Take part in the Workplace Diversity and Inclusion Survey!

Take part in the Workplace Diversity and Inclusion Survey!

  Within the framework of the European project PROGEDI (Promoting Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace) we are conducting an Evaluation Survey for the management of Diversity in the working environment in Greece.

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HipHop4Hope: hip hop culture & youth empowerment!

HipHop4Hope: hip hop culture & youth empowerment!

  G2RED supports HipHop4Hope, a group of young kids promoting Hip Hop culture as a tool for self-expression and social change. Music, dance, connection and the feeling of belonging becomes real.

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(Ελληνικά) Πώς ψηφίζουμε στις εκλογές; Χρήσιμες οδηγίες

(Ελληνικά) Πώς ψηφίζουμε στις εκλογές; Χρήσιμες οδηγίες

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Elections 2023: What do the parties answer about migration policy and citizenship?

Elections 2023: What do the parties answer about migration policy and citizenship?

  Ahead of the May 21 parliamentary elections, Generation 2.0 RED and Vouliwatch addressed the parties of the outgoing Parliament, asking them to express their positions regarding the integration of third-country nationals and access to citizenship.

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Last seminars : Managing Family Life and Work

Last seminars : Managing Family Life and Work

  Generation 2.0 for Rights, Equality & Diversity, under the Employability project “Worldplaces-Workplaces Working with Migrant Women”, is organising the last seminars on the better management of family life and work, addressed to women of migrant background.

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Generation 2.0 RED discusses with the political parties

Generation 2.0 RED discusses with the political parties

  In the previous months, Generation 2.0 RED invited the parliamentary parties to discuss with their competent departments about issues of migration policy, integration and acquisition of Greek citizenship.

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Last seminars: Daycare in Greece & Work-Life Balance for Women

Last seminars: Daycare in Greece & Work-Life Balance for Women

  Generation 2.0 RED, under the context of the Employability project “Worldplaces-Workplaces Working with Migrant Women”, is organising 2 days dedicated to migrant women, who apart from being mothers, they are, also, employed or job seekers.

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New seminars: Managing Family Life and Work

New seminars: Managing Family Life and Work

  April: Another week dedicated to Managing Family Life and Work Generation 2.0 for Rights, Equality & Diversity, under the Employability project “Worldplaces-Workplaces Working with Migrant Women”, is organising a week dedicated to women of migrant background residing in Athens and management of family life and work.

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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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Do not miss our last seminars & trainings dedicated to motherhood & work

Do not miss our last seminars & trainings dedicated to motherhood & work

  Daycare in Greece for young children, Daily Care of Newborns & Babies, Pediatric First Aid for Babies & Children

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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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New seminars: Managing Family Life and Work

New seminars: Managing Family Life and Work

Français A week dedicated to Managing Family Life and Work   Generation 2.0 for Rights, Equality & Diversity, under the Employability project “Worldplaces-Workplaces Working with Migrant Women”, is organising a week dedicated to women of migrant background residing in Athens and management of family life and work. If you are a mother or wish to be one some day and, at the same time, want to […]

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The exams for Naturalization on 19/03/2023 – Useful information

The exams for Naturalization on 19/03/2023 – Useful information

  From today, Thursday, March 9 at 5:00 p.m. those who have applied for the PEGP exams on March 19, 2023 can enter the webpage: https://exetaseisithageneia.ypes.gr/aitiseis/#login with the TaxisNet code, to print the candidate’s document which will mention the examination center they will be examined as well as the time of attendance on Sunday 19/03.

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“Worldplaces-Workplaces Working with Migrant Women” Ambassadors get introduced to us!

“Worldplaces-Workplaces Working with Migrant Women” Ambassadors get introduced to us!

  The ambassadors of the “Worldplaces-Workplaces Working with Migrant Women” project, co-funded by the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund of the European Union and implemented by Generation 2.0 for Rights, Equality & Diversity since December 2021, are individuals who share a common vision: that of women’s equal participation in a labour market liberated from all types of discrimination. They may be individuals of migrant background […]

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Residence Permit for Bangladeshi citizens: The online platform is open for applications

Residence Permit for Bangladeshi citizens: The online platform is open for applications

  Following the bilateral agreement between Greece and Bangladesh, citizens of Bangladesh, who live in the country and do not have a residence status, are eligible for a temporary residence permit for employment.

