(Ελληνικά) Νομιμοποίηση μεταναστών: μια ιστορική ευκαιρία για ζωή με αξιοπρέπεια 

(Ελληνικά) Νομιμοποίηση μεταναστών: μια ιστορική ευκαιρία για ζωή με αξιοπρέπεια 

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We request the intervention of the Ombudsman for the lack of equal access to the procedures for acquiring Greek citizenship for Persons with Disabilities

We request the intervention of the Ombudsman for the lack of equal access to the procedures for acquiring Greek citizenship for Persons with Disabilities

  We requested the intervention of the Greek Ombudsman, in relation to the issue of lack of equal access that persons with disabilities face vis-à-vis the right to apply for Greek citizenship. As an organization that consistently monitors the implementation of the legal framework in relation to Greek citizenship, we identified systemic gaps and obstacles in the procedures regarding the rights of migrants with disabilities who […]

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Ignorance or deliberate racist speech?

Ignorance or deliberate racist speech?

  “What I will wish for, in 100 years, is that Europe does not become dark-skinned by force”, Anna Diamantopoulou.

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Racist Violence Recording Network expresses serious concern over escalating targeting of refugees and migrants

Racist Violence Recording Network expresses serious concern over escalating targeting of refugees and migrants

  The Racist Violence Recording Network, member of which is Generation 2.0 for Rights, Equality & Diversity, categorically condemns recent incidents involving civilian self-proclaimed ‘militia’ groups engaging in unlawful acts of violence against refugees and migrants.

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(Ελληνικά) Πυρ, «κοινή λογική» και θάλασσα

(Ελληνικά) Πυρ, «κοινή λογική» και θάλασσα

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Citizenship in Practice – Project completion event – 26/4

Citizenship in Practice – Project completion event – 26/4

  After two years of research, recording and substantial interventions in the process of granting citizenship in our country, the project “Citizenship in practice” concludes with an event presenting its actions and results.

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Towards Improving Access to Greek Citizenship

Towards Improving Access to Greek Citizenship

  After two years of continuous research, recording and substantial interventions in the process of granting citizenship in our country, we are publishing our final report.

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(Ελληνικά) Νέος Κώδικας Μετανάστευσης | H τοποθέτηση του G2RED στη Βουλή

(Ελληνικά) Νέος Κώδικας Μετανάστευσης | H τοποθέτηση του G2RED στη Βουλή

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Joint announcement on the new Immigration Code

Joint announcement on the new Immigration Code

  Children in Greece without documents, children still at risk   Generation 2.0 for Rights, Equality & Diversity co-signs the Children’s Rights Advocacy Network’s Press Release on the new Immigration Code, which again leaves unaccompanied minors exposed and deprives the second generation children from their rights.  

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Citizenship Issues in the Administrative Process | Report August- December 2022

Citizenship Issues in the Administrative Process | Report August- December 2022

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The Greek government leads the second generation to exclusion once again

The Greek government leads the second generation to exclusion once again

  By publishing the new Migration Code the government is taking back what the latter established in 2014, depriving once more the second generation -and not only- of their essential rights.

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PICUM: New report on residence status

PICUM: New report on residence status

  PICUM (Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants) published the report “Mechanisms and Programs for Regulating Residence Statuses: Why They Matter and How to Design Them?”

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(Ελληνικά) Ουσιαστικές προϋποθέσεις πολιτογράφησης – Συστάσεις επί της ουσίας

(Ελληνικά) Ουσιαστικές προϋποθέσεις πολιτογράφησης – Συστάσεις επί της ουσίας

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New website: Citizenship in practice

New website: Citizenship in practice

  The website of the Citizenship in Practice project is now online! All the material that has been produced so far in the context of the project is gathered there, as well as useful information about citizenship in Greece. Through it, we want to enhance information and public awareness in relation to access to citizenship and promote our proposals for improving the relevant procedures.

