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Results 11 to 15 out of 34.

2017

• 26/05/2017
  - Meeting with a delegation of the European Parliament
  
  On 24 May 2017, the Ombudsman, accompanied by the Deputy of the Department of Children’s Rights and senior investigators, hosted a delegation of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) of the European Parliament. The Ombudsman presented the work of the Independent Authority and in particular its interventions concerning refugees and migrants arriving in Greece from Turkey. The MEPs shared with the Ombudsman their impressions from their visit in reception hotspots and detention centres for aliens in Lesvos and Kos, and called for their closer cooperation and communication with the Ombudsman, in particular as regards the management of migratory flows and refugee protection.
• 10/05/2017
  - Visit from Legal Research Group students of the Athens Law School
  
  On Tuesday May 9th, members of the Legal Research Group of the Athens Law School visited the Ombudsman’s premises. The students were informed by the Ombudsman Andreas Pottakis on the competences and work of the Independent Authority. Subsequently the students conversed with the Senior Investigators on individual issues within the mandate of the Ombudsman, including special mandates.
• 02/05/2017
  - Visit by the Dutch administration to the Ombudsman and staff
  
  Delegation of 20 officials of the Dutch Ministry of the Interior visited the Ombudsman, on Tuesday 2 May 2017, and was briefed on the structure and functioning of the Independent Authority. The discussion included the issue of refugees and migrants and its effect on society and public administration, as well as the Ombudsman’s mandate and how to accomplish it in particular within the fiscal crisis.
• 26/04/2017
  - Visit from the Social Affairs and Health Committee of the Finnish Parliament
  
  The Ombudsman was visited today, 26 April 2017, by 11 members of the Social Affairs and Health Committee of the Finnish Parliament. MEPs were welcomed by the Ombudsman Andreas Pottakis, in the presence of the Deputy Ombudsman for Social Protection, Mr. Christos Ioannou. The topics discussed included immigrant and refugee crisis management, as well as the consequences of the economic crisis for citizens, with a particular focus on the impact on the welfare state and the healthcare system in our country.
• 21/04/2017
  - Speech of Vice President of the European Court of Human Rights
  
  The newly elected Vice-President of the European Court of Human Rights, Linos Alexandros Sisilianos visited the Ombudsman, Andreas Pottakis on April 21st, 2017. Following the meeting, he presented to the staff of the Authority, the most important Greek cases addressed by the Court.

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