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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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Completion of the “UnionMigrantNet and Cities Together for Integration” project

Completion of the “UnionMigrantNet and Cities Together for Integration” project

  Last December, in Brussels, an effective cooperation and practice exchanges completed among 18 partners in five EU countries including trade unions, municipalities, Civil Society organisations, research institutes and NGOs.

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Certificate of Knowledge Adequacy for Naturalization (PEGP): Next examination in March – Applications are now open

Certificate of Knowledge Adequacy for Naturalization (PEGP): Next examination in March – Applications are now open

  From Monday 09/01/2023 until  Friday 10/02/2023 (23:59:59), those who wish to take the exam for the acquisition of Greek citizenship can apply on the platform of the Ministry of Interior. The application concerns exclusively the examination which will take place on Sunday, March 19, 2023. *Attention: These exams will take place in March, instead of May that are scheduled each year.   We remind […]

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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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Women of migrant background talk about the labour market in Greece

Women of migrant background talk about the labour market in Greece

  They are women residing for some years now in Greece, in their majority 25 to 34 years old, most of them married with children, migrants and international protection applicants as well as refugees, wishing to be active members of the labour market in Greece. 

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Blackface: racism in disguise

Blackface: racism in disguise

“My childhood nightmare was masquerade parties. Always someone would have chosen to be the “black”, painted in dark paint, wearing a bone and an afro wig. The highlight: at one such party, my uncle’s wife came dressed like this” … and no, it wasn’t funny.

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Report on the situation at Manolada | November 2022

Report on the situation at Manolada | November 2022

Manolada Watch is an initiative of the organization Generation 2.0 for Rights, Equality & Diversity for the monitoring of working and living conditions of the migrant agricultural workers in Manolada in Ilia, Greece.

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The platform for initial granting of residence is now online

The platform for initial granting of residence is now online

  As of today Wednesday 16 November 2022, all the initial applications for residence permits are now submitted on the online platform of the Ministry of Immigration and Asylum.

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A week dedicated to motherhood and employability

A week dedicated to motherhood and employability

Generation 2.0 RED, under the context of the Employability project “Worldplaces-Workplaces Working with Migrant Women”, is organising a week dedicated to women, who apart from possibly being mothers, they are, also, employed or job seekers.

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Greek Worldplaces Network: the link between employment and migrant women

Greek Worldplaces Network: the link between employment and migrant women

  The labour market is, still, a challenging field for many women. Especially for migrant women, employment is not an easy task in our country and in Europe, as well. In the same manner, workforce inclusion requires planning and knowledge on behalf of the companies.

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The exams for Naturalization on 13/11/2022 – Useful information about the process

The exams for Naturalization on 13/11/2022 – Useful information about the process

The exams for the Certificate of Adequacy for Naturalization (PEGP) are held twice a year, every May and November. The next exams will take place on Sunday, November 13th 2022. These will be attended by the candidates who have declared their participation in the online platform of the General Secretariat of Citizenship until September 8, 2022.

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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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A week dedicated to My Rights & My Skills in the World of Work

A week dedicated to My Rights & My Skills in the World of Work

  Generation 2.0 for Rights, Equality & Diversity, under the context of the Employability project “Worldplaces-Workplaces Working with Migrant Women”, is organizing a week dedicated on how we can better be prepared for the world of work.

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Report on the situation at Manolada | September 2022

Report on the situation at Manolada | September 2022

Manolada Watch is an initiative of the organization Generation 2.0 for Rights, Equality & Diversity for the monitoring of working and living conditions of the migrant agricultural workers in Manolada in Ilia, Greece. Since 2017, as an organization, we have been dealing with the situation in the region, which has resulted in us collecting a lot of data and relevant experience. We decided to share […]

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NEW GENERATION GOT GAME VOL.VI: STILL BALLIN’ the festival – What a day!

NEW GENERATION GOT GAME VOL.VI: STILL BALLIN’ the festival – What a day!

The venue of Palio Amaxostasio downtown Athens on September 24th 2022 echoed from Hip Hop and Afrobeat rhythms to rebetika songs. The gray space that once housed cumbersome orange trolleys was filled with color, and people dancing. People of all ages and identities who honored us with their presence at this celebration that we wanted to hold for so long !

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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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STILL BALLIN’ the festival: NEW GENERATION GOT GAME VOL.VI

STILL BALLIN’ the festival: NEW GENERATION GOT GAME VOL.VI

Before the kick off of the 6th Intercultural Basketball Tournament NEW GENERATION GOT GAME VOL.VI in the Summer of 2023 Generation 2.0 RED holds the STILL BALLIN’ event, a great street festival as a warmup!

