4.1 encourage member States to continue
the moratorium on returning asylum seekers to Greece, under Council
Regulation (EC) No. 343/2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms
for determining the Member State responsible for examining the asylum
application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country
national (the “Dublin” Regulation), in the light of the judgment
of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of M.S.S. v. Belgium and Greece;
4.2 hold a round table discussion on the issue of resettlement
and relocation, in order to propose ideas and solutions, taking
into account experiences of countries such as Malta which have been
active on the issue and have experience to share. In this discussion,
particular attention could be paid to proposals the Council of Europe
could put forward for resettlement and relocation of unaccompanied minors,
women and other vulnerable persons;
4.3 examine how member States can assist Greece or other countries
in dealing with large backlogs of asylum cases, taking into account
the Council of Europe’s expertise in the field of administration
of justice;
4.4 explore whether innovative pilot projects could be put
forward by the Council of Europe for Greece in order to help alleviate
the growing racism and xenophobia towards migrants, refugees and asylum
seekers, using, inter alia,
the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) and the
European Youth Centres, possibly in co-operation with the Council
of Europe’s Development Bank.
4.5 examine how member States of the Council of Europe can
assist Greece in its important work of dismantling people-smuggling
networks;
4.6 encourage member States of the Council of Europe and the
European Union to take a stronger stand against countries refusing
the return of their nationals who have entered Greece and Turkey without
legal authority and are not asylum seekers or refugees.
