Legal and Policy Infrastructures of Returns in Greece - Country Dossier (WP2)

The present Country Dossier discusses the legal and institutional framework governing
returns in Greece and highlights a number of gaps in terms of legal certainty, consistency and
guaranties. The legal framework is characterised by ambiguity, mainly due to preceding legal
arrangements on ‘administrative expulsion’ that remain in force. Particularly, Law 3907/2011
which transposed the Return Directive 2008/115/EC into the Greek legislation and
determines the operation of returns, coexists with Law 3386/2005 concerning the
administrative expulsions of Third Country Nationals. An additional complexity also arises as
regards the multiple national, supranational and international actors involved in returns.