{"id":12185,"date":"2026-01-20T11:11:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gcr.gr\/?p=12185"},"modified":"2026-01-30T11:13:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T11:13:06","slug":"koini-dilosi-organoseon-gia-to-nomoschedio-toy-ypoyrgeioy-metanasteysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gcr.gr\/en\/news\/item\/koini-dilosi-organoseon-gia-to-nomoschedio-toy-ypoyrgeioy-metanasteysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Joint Civil Society Statement on the Migration Ministry bill"},"content":{"rendered":"

Working for an organisation registered in the \u201cNGO Registry\u201d of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum becomes a punishable offence with the proposed changes to Articles 24 and 25 of the Migration Code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After five years of constant recommendations from the European Commission<\/span><\/a>, the Council of Europe<\/span><\/a> and the UN<\/span><\/a> to put an end to arbitrary restrictions on the work of civil society organisations supporting refugees and migrants, the Ministry continues to target the organisations deemed inconvenient solely for carrying out their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mere membership of an organisation registered in the NGO Registry elevates misdemeanours such as facilitation of illegal stay, or refusal to hand a travel document, to felonies punishable by up to ten years’ imprisonment and fines of tens of thousands of euros. It is thus considered an aggravating circumstance sufficient to reclassify the offence as a felony, in an affront to fundamental principles of criminal policy and legislation. Mere criminal prosecution suffices for removal of the organisation from the Registry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These provisions are intended to intimidate civil society. They are introduced only a few months after the Minister of Migration and Asylum made threats against the legal representatives of people who arrived in Crete during the unlawful three-month asylum ban and were protected from deportation by interim measures<\/span><\/a> of the European Court of Human Rights. These attacks were immediately condemned by international<\/span><\/a> and national institutions<\/span><\/a>, yet the competent Minister refuses<\/span><\/a> to retract them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the undersigned organisations, this attempt is unjust, unlawful, and unreasonable. We call for the immediate withdrawal of these provisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The undersigning organisations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. \u0391\u039d\u03a4\u0399\u0393\u039f\u039d\u0397 \u2013 \u039a\u03ad\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf \u03a0\u03bb\u03b7\u03c1\u03bf\u03c6\u03cc\u03c1\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03a4\u03b5\u03ba\u03bc\u03b7\u03c1\u03af\u03c9\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03c3\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03cc, \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03bf\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03af\u03b1, \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03ae\u03bd\u03b7 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7 \u03bc\u03b7 \u03b2\u03af\u03b1<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. \u0391\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bb\u03b5\u03b3\u03b3\u03cd\u03b7 \u039b\u03ad\u03c3\u03b2\u03bf\u03c5 \u2013 LESOL<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. \u0392\u0399\u039f\u0396\u03a9 \u2013 \u03a0\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03bb\u03bb\u03ae\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1 \u0388\u03bd\u03c9\u03c3\u03b7 \u039a\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03bb\u03c9\u03c4\u03ce\u03bd<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. \u0393\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03af \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u039a\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u2013 \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u0391\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03c9\u03c0\u03b5\u03af\u03b1<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Doctors Without Borders \u2013 Greek Section\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. \u0393\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9\u03ba\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 \u039f\u03bc\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1 \u0391\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03ac\u03bc\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Network for the Social Support of Refugees and Migrants<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Greek Housing Network<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Greek League for Human Rights<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Greek Helsinki Monitor<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Greek Forum of Migrants<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. Greek Forum of Refugees<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. Greek Council for Refugees (GCR)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. \u0388\u03bd\u03c9\u03c3\u03b7 \u039c\u03b9\u03ba\u03c1\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03c3\u03b1\u03af\u03c9\u03bd \u039f.\u039a\u03bf\u03b9.\u03a0. \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1\u03c2<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. \u039a\u0391\u039b\u039b\u0399\u03a3\u03a4\u03a9<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  16. CARITAS HELLAS<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  17. Centre Diotima<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  18. \u039a\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2 \u03a7\u03c9\u03c1\u03af\u03c2 \u03a0\u03bf\u03bb\u03ad\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u0392\u03af\u03b1<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  19. \u039c\u03ad\u03bb\u03b9\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1 \u0394\u03af\u03ba\u03c4\u03c5\u03bf \u039c\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03ce\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  20. \u039d\u0391\u039f\u039c\u0399, \u039f\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u0395\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03ae\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf \u03a0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03c6\u03cd\u03b3\u03c9\u03bd<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  21. \u039f\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03af\u03b1-\u0391\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bb\u03b5\u03b3\u03b3\u03cd\u03b7<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  