Illegal Immigration: €175 million to 24 NGOs – Stricter control & registry framework

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The database of backing received by Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) active successful the migration sector successful Greece has been made public.

The applicable papers was submitted to Parliament by the Minister of Migration and Asylum, Thanos Plevris, successful effect to a question tabled by the president of the governmental enactment “Niki”, Dimitris Natsios.

According to authoritative data, the full magnitude of NGO backing from the EEA Financial Mechanism for the play 2014–2021 amounts to €16,670,162.92, portion €50,099.82 has travel from overseas donations and contributions.
The largest stock of backing comes from the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) for the 2021–2027 programming period, totaling €175,000,000, co-financed by nationalist resources and the European Union.

It is noted that each funded NGOs are registered successful the Ministry’s NGO Registry and are taxable to management and fiscal audits, including on-site verifications, recovery of funds, oregon adjacent revocation of funding successful cases of irregularities.

The 24 NGOs that received funding

The database submitted by the curate includes 24 organizations, with elaborate backing amounts per beneficiary, arsenic recorded by the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.
The grants screen actions related to housing, accommodation, societal reintegration, psychosocial support, ineligible aid, education, and integration of migrants and refugees.

Below are the 24 NGOs funded nether the AMIF Programs for 2021–2027 (co-financed by the EU) and the Sectoral Development Program of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum 2021–2025:

NGOTotal Funding (€)

Praksis (Programs for Development of Social Support & Medical Cooperation)	7,221,243.00
Solidarity Now	2,092,102.35
Arsis – Social Organization for Youth Support	22,481,663.95
Educational Development Ploigos AMKE	365,464.00
Ekpso Nostos (Social & Cultural Support Company for Repatriated Greeks)	12,945,277.19
Iliaktida AMKE Lesvos	18,412,218.14
Metadrasi – Action for Migration & Development	20,832,141.54
Lighthouse of Hope	6,663,873.00
Chania Development & Employment Partnership	139,884.00
Association for the Care of Minors & Youth	2,549,714.40
SOS Children’s Villages Greece	1,498,188.19
Catholic Relief Services (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Greece Branch)	31,804,341.70
Hopeten AMKE	2,494,876.00
The Home Project AMKE	9,874,317.00
Youth Center of Epirus AMKE	4,723,430.12
Apostoli AMKE	1,614,135.00
International Center for Sustainable Development (ICSD)	11,547,236.22
Hellenic Red Cross	7,609,638.00
European Society – Political Expression Institutions (EKPETHE)	9,042,449.25
Zeuxis NGO	6,354,203.20
Medical Intervention	4,677,440.88
KEAN (Cell of Alternative Youth Searches)	6,631,583.54
Social Greek Immediate Aid Unit	18,342,749.63
Synypa rxis – Ecumenical Refugee Program	20,899,959.44
The Smile of the Child	381,653.00
Dynamis Zois AMKE	460,192.00

Total funding:

From AMIF programme — €175,000,000
From EEA Financial Mechanism (2014–2021) — €16,670,162.92
From overseas donations/contributions — €50,099.82
Overall total: €191,720,262.74

It is noted that the supra figures do not see actions involving planetary organizations, which sometimes collaborate with NGOs according to their procedures, provided these person been positively assessed by the European Commission.

In his written response, Minister Thanos Plevris emphasized that the authorities has adopted a transparency mechanism truthful that citizens tin cognize how European funds are distributed and who manages them.

He besides indicated that the ministry intends to revise the framework nether which programme contracts are granted exclusively to NGOs, allowing other entities to enactment arsenic well.

Additionally, the supervision and audit framework for NGOs is expected to beryllium tightened, peculiarly regarding their registration successful the NGO Registry and the management audits conducted.

Regarding absorption control, nether the Management and Control System (Joint Ministerial Decision 19976/2024, Government Gazette B’ 4817), during the valuation of NGO backing proposals, the pursuing are checked:
the organization’s experience, statutory relevance, registry entries, the criminal record of its ineligible representative, beneficial ownership declarations, and compliance with nationalist procurement rules.

Once a connection is approved, administrative and on-site verifications are conducted, covering administrative, financial, technical, and carnal aspects of the project.
In lawsuit of irregularities, recommendations, fiscal corrections, betterment of funds, oregon revocation of inclusion whitethorn occur, and decisions are published connected the “Diavgeia” transparency portal.

Furthermore, the audit process tin besides beryllium triggered by complaints from immoderate funny party, successful accordance with Article 50 of the aforementioned determination and the related Procedures Manual.