The legal and policy framework relating to statelessness in Greece is a mixed picture. There are some areas of good practice, but in many areas, improvements are needed. Greece has a relatively good record of accession to international human rights instruments, but it is party to only one of the four core statelessness instruments. Some limited and partial data is available on the stateless population, but different agencies use different categories in their data collection, and there is no standard guidance for identifying citizenship.
There is a definition of the term ‘stateless’ in Greek law, and statelessness may be identified in some administrative procedures, but there is no Statelessness Determination Procedure in place. Naturalisation is facilitated for stateless people to a limited extent, but there are still significant barriers. There are also gaps in the legal framework to prevent the immigration detention of stateless people.
Legal safeguards are in place to prevent statelessness among children born on the territory and foundlings, but practical barriers sometimes hinder or delay their implementation. Children born in Greece are generally registered at birth, but there are barriers to birth registration for Romani people. Reforms have been implemented in recent years seeking to address some of these barriers, but some measures were revoked in 2020. Provisions on loss and deprivation of citizenship contain safeguards to prevent statelessness, with some exceptions.
Aanvullende middelen
Evaluatietoets
Aanvullende info