Annual report 2017 on migration and asylum in Greece : National report ; Part 2

The Annual Policy Report of 2017 aims at informing the Member‐States and the European Commission on all the developments that took place in the year of 2017 or were scheduled to be implemented in a future period, in the areas of asylum and migration in Greece. This Report presents, in detail, the legal provisions, policies adopted, measures taken and programmes implemented during the year, as follows: In Section 1 there is an introductory description of migration and asylum in Greece for the year 2017 as well as the objectives of the Annual Policy Report are presented. Section 2 includes an overview of the developments of the policies in the fields of asylum and migration is made. In Section 3 all the developments in legislative framework regarding legal migration and mobility in 2017 are reported. Section 4 includes international protection, including asylum, the implementation of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) and related developments regarding legislation, policies and practices in relation to access the asylum procedure. In Section 5 the developments on unaccompanied minors and other vulnerable groups are analysed. Section 6 includes developments related the facilitation of integration of third‐country nationals through socio‐economi cparticipation, e.g. measures to improve attainment in the education system, measures to enhance languageskill, access to social security, healthcare and housing, and integration into the labour market. In Section 7 there is an overview of the actions policies/measures in relation to border control measures/management at the external borders implemented during 2017 for the prevention and tackling of irregular migration. Section 8 highlights the policies regarding enhancing return migration management, including cooperation among EU Member States on return practices.