SolidarityNow (SN) Updates

Abstract The “Revealing the Unseen” survey explores the prevalence and impact of undeclared and under-declared work among migrants and refugees in Greece. Conducted with a sample of 228 respondents...

Brussels, Belgium, 4 March 2025 – Today marks three years since the EU activated the Temporary Protection Directive (TPD), which provided a safe pathway to protection for millions of people fleeing...

In the framework of the annual Athens Democracy Forum, on October 2nd, SolidarityNow organized a discussion on the challenging search for truth in migration. The discussion was moderated by...

Abstract Recognising the imperative to address the integration of migrant women into the national labour market, SolidarityNow leveraged its experience to undertake an empirical research study. The...

As the temporary protection to millions of displaced Ukrainians in Europe is set to expire, over 130 civil society organizations urge the European Union to provide continued support and protection. ...

The Member States and European Parliament, the EU’s co-legislators, are moving forward with a reform of EU asylum law in the form of the Pact on Migration and Asylum which reduces protection...

On 4 March 2022, in the spirit of solidarity with the people of Ukraine, the Council of the European Union unanimously activated the Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) - for the first time since it...

Athens, January 24th, 2021 SolidarityNow celebrates today's International Day of Education with its new program entitled "Pathway to All Children in Education (ACE)". The program implemented with the...

A halt to cash assistance for asylum seekers, and the denial of food support to recognised refugees and rejected asylum seekers is creating a hunger crisis in Greece, 27 NGOs and civil society...

2021 marked the 5th and final year of the SolidarityNow child protection and non-formal education interventions through the “Child and Family Support Hubs”* (CFSH) program, supported by UNICEF and...

Since 2015, over 25,000 vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers, including unaccompanied children, have been relocated from Greece to other European countries. These relocation programmes have...

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Insist that Greece comply with the Commission’s call to establish an effective and truly Independent Border Monitoring Mechanism (IBMM) to...

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’...

Athens, 14 June 2021: With a new Joint Ministerial Decision (JMD) issued on 7 June,1 the Greek State designates Turkey as a “safe third country” for families, men, women and children of five...

2.241 women and girls accessed the Female Friendly Spaces Athens, March 31, 2021 2020, was the fourth consecutive year of operation for the “Child and Family Support Hubs”* (CFSH) program by...

TO: The Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic, Kyriakos Mitsotakis The Minister of Education and Religious Affairs of the Hellenic Republic, Niki Kerameus The President of the European Parliament,...

As winter closes in, thousands of refugees in Greece still face homelessness and destitution. While winter always poses a challenge, this year is likely to become one of the most challenging yet due...

A shelter that has for years been a symbol of humanity and solidarity is forced to close today Police forces are evacuating PIKPA in Lesvos, a place that hosted thousands of vulnerable asylum seekers...

Groups Press Parliament to Open Inquiry (Athens) – Members of Greece’s parliament should urgently establish an inquiry into all allegations of unlawful returns of migrants to Turkey by law...

We, the undersigned, call on the Minister of Migration and Asylum, Notis Mitarakis, and the local authorities of Lesvos to repeal their decision to terminate the operations of PIKPA and Kara Tepe...