On Thursday, January 30, the Greek Citizen Protection Minister Nikos Dendias criticised the European Union’s Dublin Regulation on asylum responsibility. In an interview with Skai Radio he stated that the Greek government is opposed to Dublin III as it leaves Greece in the same position. “We cannot alone carry the responsibility. We call for burden sharing among EU members,” said Dendias.

Simplified procedures for residence permits with a decrease in the number of required documents are foreseen by the new immigration code tendered by the interior ministry.