On Thursday 8 December, the European Commission recommended that the transfer of asylum seekers to Greece from other member states under the Dublin Regulation (this regulation stipulates that the first country of entry in the EU and first country to register the migrant is also responsible for the request for asylum) can resume as from March 2017 but subject to certain conditions and in a phased manner.
Dimitris Avramopoulos highlighted the efforts made by Greek authorities to improve their...