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Rule of law backsliding continues in Greece

Rule of law backsliding continues in Greece

  The Civil Society at the initiative of Vouliwatch is submitting a report to the European Commission for this year’s report on the Rule of Law (2023). Generation 2.0 RED contributed to this report on immigration policy and citizenship. In particular, we highlighted the long-term deficiencies in the issuance of administrative acts to determine statelessness and the access of second-generation children with disabilities to the […]

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(Ελληνικά) Θεσσαλονίκη 27/1: Nέο εργαστήριο «Ο ρόλος των δημοσίων λειτουργών στην κτήση ιθαγένειας»

(Ελληνικά) Θεσσαλονίκη 27/1: Nέο εργαστήριο «Ο ρόλος των δημοσίων λειτουργών στην κτήση ιθαγένειας»

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Report of good practices of European countries in the naturalization process

Report of good practices of European countries in the naturalization process

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(Ελληνικά) Εργαστήριο 1/11/2022: «Ο ρόλος των δημοσίων λειτουργών στην κτήση ιθαγένειας»

(Ελληνικά) Εργαστήριο 1/11/2022: «Ο ρόλος των δημοσίων λειτουργών στην κτήση ιθαγένειας»

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Double standards in immigrants’ pensions 

Double standards in immigrants’ pensions 

  The National Pension for immigrants is a chronic ongoing issue. A new Ministerial desicion not only fails to abolish the discrimination but also perpetuates it, creating new subcategories.

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Citizenship Issues in the Administrative Process | Report April – July 2022

Citizenship Issues in the Administrative Process | Report April – July 2022

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Undocumented children, children in danger. Until when…?

Undocumented children, children in danger. Until when…?

With the initiative of Arsis (Legal Support for Children / Legal Support Service for Minors), 44 Civil Society Organizations call for the granting of a special residence permit to unaccompanied children

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Workshop: “The role of public servants in the citizenship acquisition process”

Workshop: “The role of public servants in the citizenship acquisition process”

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Art Exhibition “(Co)Laboratory on citizenship” | May 20 – June 22, 2022

Art Exhibition “(Co)Laboratory on citizenship” | May 20 – June 22, 2022

  KOLLEKTIVA for social innovation and culture, and Victoria Square Project invite you to the exhibition “(Co)Laboratory on citizenship”. “(Co)Laboratory on citizenship”, its works and actions that they call for deal with identity, Greekness, equality, diversity, democracy, integration, not only as a representation but as a lived experience of coexistence and co-creation. Six artists, from different backgrounds and practices but at the same time with […]

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Greek Citizenship: A Mythbuster

Greek Citizenship: A Mythbuster

  Is there a difference between Citizenship and Nationality? Is everyone born in Greece automatically entitled to Greek citizenship or must they meet more conditions? Do they receive a national ID within a few months? And what about honorary naturalizations? How easy is it to become a Greek after all? How much do we really know about Greek citizenship? The publication “Greek Citizenship: A Mythbuster” […]

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Joint Letter on the deterioration of the Rule of Law in Greece

Joint Letter on the deterioration of the Rule of Law in Greece

Generation 2.0 for Rights, Equality & Diversity participated in the Vouliwatch initiative, along with 10 other civil society organizations and independent media, co-signing an open letter to the European Union institutions regarding the situation of the rule of law in Greece. Sending this letter is prompted by the creation of the Govwatch Observatory and the collective monitoring and reportng of the cases that constitute violation […]

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Citizenship Issues in the Administrative Process | Report December 2021 – March 2022

Citizenship Issues in the Administrative Process | Report December 2021 – March 2022

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Administration delays will make legally residing migrants undocumented

Administration delays will make legally residing migrants undocumented

The past two years, since the beginning of the pandemic, the delays and the dysfunctionalities of the procedures for residence have surpassed all precedents. During the first lockdown and until the summer of 2020, based on the decision of the Ministry of Immigration and Asylum,  immigration services (greek abbreviation: DAM)were not serving the public, while subsequently and until today, they accept citizens of third counties […]

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The new National Strategy for Integration leaves out 88% of immigrants

The new National Strategy for  Integration leaves out 88% of immigrants

  On Friday 21/01/2022, Generation 2.0 RED submitted its comments to the public consultation on the new National Strategy for the Integration of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum. The plan uploaded on opengov.gr is titled: “NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR THE SOCIAL INTEGRATION OF ASYLUM APPLICANTS AND BENEFICIARIES OF INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION”. First, our organization pointed out that according to the latest official data of the Ministry, […]

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Citizenship Issues in the Administrative Process | Report August – November 2021

