Brussels, 25/07/2013 (Agence Europe) - The Greek Permanent Representation to the EU has provided clarification to our article on the treatment of Syrian refugees in the EU, published on 19 July on the occasion of the informal JHA Council (see EUROPE 10891).
It states that Greece has not been placing Syrian refugees in detention since April 2013. “As we indicated in the last JHA Council in June, no Syrian refugees arriving in Greece are placed in detention or sent back to the conflict...