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Results 61 to 75 out of 165.

2017

• 16/01/2017 - Summary
  - Views of the Ombudsman on the procedure for the licensing of mobile phone antennae
  
  Following a series of complaints related to the installation and operation of mobile phone antennae, the Ombudsman recorded the main issues that have been identified with regard to the urban planning aspects for the installation and operation of mobile phone base stations, the environmental licensing procedure as well as the procedure of electrification of the antennae systems and sent a report to the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks.
  From: The Greek Ombudsman
• 13/01/2017 - Summary
  - Proposal of the Ombudsman for the completion of the process for establishing public space networks
  
  Following a series of complaints related to the characterisation of roads and the ineffective outcome of such cases, the Ombudsman recorded the main issues identified with regard to: a) lawfulness of building permits related to the lack of public space networks within city boundaries not having City Plan and b) the subsequent illegal occupation of public space. The Ombudsman, with its intervention to the Ministry of Environment and the Decentralised Administrations, called for the immediate processing of actions in cooperation with the competent departments of the local authorities. The purpose was to examine the possibility of legislating on the obligation of municipalities to define the public space networks without delay, giving an effective solution to this legislative malfunction constituting maladministration. The Authority pointed out that this legislation will significantly release the burden of a number of difficult cases pending before courts or the administrative bodies. However, despite the Ombudsman’s intervention, the issue has not been resolved and a new complaint has been filed in 2016.
  From: The Greek Ombudsman
• 13/01/2017 - Summary
  - Ombudsman’s proposal for amendment of the PPC arrears settlement programme (Public Power Corporation)
  
  Citizens appealed to the Ombudsman requesting inclusion in the PPC arrears settlement programme, which had been under way since April of 2016. In particular, they protested against the rejection of their application for inclusion in the 36-instalment settlement, because of previous power supply discontinuation. The Ombudsman addressed the PPC asking that customers, who already had a settlement of their overdue obligations under the previous conditions, be able to benefit from the recent more favourable terms, while stressing that it is important to give equal opportunities to customers who fulfil the same criteria. The PPC failed to respond to the Ombudsman’s document, although the settlement programme was extended till the end of the year. However, the PPC has announced a new settlement programme for 2017
  From: The Greek Ombudsman

2016

• 31/12/2016 - Special report
  - National Preventive Mechanism Against Torture and Ill-treatment - Annual Special Report 2016
  
  This report reflects the National Preventive Mechanism’s operation in 2016, both with regard to its visits and on-site inspections of places of detention, as well as its national and international presence, and includes interventions and recommendations regarding current policies, as well as its networking and collaborations with corresponding authorities.
  From: The Greek Ombudsman
• 31/12/2016 - Special report
  - Gender Equality Annual Special Report
  
  Gender & Employment relations
  From: The Greek Ombudsman
• 09/10/2016 - Special report
  - Special report on return of third country nationals
  
  The Greek Ombudsman, Andreas Pottakis, publicized on September 29, 2017, his special report titled “Return of third country nationals - 2016”. In his third annual report on the issue the Ombudsman notes that the number of forced returns operations has decreased, in 2016, whereas the number of detainees has increased. The Ombudsman also notes the lack of adequate and timely information provided to third country nationals regarding the removal operation as well as the wrongful use of handcuffs as a standard procedure without individual assessment of its necessity. At a European level, the Ombudsman observes the problems in managing mixed flows of both migrants and asylum seekers along the south east borders of the EU and calls for the strengthening of an external control mechanism to monitor the return operations.
  From: The Greek Ombudsman

2015

• 31/12/2015 - Special report
  - Return of third country nationals –special report 2015
  
  The report reflects the work of the Greek Ombudsman in 2015 on the external monitoring of forced returns, according to its special competence under Art. 23 (6) of Law 3907/2011 and Art. 8 (6) of the Return Directive. The report contains the independent authority’s findings on return operations and pre-removal detention procedures in 2015 and its recommendations for improvement of the return system’s effectiveness with respect of legality and human rights.
  From: The Greek Ombudsman
• 31/12/2015 - Special report
  - Prevention of torture and ill-treatment – Special report 2015
  
  This report reflects the activity of the Ombudsman in 2015, as the National Torture Prevention Mechanism (NPM), according to its special competence provided by Law 4228/2014 (article 2). The NPM, during 2015, focused on three key areas: Analysing the scope and extent of its competence, good practices and search for collaborations, in the direction of the efficient exercise of the competences- defining the methodology of the investigation, collection of data, processing and presentation of findings and recommendations- establishing the criteria for prioritising the selection of the detention facilities to be visited.
  From: The Greek Ombudsman
• 30/12/2015 - Special report
  - Promoting Equal Treatment - The Greek Ombudsman as a National Equality Body
  
  Special Annual Report 2015
  From: The Greek Ombudsman
• 30/12/2015 - Special report
  - Promoting Equal Treatment- The Greek Ombudsman as a National Equality Body - Special Annual Report 2015
  
  Promoting Equal Treatment- The Greek Ombudsman as a National Equality Body - Special Annual Report 2015
  From: The Greek Ombudsman
• 14/10/2015 - Special report
  - Motor tax and Declaration of non-use of a motor vehicle
  
  In this Special Report, the Greek Ombudsman describes the experience it has accumulated in matters pertaining to motor tax and to off the road declarations. In addition, it makes recommendations aiming at improving the legislative framework and enhancing compliance of the administrative practices with the principles of administrative law.
  From: The Greek Ombudsman

2014

• 31/12/2014 - Special report
  - Return of third country nationals –special report 2014
  
  The Greek Ombudsman’s special report on return procedures of third-country nationals in 2014 has been published with the support of the European Return Fund. On the basis of the Ombudsman’s statutory mandate to monitor returns, the report contains the independent authority’s findings on return and pre-removal detention procedures and its recommendations for improvement of the return system’s effectiveness with respect of legality and human rights.
  From: The Greek Ombudsman
• 31/12/2014 - Special report
  - Prevention of torture and ill-treatment – Special report 2014
  
  This is the first annual Special Report of the Greek Ombudsman, acting as the National Preventive Mechanism of Torture, according to its special competence provided in Law 4228/2014 (article 2) which ratified the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture and other cruel inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. The mission of the National Preventive Mechanism includes: visits, with or without prior notice, to places of deprivation of liberty; the investigation of the treatment of persons detained in these facilities on regular basis; the submission of respective improvement recommendations to the competent authorities, and finally the submission of proposals and comments regarding the existing legislation or draft laws. The assignment of this special competence to the Greek Ombudsman is a positive step towards the enhancement of human rights protection in our country, but also the recognition of the validity and reliability of the independent authority.
  From: The Greek Ombudsman
• 30/12/2014 - Special report
  - Promoting Equal Treatment- The Greek Ombudsman as a National Equality Body - Special Annual Report 2014
  
  Promoting Equal Treatment- The Greek Ombudsman as a National Equality Body - Special Annual Report 2014
  From: The Greek Ombudsman
• 30/12/2014 - Special report
  - Promoting Equal Treatment - The Greek Ombudsman as a National Equality Body
  
  Special Annual Report 2014
  From: The Greek Ombudsman

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