Citizenship Issues in the Administrative Process | Report August – November 2021

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An online platform made for Greeks only

An online platform made for Greeks only

Since March 2020, until very recently, the Directorates of Foreigners & Immigration (greek abbreviation: DAM) stopped being open to the public due to Covid-19 lockdown restrictions until recently, there was no provision as per the renewal of the expired residence permits. Thus, one extension of residence permits followed the other. The Ministry had, at that time, announced its intention of setting up an online platform […]

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(Ελληνικά) Κοινή Δήλωση 293 Οργανώσεων της Κοινωνίας των Πολιτών

(Ελληνικά) Κοινή Δήλωση 293 Οργανώσεων της Κοινωνίας των Πολιτών

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Letter to the President of the Republic: Unduly extreme delays in the citizenship acquisition procedures

Letter to the President of the Republic: Unduly extreme delays in the citizenship acquisition procedures

On October 19, 2021, the Managing Director of Generation 2.0 RED, Mr. Nikos Odubitan, sent a letter to the President of the Hellenic Republic, Mrs. Katerina Sakellaropoulou, on the occasion of the increase of honorary naturalizations, which comes in direct contrast with the delays in the primary procedures for acquiring Greek citizenship.  As stated in the letter by the Managing Director of the organization: Honorary […]

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Citizenship Issues in the Administrative Process | Report April – July 2021

Citizenship Issues in the Administrative Process | Report April – July 2021

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No room for complacency towards racist violence one year after the conviction of Golden Dawn

No room for complacency towards racist violence one year after the conviction of Golden Dawn

One year after the historic conviction of Golden Dawn, the Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN) calls to mind the importance of the judicial decision that sent a clear message against the criminal organization and organized racist violence. In parallel, the Network warns that there is no room for complacency, as the modus operandi of organized violence continues to severely affect social cohesion.  In October 2020, RVRN welcomed the landmark decision convicting Golden Dawn, which protected respect for the rule of law in Greece, while […]

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Health is a fundamental right

Health is a fundamental right

Generation 2.0 RED co-signed the letter by the Greek Forum of Refugee and the Greek Forum of Migrants entitled “Health is a right for all. Immediate access to the vaccination process for those who do not have papers”. The letter is addressed to the Deputy Minister of Health, the Secretary General of Primary Health Care and the Chairman of the National Vaccination Committee. It was […]

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(Ελληνικά) «Ιστορίες πολιτογράφησης: Μια περιπέτεια για λίγους/ες»

(Ελληνικά) «Ιστορίες πολιτογράφησης: Μια περιπέτεια για λίγους/ες»

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Operation freedom or health insecurity?

Operation freedom or health insecurity?

The basic principles of the national vaccination operational planning, the so-called “Operation Freedom“, are firstly Health Security and secondly Ethics and Integrity. But how are these two principles ensured, when the state leaves out of the vaccination process so many thousands of our fellowmen? In order for a person to be vaccinated, all that is needed is to declare his/her Social Security number (AMKA). And […]

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First evaluation of the process of exams for the acquisition of the Certificate of Knowledge Adequacy for Naturalization (P.E.G.P.)

First evaluation of the process of exams for the acquisition of the Certificate of Knowledge Adequacy for Naturalization (P.E.G.P.)

On Sunday, May 16th 2021, the exams for the acquisition of the Certificate of Knowledge Adequacy for Naturalization (greek abbreviation: P.E.G.P.), which is a prerequisite for the acquisition of Greek citizenship by allogeneic foreigners, were carried out for the first time. According to the Ministry of the Interior, the examination procedure was carried out in 20 examination centers set up in seven cities in Greece, […]

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The Item Bank and the new naturalization system: a critical assessment

The Item Bank and the new naturalization system: a critical assessment

The report entitled “The Item Bank and the new naturalization system: a critical assessment” is published as part of the project “Citizenship in practice”, implemented under the Active citizens fund program, by Generation 2.0 for Rights, Equality & Diversity in partnership with the Hellenic League for Human Rights. Specifically, it is part of the action “monitoring and highlighting issues in the procedure for granting citizenship” […]

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Event launch of the project “Citizenship in Practice”

Event launch of the project “Citizenship in Practice”

The new project of Generation 2.0 for Rights, Equality & Diversity entitled “Citizenship in practice”, implemented under the Active citizens fund program, in partnership with the Hellenic League for Human Rights started in April 2021 and will be completed in March 2023. The aim of the project is to improve the existing administrative practice related to the acquisition of citizenship. Specifically, it will identify the […]

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Is naturalization finally abolished?

