ASYLUM APPLICATIONS
A snippet from Athens News Some 683 Iraqis have applied for asylum in Greece so far this year, according to UNHCR. Not a single Iraqi's application was approved last year because the public order ministry, which handles asylum applications, believes the political conditions in Iraq have improved since the removal of Saddam Hussein from power. Greece has the lowest refugee recognition rate in the European Union.
posted by deviousdiva @ 10/13/2005 05:05:00 PM
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And to think, a great deal of the Greek population comes from the 1912 population exchange, thus Greece accepted a lot of refugees from that area back then. Any Greek of Asian Minor heritage knows what their ancestors went through when they first settled in.
It's just a convenient excuse for them to use as to why no-one ever gets accepted.
I personally believe the EU need to draw up a common policy when it comes to dealing with asylum seekers rather than leaving it up to each individual country. Especially countries like Greece who can't be trusted on issues like this.
Great comments BallAndDust; not surprisingly, nobody seems to care to follow up on the issues you brought up.
Welcome spyros. I am afraid this post was from a long way back so that is why people did not comment on BallAndDust's entry. I only saw your post because I get email notification. I hope you will jump in to some of the more recent discussions.
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