Greece: Monitoring closed controlled facilities on the Greek islands - Chaotic implementation of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum

Country: Greece Source: Boat Refugee Foundation Please refer to the attached file. As the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum enters its implementation phase, the situation on the Greek Aegean islands exposes a widening gap between policy on paper and realities on the ground. With the legislation transposing the Pact adopted only hours before its implementation on 12 June, registration of new arrivals has been chaotic and poorly prepared, leaving hundreds of people in extreme uncertainty and distres