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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
  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
• 22/12/2014 - Special report
  - Taxation of non-residents: issues of determination and change of tax residence
  
  The report lists the basic principles governing the taxation of non-residents, particularly on the issue of tax residence, such as those resulting from the relevant legislative framework. Moreover, the specific issues faced by the Ombudsman are presented, from which the consequences of the improper management of these issues by the tax administration are made evident and recommendations are made to address them.
  From: The Greek Ombudsman
• 03/12/2014 - Special report
  - Matters of Municipal Water Supply and Sewerage Enterprises and Water Supply and Sewerage Services of municipalities
  
  The Ombudsman reflects in this special report the problems arising during the transaction of citizens-consumers with the Municipal Water Supply and Sewerage Enterprises (DEYA) and the Water Supply Services of the municipalities. The report also includes proposals aiming at the improvement of the competent regulatory framework and the standardization and simplification of procedures and practices applied aspiring to achieve further improvement of water supply and sewerage services provided for consumers.
  From: The Greek Ombudsman
• 10/11/2014 - Special report
  - Municipal taxation and other topics
  
  The Greek Ombudsman depicts in this Special Report a series of problems in the field of municipalities which mainly arise from the exercise of their economic activities but also, to a large extent, from the inadequate supervision by the relevant state agencies. It also makes recommendations destined to simplify and strengthen the regulatory framework, ensure sound and transparent financial management and improve the relations between municipalities and citizens.
  From: The Greek Ombudsman
• 08/09/2014 - Document
  - Greek Ombudsman’s communication and public awareness activities in 2013–2014, within the framework of the EU Progress Programme
  
  Between April 2013 and March 2014, the Greek Ombudsman has carried out a set of communication activities that were funded by the Progress Programme of the European Union.
  From: The Greek Ombudsman