should also be noted that in 2012 a public tender started and it is ongoing for the creation of a new / upgraded Integrated Information System (IIS) for the management of the procedures for issuing residence permits to third country nationals and granting Greek nationality to foreigners. The main objective of the IIS is to modernize and rationalize the existing information system, so it will meet the challenges deriving from the implementation of the Regulation 380/2008/EC. It is expected to contribute to both speed up the 1