Is naturalization finally abolished?

On Thursday April 22nd, with a delay of 6 months after the adoption of Law 4735/2020 which changed the naturalization system, the very important Decision of the Ministry of Interior setting out the prerequisites for economic and social integration that applicants for Greek citizenship must meet through the naturalization process was published in the Government’s Gazette. This Decision establishes for the first time specific and […]

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How many credentials do they need for naturalization?

How many credentials do they need for naturalization?

Tomorrow, Wednesday 14/04/2021, a draft law of the Ministry of the Interior entitled “System of Interior Control of the Public Sector, Integrity Adviser in public administration and other provisions for public administration and local government” is discussed and voted on in the plenary sessions of the Parliament. Within this draft law, which clearly provides administrative issues -and has no relevance or connection to the procedures […]

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Joint statement by 56 civil society organisations regarding the National Recovery Plan

Joint statement by 56 civil society organisations regarding the National Recovery Plan

Monday 5th April 2021 On March 23rd 2021, 70 civil society organisations sent an open letter to the Deputy Minister of Finance, Mr. Skylakakis, expressing our concern about the lack of transparency and limited opportunities to participate in the drafting of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan. The letter was also copied to the Prime Minister, the Minister of Finance, and the European Commission Recovery […]

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Mapping of the challenges in lawful residence

Mapping of the challenges in lawful residence

At each stage of their stay in Greece, immigrants face many different challenges, more or less known. These stem from permanent institutional gaps and current administrative shortcomings. In the last year – due to the successive administrative consequences of the pandemic – the pre-existing challenges have increased, while new ones have been created that aggravate the – already difficult to ensure – lawful residence in […]

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The new CAP needs social conditionality

The new CAP needs social conditionality

End exploitation and raise labour standards in European agriculture Open Letter: To the attention of Member States’ Agriculture Ministers To the attention of Commissioner Wojciechowski – Agriculture To the attention of Commissioner Schmit – Jobs and Social Rights To the attention of Executive Vice President Timmermans – Green Deal To the attention of Members of the European Parliament negotiating team At least ten million people […]

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Generation 2.0 RED requests the Ombudsman to intervene on the suspension of the permit for exceptional reasons in Attica

Generation 2.0 RED requests the Ombudsman to intervene on the suspension of the permit for exceptional reasons  in Attica

On 05/01/2021, Generation 2.0 RED submitted a Complaint to the Greek Ombudsman requesting him to intervene regarding the long-term suspension of administrative procedures about applying for the residence permit for exceptional reasons in Attica. The residence permit for exceptional reasons is one of the most important permits provided in the Immigration and Social Integration Code. It is the main regularisation route for migrants who have […]

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Freezing of citizenship procedures in Athens and Thessaloniki

Freezing of citizenship procedures in Athens and Thessaloniki

On October 12, Law 4735/2020 was published, amending the Greek Citizenship Code. So far, though, there have been no institutional actions, nor have the necessary Ministry Decisions been issued, concerning the implementation of the changes relating to the second-generation citizenship and naturalization.  Two months after the law has entered into force, we are nowhere in terms of its implementation! As a result, we are once […]

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Report “Modern Slavery: from production to consumption”

Report “Modern Slavery: from production to consumption”

Modern slavery is one of the most significant problems in the world not only because it affects a large segment of the global population, but also because it constitutes one of the greatest violations of human rights and destroys, literally and utterly, the lives of modern slaves. Such phenomena exist in Greece too. In sectors such as agriculture, situations resembling the case of Manolada (human […]

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What’s up with citizenship statistics?

What’s up with citizenship statistics?

Since 2016, Generation 2.0 RED started officially requesting on a regular basis citizenship statistics from the Central Citizenship Directorate of the Ministry of Interior, in order to elaborate them and then present data that were not published at that time by the Ministry of Interior. The purpose was to collect and present a clear picture of the system for granting citizenship and inform people who […]

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Campaign “Is it racism?”

