Supporting the integration of refugees has become an issue of priority for Greece. The International Rescue Committee (IRC), with longstanding experience in supporting refugees and asylum-seekers in many countries around the world, believes that integration is a pathway that, in order to be successful, should begin as soon as possible and should also be supported in a way that takes into account the strengths and needs of refugee women in particular. In this briefing, the IRC recommends that Greece seizes the opportunity of the ongoing negotiations on the next European Union (EU) Multi Annual Financial Framework6 to devise a pragmatic long-term integration strategy and an accompanying action plan to evaluate its progress, through measurable indicators.

A chance for a better future: Supported independent living and the protection of unaccompanied children in Greece

45 civil society organisations urge EU institutions and national governments to abandon policies that contain people seeking asylum at Europe’s borders and to instead facilitate asylum seekers’ social inclusion and subsequent integration.

An assessment of the employment situation of applicants and beneficiaries of international protection in Greece.

An assessment of the housing situation of asylum applicants and beneficiaries of international protection in Greece

The European Commission has dispelled Greece’s designation of Turkey as a “safe third country” for refugees - now it must repeal the national list of safe third countries.

Time is running out to plan for the social inclusion of refugees and migrants in Greece, according to a new report from IRC and Common Ground.