Ministry of Migration and Asylum

The Ministry of Migration and Asylum[1] is the official government body that oversees migration and asylum policy issues in Greece. It also contributes and implements European policies on Migration.[2] It collaborates with the European Union Agency for Asylum,[3] the International Organization for Migration and the United Nations. It receives funding from the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund,[4] the Internal Security Fund[5] and the European Recovery and Resilience Fund.[6] The Ministry of Migration and Asylum was established in January 15, 2020. The Ministry of Migration Policy, established in 2016, was abolished on July 8, 2019.

Ministry of Migration and Asylum
Agency overview
FormedJanuary 2020
Preceding agency
  • Ministry of Migration Policy
TypeMinistry
HeadquartersAgios Ioannis Rentis, Attica, Greece
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Websitemigration.gov.gr

Dimitris Kairidis is the Minister of Migration and Asylum and Sofia Voultepsi is the Deputy Minister responsible for issues of social integration[7]

History
  • On November 4, 2016, with the Presidential Decree 123/2016, the Ministry of Migration Policy was established from the former Ministry of Interior.
  • On July 8, 2019, with the Presidential Decree 81/2019, the Ministry of Citizen Protection
  • On January 15, 2020, with the Presidential Decree 4/2020, the Ministry of Migration and Asylum was created. The services of the Ministry of Citizen Protection were transferred to the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.
  • On January 23, 2020, with the Presidential Decree 106/2020 the new organization of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum was formed

Administrative Services

Secretariat-General of Migration Policy

The General Secretariat of Migration Policy was established in 2010 with Article 1 of the Presidential Decree 11/2010 (16.02.10 Α’15). Following a series of administrative changes, the Secretariat was re-established in 2020 with the Presidential Decree 18/2020 (Α34).The General Secretariat participates in the planning and implementation of national and European policies for migration,[8] oversees international protection policies[9] by examining asylum applications, and promotes the social integration of third-country nationals in Greece. According to the Presidential Decree 106/2020, the Secretariat-General of Migration Policy oversees the Directorate-General of Migration Policy, the Appeals Authority, Directorate–General for the Coordination and Management of Migration and Home Affairs Funds[4] and the Asylum Service

Secretariat-General for Reception of Asylum Seekers

The Secretariat-General for Reception of Asylum Seekers was established by the first article of the Presidential Decree 18/2020 (Government Gazette 34/Issue Α’/19-02-2020). The Reception and Identification Service (previously named First Reception Service according to Law 3907/2011) was established with Law Ν.4375/2016 (Government Gazette 51/Issue Α’/ 03-04-2016) and operates under the Secretariat-General for Reception of Asylum Seekers. The Reception and Identification Service is responsible for the reception and identification procedures for third-country nationals[10] who enter Greece without the lawful requirements.

Secreteriat-General for Vulneralbe Individuals & Institutional Protection

The Secretariat Special for the Protection of Unaccompanied Minors was established in paragraph 3 of the first article of the Presidential Decree 18/2020. It operates according to Articles 35 and 42 of Law 4622/2019 and reports to the Deputy Minister of Migration and Asylum. Its mission was to plan, implement and supervise the National Strategy in Greece for the protection of unaccompanied minors. On June 27, 2023, with Presidential Decree 77/2023, the Secreteriat-General for Vulnerable Individuals & Institutional Protection was established, which took on all the responsibilities of the Secretariat Special for the Protection of Unaccompanied Minors.

Former Ministers

Ministers of Migration Policy 2016-2019
NameBeginning of TermEnd of TermGovernmentComments
Giannis MouzalasNovember 5, 2016February 28, 018First Cabinet Alexis Tsipras September 2015Establishment of Ministry of Migration and Asylum
Dimitris VitsasFebruary 28, 2018July 8, 2019Second Cabinet Alexis Tsipras September 2015Reshuffle February 28, 2018

Ministers of Migration and Asylum 2020 - today
NameBeginning of TermEnd of TermGovernmentComments
Notis MitarachiJanuary 15, 202025 May 2023Cabinet of Kyriakos MitsotakisEstablishment of Ministry of Migration and Asylum
Daniel Esdras26 May 202326 June 2023Caretaker Cabinet of Ioannis Sarmas
Dimitris Kairidis27 June 2023Second Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis

References
  1. "International Protection and Migration Statistics-Reports". migration.gov.gr. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  2. "New Pact on Migration". European Commission. European Commission. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  3. "Annual Report on the Situation of Asylum in the European Union -2022". EUAA. European Union Agency for Asylum. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  4. "Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (2021-2027)". European Commission. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  5. "Internal Security Fund (2021-2027)". European Commission. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  6. "Recovery and Resilience Fund Greece2.0". Greece 2.0 Recovery and Resilience Fund. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  7. Blau, Peter, M. (1960). "A theory of Social Integration". American Journal of Social Integration. 65 (6): 545–556.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. "EU migration policy". Council of the European Union. European Union.
  9. "Common European Asylum System". European Commission. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  10. "EASO Strategy on Reception". EU Asylum Agency. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
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