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30 Brown J. World Aff. 197 (2023-2024)
A Decade of Greek Immigration and Asylum Policy (2015-2024): A Balancing Act of EU Participation, Humanitarian Obligations, and Security Concerns

handle is hein.journals/brownjwa30 and id is 197 raw text is: A Decade of Greek Immigration and Asylum Policy (2015-2024): A Balancing Act of EU Participation, Humanitarian Obligations, and Security Concerns ANGELO TRAMOUNTANIS INTRODUCTION Greece was at the forefront of the European Union's (EU) immigration and asylum policy implementation during the migration crisis of 2015-2016. Throughout this period, it is estimated that more than one million migrants and refugees traveled through Greece, moving toward other Western European 197 countries.' The sheer size of this transient population-and its multifaceted political and social implications for European countries-prompted the EU to attempt to curb the influx of immigrants to Greece and, by extension, to its member states. In 2023, almost a decade later, a tragic shipwreck near Pylos claiming over 600 lives, as well as ongoing discussions by several actors and organizations regarding Greece's migrant pushbacks, has brought the country under the European spotlight once again. Within this context, this article aims to outline key developments in Greek immigration and refugee policy over the past decade. In addition, it will provide an overview of the instrumental EU initiatives that helped Greece cope with this evolving and pressing situation. The article will discuss the establishment of the ANGELO TRAMOUNTANIS is a researcher at the National Centre for Social Research (EKKE) in Athens, Greece, specializing in immigration and refugee policy, the politicization and securitization of migration, and the social integration of immigrants and refugees. He has coordinated and participated in a number of immigration-related research programs, while also instructing in the MSc in Media and Refugee/ Migration Flows program at the University of Athens. His publications cover Greek immigration policy, immigrant integration, immigrant entrepreneurship, experiences of second-generation immigrants, and humanitarian aid for refugees and asylum seekers in Greece. Copyright © 2023 by the Brown Journal of World Affairs FALL/WINTER 2023 * VOLUME XXX, ISSUE I