In April 2024, the Hellenic Data Protection Authority issued a fine of €175,000 to the Greek Ministry of Migration and Asylum, due to non-compliance with data projection regulations concerning the…
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In early September 2023, the research team of the National Centre for Social Research (EKKE) started fieldwork in Greece within the scope of the GAPs project (entitled “De-centring the Study of Migrant Returns and Readmission Policies in Europe and Beyond”), particularly focusing on Return Migration Infrastructures (RMIs). Research on RMIs aims to bring to the fore how return migration governance is put into practice…
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On the 14th June 2023, the flagless vessel named “Adriana” sank off the coast of Pylos, in Southwestern Greece in an attempt to cross the Mediterranean Sea and reach Italy. As Eastern Mediterranean sea routes are more tightly controlled, other, more dangerous routes…
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GAPs had its official kick-off meeting on 8-9 March 2023 with a public panel event on 10 March 2023, the agenda of which can be viewed here. The majority of the team members, members of our advisory board and our ethics…
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GAPs is a new Horizon Europe project, awarded a grant from the EC to conduct a comprehensive multidisciplinary study on the drivers of return policies and barriers and enablers in international cooperation on returns.
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