The situation at the Union’s external borders in Greece, 2 April 2020
20-04-2020 - 16:47
LIBE Members exchanged views on the situation in Greece with Margaritis Schinas, Commission Vice-President for Promoting the European way of life and Ylva Johansson, Commissioner for Home Affairs, Notis Mitarachi, Minister of Migration and Asylum (Greece) and with Terezija Gras, State Secretary for European and International Affairs (Croatia - Council Presidency), Fabrice Leggeri, Executive Director Frontex and Michael O'Flaherty, Director FRA
- Fundamental rights of refugees and migrants at European borders
- Fundamental rights implications: COVID-19 pandemic
- FRA Report on “Children in migration in 2019"
- FRA Practical suggestions on relocation of unaccompanied children from Greece
- Council of Europe’s Anti-torture Committee visit to Greece to examine treatment of migrants
- UNHCR Legal Considerations with regard to the EU Commission ́s Guidelines for border management measures to protect health and ensure the availability of goods and essential services
- UNHCR Statement on the Situation at the Turkey-EU border of 2 March 2020
- Joint press release from OHCHR, IOM, UNHCR and WHO - The rights and health of refugees, migrants and stateless must be protected in COVID-19 response
- Draft Amending Budget (DAB) No 1 - Assistance to Greece in response to increased migration pressure (PDF - 808 KB)
- COM(2020)0145 - Draft Amending Budget no. 1/2020 - Annex (PDF - 1 MB)
- Proposal for an Amending Decision (EU) 2020/0265 - amounts mobilised from Flexibility Instrument (PDF - 231 KB)
- Letter of reply to Lopez Aguilar, LIBE Chair signed by Vice-President Margaritis Schinas and Commissioner Ylva Johansson (PDF - 178 KB)
- UNHCR Greece Factsheet February 2020 (PDF - 346 KB)
- UNHCR Weekly Update ESTIA Population of 30 March (PDF - 516 KB)
- UNHCR Returns Greece Turkey 31 March (PDF - 72 KB)
- UNHCR Accommodation Weekly Update 30 March (PDF - 565 KB)
- UNHCR Aegean Islands Weekly Snapshot 23-29 March (PDF - 531 KB)