16 September 2025 – The EU’s new “Return Regulation” is in reality a Deportation Regulation. It expands detention – including in offshore sites – fuels racial profiling & strips away rights.
More than 200 Organisations signed: Inhumane Deportation Rules Should be Rejected Read More »
15 September 2025 – English translation of the article published in June 2023 by Athina Kalogiri, a lawyer with ELA, on a legal briefing on the malfunctioning of the appeal procedure in Greece. (Plein Droit)
Who really gets a second chance in Greece? Read More »
01.07.2025 – The EU’s recent ‘safe country’ proposals appear to be part of a broader strategy to externalise the EU’s migration management. With 50+ NGOs, ELA is calling on the EU and member states to reject any attempts to weaken protection for asylum seekers.
20.06.2025 – In October 2024, 70+ migrant-led organisations and 140 supporters wrote to EU institutions to demand alternatives to the EU’s deadly border regime. Following further announcements of rollbacks on asylum rights and of deportation plans, and in a context of an ever-accelerating global fascist shift, we reiterate our call for EU leaders to change course and end their war on migrants.
186 organisations demand EU leaders change course and end your war on migrants Read More »
09.06.2025 – ELA joins the 117 humanitarian, medical, and human rights organisations in urging the Greek government to take immediate action to stop the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. We condemn the ongoing blockade, the collapse of the health system, and the targeting of civilians and aid workers, and call for a permanent ceasefire and unimpeded access to humanitarian aid.
04.06.2025 – In early May, Greek media reported that the Ministry of Migration and Asylum issued a verbal directive to the authorities of refugee camps across Greece to evict beneficiaries of International Protection as well as rejected asylum seekers from their facilities. No guidance on alternative accommodation solutions was provided.
22.05.2025 – A Greek court has ruled that asylum seekers living in reception facilities must be notified of decisions in person. The court rejected the growing practice of email notifications, deeming it unlawful and harmful to the right to appeal, particularly in light of the increasing digitalisation of asylum procedures, which often neglect the specific vulnerabilities of this population.
In refugee camps, notifications must be made in person, Greek court rules Read More »
23.01.2025 – Statement on the handling of the case of ELA client Aisha by the Greek authorities
30.11.2023 – Case study:
The systematic failure of the Greek asylum authorities and courts to properly meet the protection needs of survivors of FGM.
26.01.2023 – Decreasing temperatures, yet rising numbers of homelessness and people without appropriate shelter are to be expected in Greece this winter.
Planned Homelessness: The Ending Of The ESTIA II Programme In Greece Read More »