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A week dedicated to motherhood and employability

A week dedicated to motherhood and employability

Generation 2.0 RED, under the context of the Employability project “Worldplaces-Workplaces Working with Migrant Women”, is organising a week dedicated to women, who apart from being mothers, they are, also, employed or job seekers.

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Solomon: Generation 2.0 RED on “honorary” naturalizations

Solomon: Generation 2.0 RED on “honorary” naturalizations

  The (defiantly) honorary naturalization of the Turkish businessman Yasam Ayavefe last June revealed, among other things, another aspect of the crooked naturalization system in our country.

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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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Elina Tzengo: the struggle for Greek citizenship before the struggle for the gold medal

Elina Tzengo: the struggle for Greek citizenship before the struggle for the gold medal

European javelin champion, Elina Tzengo, that gave Greece the gold medal at the European Championships in Munich, until recently, could not even participate in international events. She didn’t lack talent, but Greek citizenship.

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Certificate of Knowledge Adequacy for Naturalization (PEGP): Applications for the November 2022 exams have started

Certificate of Knowledge Adequacy for Naturalization (PEGP): Applications for the November 2022 exams have started

  From Tuesday 05/07/2022 until  08/09/2022 (23:59:59), those who wish to take the exam for the acquisition of Greek citizenship can apply on the platform of the Ministry of Interior. The application concerns exclusively the examination which will take place on Sunday, November 6, 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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Power, Privilege and Racism in the Workplace – An online workshop for Racial Equity at Work

Power, Privilege and Racism in the Workplace – An online workshop for Racial Equity at Work

  We are pleased to announce that we collaborated with Axis to develop and launch the Racial Equity workshop with the topic “Power, Privilege and Racism in the Workplace”. What is Racial Equity? We all hold different privileges within the society that cause us to see things differently. With privilege, power comes along – to some extent – and affects the way people interact in […]

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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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The exams for Naturalization on 08/05/2022 – Useful information about the process

The exams for Naturalization on 08/05/2022 – Useful information about the process

  The exams for the Certificate of Adequacy for Naturalization (PEGP) are held twice a year, every May and November. The next exams will take place on Sunday, May 8 2022. These will be attended by the candidates who have declared their participation in the online platform of the General Secretariat of Citizenship until March 11, 2022. For those who are interested in taking the […]

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(Ελληνικά) Το Generation 2.0 RED σας προσκαλεί σε ενημερωτικές συναντήσεις για την πολιτογράφηση

(Ελληνικά) Το Generation 2.0 RED σας προσκαλεί σε ενημερωτικές συναντήσεις για την πολιτογράφηση

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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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Exhibition “This Is Evidence: Re-Picturing South Asian Migrant Men in Greece” | 11-14 April 2022

Exhibition “This Is Evidence: Re-Picturing South Asian Migrant Men in Greece” | 11-14 April 2022

  “This will let the people learn how we live our lives here.” These words, spoken by an undocumented Bangladeshi worker, sum up the motivation behind a multi-country exhibition that highlights the experiences and voices of undocumented migrant workers across Greece. This Is Evidence: Re-Picturing South Asian Migrant Men in Greece is a multi-media installation that features photographs, videos, and narrative pieces from four groups […]

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Welcome to Worldplaces!

Welcome to Worldplaces!

Français Women participate significantly less than men in the labour market. That is a fact, regardless of a woman’s origin, residence place, age, etc. Even when women are employed, they still spend  twice the time, compared to men, on caregiving for children or elderly people and house chores. Moreover, caregiving means less job opportunities for women, and those opportunities are reduced as the number of […]

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New extension on the residence permits and cases of Article 139, Law 4876/2021 until June 30, 2022

New extension on the residence permits and cases of Article 139, Law 4876/2021 until June 30, 2022

  We inform you that according to the announcement of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum a new extension in granted until 30/06/2022: on the residence permits and blue certificates that expired in the first quarter of 2022 i.e from 01/01/2022 until 31/03/2022. Those that had already expired by 31/12/2021 and had been extended until 31/03/2022 are also included. on the blue certificates from applications […]

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New naturalization process: what is it about?

New naturalization process: what is it about?

The naturalization process presents significant changes adopted by Laws 4735/2020 and 4873/2021 as well as the latest circular of the Ministry of Interior. Those who have already applied or those who wish to apply for naturalization in the future should be aware of the new provisions. The key points are the examinations for the Certificate of Knowledge Adequacy for Naturalization (Greek abbreviation: PEGP), the application […]

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