22. Ecological Movement of Thessaloniki<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  23. \u039f\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u0394\u03af\u03ba\u03c4\u03c5\u03bf<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  24. \u03a0\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03bb\u03bb\u03ae\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1 \u039f\u03bc\u03bf\u03c3\u03c0\u03bf\u03bd\u03b4\u03af\u03b1 \u039d\u03ad\u03bc\u03b5\u03c3\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf \u03a0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03b2\u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b1 \u0396\u03ce\u03b1<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  25. \u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03b7\u03c1\u03b7\u03c4\u03ae\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf \u0391\u03c3\u03c4\u03c5\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae\u03c2 \u0392\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 \u2013 Copwatch GR<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  26. \u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03b7\u03c1\u03b7\u03c4\u03ae\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1 \u0394\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03ce\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03a7\u03ce\u03c1\u03bf \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03a8\u03c5\u03c7\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae\u03c2 \u03a5\u03b3\u03b5\u03af\u03b1\u03c2<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  27. \u03a0\u0395\u039a\u0391\u03bc\u03b5\u0391<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  28. \u03a3\u03c5\u03bc\u03b2\u03af\u03c9\u03c3\u03b7 \u2013 \u03a3\u03c7\u03bf\u03bb\u03ae \u03a0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ce\u03bd \u03a3\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03b4\u03ce\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1, \u0394\u03af\u03ba\u03c4\u03c5\u03bf \u03a3\u03c7\u03bf\u03bb\u03ce\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03a3\u03c5\u03bc\u03b2\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u0395\u03c5\u03c1\u03ce\u03c0\u03b7\u03c2<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  29. \u03a3\u03cd\u03bc\u03c0\u03bb\u03b5\u03be\u03b9\u03c2<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  30. \u03a3\u03cd\u03bd\u03b4\u03b5\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2 \u0391\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03c1\u03c1\u03b7\u03c3\u03b9\u03ce\u03bd \u03a3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  31. \u03a4\u03bf\u00a0\u039c\u03c9\u03b2, \u03bf\u03c1\u03b3\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9\u03c3\u03b7 \u0393\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9\u03ba\u03b5\u03af\u03c9\u03bd \u0394\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03c9\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  32. Refugee Support Aegean (RSA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  33. ART HUB Athens<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  34. Boat Refugee Foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  35. Changemakers Lab<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  36. Civil Society Alliance Greece<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  37. Collective Aid<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  38. Community Peacemaker Teams-Aegean Migrant Solidarity<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  39. DCI Greece<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  40. ECHO100PLUS<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  41. Emfasis Non-Profit<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  42. EmpowerVan<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  43. Equal Legal Aid (ELA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  44. Equal Rights Beyond Borders<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  45. Europe Cares e.V.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  46. FemArtAct<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  47. Fenix Humanitarian Legal Aid<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  48. HIAS Greece<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  49. HIGGS<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  50. Human Rights Legal Project<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  51. The HOME Project<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  52. I Have Rights<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  53. Inter Alia<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  54. InterMediaKT<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  55. Intereuropean Human Aid Association\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  56. INTERSOS HELLAS<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  57. Irida Women\u2019s Center<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  58. iSea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  59. Ithaca Laundry<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  60. Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Greece<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  61. Last Rights<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  62. Legal Centre Lesvos<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  63. Maz\u00ed Housing\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  64. Mobile Info Team<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  65. Nimertis Action Art<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  66. Northern Lights Aid<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  67. PRAKSIS<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  68. Project Armonia<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  69. Reading to the Others<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  70. Ref Checkpoint<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  71. Safe Passage International Greece<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  72. Samos Volunteers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  73. SAMS \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03c2<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  74. SAO Association<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  75. SHE \u2013 Society for Help and Empowerment<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  76. Statewatch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  77. \u03a4hess-\u03b4\u03af\u03ba\u03c4\u03c5\u03bf<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  78. Velos Youth<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  79. Vouliwatch<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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