On the night of Thursday, March 13, a few hours before the official announcements of the Reformation, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis informed him Mr. Maki Voridis That he intends to assign him the extremely critical and sensitive portfolio of immigration policy. Reportedly, the only condition set by Mr Voridis is the freedom of movement for the implementation of his own doctrine. “I have clear, specific and strong ideological views on migration. I want to apply these, “he allegedly told the prime minister. The same sources argue that the prime minister turned the green light to the minister, pointing out that there will be no problem if initiatives are moving within the European framework and international rules.
Mr Mitsotakis, after all, is well aware that the choice of Borides is perfectly harmonized with the new international trend for the Migratory and now Europe adopts the “harsh and fair policy” implemented by the Greek government steadily from 2020. On the other hand, the current Minister of Immigration and Asylum He is facing the new challenge as an opportunity for new ideological battles that can further enhance the government’s political stigma and increase his personal political capital. His phrase shortly after the swearing -in of the new government could also be perceived as a warning: “Now we will all suffer the consequences of my position on that ministry.”
Sevi Voloudaki
According to his information ‘First theme’the new Borides doctrine in migration policy promotes 2+1 central strategies aimed at drastically increasing expulsions for illegal immigrants, strengthening the corridors of legal immigration and further shielding the asylum framework for abuse. The central objective of the new leadership is to exhaust any legal margin provided by the European framework or international rules for more restrictive immigration policies and to set up a strong front with other European states to boost deportations. It is clear that the initiatives of Mr Voridis and her Deputy Minister of Sevis Voloudakiswhich assumes the responsibility of unaccompanied minors and vulnerables, will move within the lines of immigration policy that the Greek government has been steadily implemented by 2020 and is now adopted by all EU Member States, as has been shown by its conclusions. Summit.
According to information, the Borides’ first plan to tackle illegal immigration -given that border guarding is the responsibility of the Coast Guard and the Ministry of Shipping– It is based on reinforcing the expulsion mechanism. Competent officials of Ministry of Immigration and Asylum They report that legal immigrants are about 870,000 while calculating irregularities in over 100,000. 12,000 immigrants have already been cut by the new types of licenses and is looking for a way of returning to their home country, and lately it is estimated that about 100 people are entering our country daily.
Reinforcement of expulsion mechanism
The new deportation mechanism planned by the ministry will trigger two central actions. Initially, to increase voluntary returns that are few today. Last February, there was a arrival of 1,833 irregular immigrants in Greece, and at the same time there was a forced deportation for 193 and voluntary withdrawal for 91. As the minister reports, the illegal immigrant must leave voluntarily. So we have to form an institutional environment that will lead illegal immigrants to choose the voluntary return. “
Under these facts, the new environment will probably bring about a limitation of the so -called Philomens, or even detention in closed isolated structures for those who do not have asylum, especially those with abusive behavior. After all, Mr. Voridis gave the first writing sample last week at Parliament with the withdrawal of regulation for a time extension of the applications for a new type of residence permit. “We delete it because I want to think about whether there is a necessity of such an extension and in any case this extension, if I finally decide to give it, should be linked to more restrictive policies of dealing with illegal immigration from here,” he said.
The second action focuses on strengthening the mechanism of mandatory deportations. The cooperation of the countries of origin of irregular immigrants is a prerequisite for the operation of the return routes. To date, however, almost all countries, such as Pakistanrefuse to cooperate by clicking on the fact that most immigrants have no travel documents.
Under these data in the intentions of the new leadership is to take on national and European initiatives with bilateral and multilateral agreements. Reportedly, it is not excluded that initiatives are taken to establish European states facing a sharp problem of illegal immigration to jointly increase pressure on third countries that do not receive illegal citizens, even by imposing restrictive measures.
Fastest procedures for legal immigration and asylum
The second strategic pillar of Boride It concerns the legal routes of immigration that are a critical issue for the country’s economy, productive, agricultural and tourism businesses facing huge lack of workers.
Note that for 2025 the Cabinet It approved a total of 89,290 posts of employees from third countries, with 36,000 intended for tourism and about 16,000 for the agricultural sector. Market players, however, say the needs are almost three times as much, and they argue that out of the 90,000 posts approved are whether the 20,000 will be met. The aim of the new political leadership is to create an effective mechanism that will ensure rapid processes of recalling workers whenever and for as long as it is necessary and at the same time ensure the return of those transmitted to their home country when their contract expires.
The third pillar of boring It concerns the careful re -order of the asylum process. The Minister reportedly believes that there is room for drastic interventions at all stages of the process, but notes that a serious consultation is required first with the incorporation of national and international new features and will therefore be presented immediately after the completion of the first two actions related to the management of law.
However, factors with the knowledge of the national and European legal framework for immigration and asylum report to the “THEME” That the European arsenal has effective tools that have not yet been incorporated into our national legislation, perhaps because they will trigger the reaction of the NGO’s “ecosystem” that has been developed around migration. They note as a typical example of a European directive that carries the burden of proof of the country of origin to asylum seekers.
To date, the majority of immigrants arriving illegally in Greece tells the relevant host authorities that they come from unsafe countries, but have no travel documents to prove it. Greek asylum services have the obligation to identify, which is usually done through interpreters who are called upon to see if the interviewer immigrant knows the language of the country or the dialect of the tribe that it belongs to. Of course, in recent months, competent authorities have been experiencing explosive deficiencies as their contracts have not been renewed.
Common procedures for deportations are proposed by the Commission
In addition to the common approach to defense policy and the competitiveness of the European economy, policies are closely linked in an indisputable way, the 27 Heads of State and Government of its Member States EU They were again involved with an issue which is, undoubtedly, one of the most difficult to resolve within its territory. The reason for immigration and returns to their countries of origin of those who are not entitled to international protection.
“The EU will secure the individual rights of those seeking international protection. However, living in the European Union is not an individual right, “he tells “THEME” EU Member State diplomat, which is finally facing its east border similar problems to what Greece had in 2020 in EBRO and Aegean.
At last Thursday’s European Council, the “27” agreed to facilitate and increase the returns of those who are not asylum, always under European law and on the basis of the proposals of the Commission.
What are the proposals of the Commission:
■ Common procedures for the expulsion of illegal immigrants.
■ Common recognition of these judicial decisions (on deportations) without having to initiate new procedures for that in another EU Member State.
■ Encouraging voluntary retirements by the EU
■ Forced return to natural persons who endanger the security of EU member states.
■ Creating a return nodes to third countries to which citizens are not eligible to stay on EU territory.
According to Eurostat, the European Statistical Service, in 2023 484.160 Out of EU citizens They were ordered to leave the EU, while only 91,465 (ie 18.9%) returned to their countries of origin.
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