Abstract : Although four years have passed since the 2015 refugee “crisis”, Greece’s reception system is still inadequate in serving the needs of the arriving populations. Since current debates focus on the weaknesses of the reception system, the issue of asylum-seekers and refugees’ integration has been indirectly outweighed. Without underestimating the issue of reception, this […]
The European refugee “crisis” of 2015 first and foremost unfolded in Greece at a critical period for the country and its place in the EU. Amidst the threat of Grexit and domestic political turmoil, the arrival of the refugees raised to the forefront questions of responsibility and burden sharing between Greece and its EU partners. […]
The Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) and the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) issued a joint paper proposing measures to better deal with the refugee crisis. This paper is available here.
Director General of ELIAMEP Dr Thanos Dokos wrote an article in Journal of International Politics and Society (Internationale Politik und Gesellschaft Journal) analysing the refugee crisis and presenting five proposals for an effiicent management of the problem. The article is available here.
The mood in the EU since the New Year has shifted from trying to find a European solution to the refugee crisis to seeking a scapegoat. The convenient target has been Greece, the country where the great majority of refugees and migrants have been arriving. After a number of European countries closed their borders, the […]
The 17th issue of the Middle East-Mediterranean Report deals with the challenge of migration and the refugee crisis. In particular, it analyses the role of Turkey and focuses on the Balkan region. It also included an interview with former Greek Minister Mr Alekos Papadopoulos.
In her article which was published in AFKAR/IDEAS Journal of the European Institute of the Mediterranean Research Fellow of ECFR and ELIAMEP Dr. Angeliki Dimitriadi analyses Europe’s response to the refugee crisis. The analysis is available in στα French and Spanish. You can find more information here.
In a policy brief published by the Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Studies of the European University Institute Professor Anna Triandafyllidou analyses the refugee crisis and explores whether it could constitute an opportunity for Greece. In particular, she presents the current challenges and offers suggestions for action. The policy brief is available here.
