Arrival flows and asylum applications for 2022 appear to have increased compared to 2021, according to data from the Ministry of Immigration and Asylum. At the same time, however, during this period, there was a decrease in the number of asylum seekers residing in the structures of the territory, an increase in voluntary departures and a decrease in the backlog of asylum.
Greece: The prosecutor's investigation into Baida al-Saleh, the woman who allegedly invented and spread the fake news from the island of Evros, is in full progress. The 27-year-old Syrian now lives in Germany but has not filed an asylum request in the country.
Greece: The Ministry of Migration and Asylum in Greece is facing complaints regarding its handling of the renewal of residence permits for beneficiaries of international and subsidiary protection.
A message of support for human rights defenders, who are facing an unprecedented campaign of targeting and criminalization, was sent by Professor Nikos Alivizatos from the podium of the Solidarity Now organization's tenth anniversary event yesterday at the Concert Hall.
Europe: A message of unity and solidarity for the resolute guarding of the European borders on the Evros and support for the Greek Police that has the responsibility to guard them emerges from the informational meeting that Takis Theodorikakos had in Alexandroupoli, with 27 EU ambassadors, associated countries with the Schengen Treaty and Britain.