Campaign “Is it racism?”

The campaign “Is it racism?“, created by Generation 2.0 for Rights, Equality & Diversity in collaboration with Solomon, invites us to broaden our understanding of racism in order to begin to cultivate a culture of actively doing the work to challenge the racism we encounter in our daily lives. Until now, the public debate in Greece has focused mainly on violent racist attacks, given the increase in extreme and organized acts of […]

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Report on the Directorates of Foreigners and Immigration of the Decentralized Administration of Attica

Report on the Directorates of Foreigners and Immigration of the Decentralized Administration of Attica

This report is an initiative of the organization Generation 2.0 RED in the context of its systematic monitoring of the administrative implementation of the Immigration and Social Integration Code (Law 4251/2014) by Directorates of Foreigners & Immigration (DFI) of the Decentralized Administration.  The aim of this report is to document and present the most important and chronic issues faced by the four DFIs up until […]

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Generation 2.0 RED on the new naturalization law

Generation 2.0 RED on the new naturalization law

On October 12, 2020, the new law 4735/2020 of the Ministry of Interior was published in the Government Gazette, which contains among others, provisions for the amendment of the Greek Citizenship Code. The Ministry introduced this system of naturalization, expressing the need for transparency, speed and efficiency. But the final provisions actually pose serious obstacles and restrictions on the acquisition of Greek citizenship.  Regarding the […]

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Racist Violence Recording Network: Justice shields the rule of law and human rights in Greece

Racist Violence Recording Network: Justice shields the rule of law and human rights in Greece

The trial of the Golden Dawn case is going to be completed soon, after a lengthy process of almost six years, while the Court has ruled unanimously that Golden Dawn was set up and operated as a criminal organization and found guilty the majority of those accused of a number of criminal acts. The Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN) and its 47 member organizations welcome […]

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Generation 2.0 RED about its exclusion from the public hearing of institutions in the draft law on naturalization

Generation 2.0 RED about its exclusion from the public hearing of institutions in the draft law on naturalization

Today, October 1, 2020, the Parliament started the elaboration of the draft law that contains, among others, provisions for the amendment of the Greek Citizenship Code.  Generation 2.0 RED although was included in the proposals for the invitation of institutions and organizations, it was finally excluded from tomorrow’s session of the Standing Committee on Public Administration, Public Order and Justice. Generation 2.0 RED is the […]

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Joint Announcement on the European Pact on Μigration and Asylum

Joint Announcement  on the European Pact on Μigration and Asylum

The European Commission last week unveiled the long-awaited Pact on Μigration and Asylum. On a first glance we notice that once again the Commission’s proposal is inferior to the circumstances. This Pact gives economic character to solidarity, allows countries to refuse the acceptance of refugees, and leaves the countries of entry helpless to cope on their own, with the consolation of voluntary “solidarity” from their […]

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Greece: Transfer Refugees and Asylum seekers to Safety on Mainland

Greece: Transfer Refugees and Asylum seekers to Safety on Mainland

Respect for Human Rights should Prevail over Use of Force Following the fire in Moria on Tuesday September 8, on Lesvos, which destroyed the Reception and Identification Centre, 48 civil society organizations call on the Greek Government to immediately provide assistance to people who lost their shelter. Those affected, among them many children and at-risk groups, must be carefully transferred to safety on the mainland.  […]

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Naturalization becomes a “privilege” for a few

Naturalization becomes a “privilege” for a few

In the context of the public consultation on the draft law “Amendment of the Greek Citizenship Code, new framework for the selection of executives in the public sector, organizational provisions of the Ministry of Interior and provisions for the development perspective of local authorities” of the Ministry of Interior, which started on 27 August 2020 and is completed today, on 10 September 2020, Generation 2.0 […]

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The supervision of Greece is over, but “Manolada cases” remain

The supervision of Greece is over, but “Manolada cases” remain

In 2017, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) condemned our country for failing to protect land workers from forced labor and human trafficking. The incident that led Greece to the ECHR happened in 2013, in the area of ​​Nea Manolada, when land workers from Bangladesh, who demanded the wages of months that had not been paid by the employers, were shot by the farm […]

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