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Daily Report Arrivals and Departures

According to a statement released by the Greek peaceful followed by escalation and report that two 19 Ministry of Citizen’s Protection, four Syrian nationals police staff were injured. Approximately 11,000 people were returned to Turkey from the Greek island of remain at the site. Chios. They are a family composed of two parents and two children. They were returned, at their request, Key Developments Key Figures by air from the state airport of Chios “Omiros” to the airport “Adana Sakir Pasa” in Turkey. Additionally, the On 18 May, the European Commission released its Minister added that 390 people of various nationalities third progress report on the EU’s emergency relocation were returned to Turkey under the EU-Turkey and resettlement schemes. It highlights that progress agreement and 1,048 people of various nationalities on relocation since the second progress report has Arrivals98 to were returned to Turkey on the basis of the Greek- been unsatisfactory: so far only 1,500 persons have Greek Islands Turkish Bilateral Protocol. been relocated (909 from and 591 from Italy), Yesterday far from the Commission’s target of 20,000 relocations According to the Turkish Coast Guard, the number by mid-May. Efforts were mostly made by a few of people attempting to irregularly cross the Aegean EU Member States only. The Commission however Sea from Turkey to Greece has dropped significantly notes that the framework for future relocations had Departures64 to in April. 400 people were intercepted on the Aegean been strengthened. Conclusions from the report; Greece Mainland in the first half of May, compared to 800 in the first the Commission calls on Member States to support Yesterday half of April, representing a 50% decrease. The Italy and Greece, increase the number of pledges, number of interceptions in April had already fallen by reduce response time to relocation requests, and 80% in comparison to those of March. Of the 24,500 enhance the relocation of unaccompanied minors. refugees intercepted so far this year, 5,506 took place The Commission also calls on Greece to fully invest Departures4 to in January, 8,747 in February, 8,530 in March, and in the pre-registration exercise, which UNHCR is Turkey 1,717 in April. Also according to Turkish Coast Guard supporting, and to ensure that all relocation centres on 18 May 2016 figures, no casualties occurred in Turkish waters this foreseen are open and fully operational. April. The Commission also requests Italy to increase the Condition of People reception capacity of hotspots and establish specific procedures for the relocation of unaccompanied Police, refugees, and migrants clashed in the informal minors. site at Eidomeni, located near the border crossing between Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic On the subject of resettlement, 6,321 people have of Macedonia. Police officials resorted to using tear so far been resettled out of the agreed 22,504 under gas to disperse a group of about 200 refugees and the July scheme. Persons whom have already been migrants who attempted to use a train wagon as resettled were mainly from Turkey, Jordan and a barricade. The clashes broke out during a police Lebanon. In addition, 177 persons have been resettled operation to vacate the railway line which has been from Turkey to the EU following the EU-Turkey occupied by people for the past two months. UNHCR Statement of 18 March 2016. teams present observed the incident as initially

Average Daily Arrivals and Arrival Trends Greece

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Arrivals to Greek Estimated Arrivals and People Present* per Country Islands Yesterday 12 May - 18 May 01 Turkey Lesvos arrivals 02 Greek Islands 08 Arrivals: 98 06 Present*: 8,561 07 Greece Mainland 05 Arrivals: 64 Present*: 46,004 Chios arrivals 04 03 fYRoM** Arrivals: 0 Present*: 404 04 03 Arrivals: 44 Present*: 1,000 Samos arrivals 01 05 02 Arrivals: 0 Present*: 89 06 Arrivals: 121 Present*: - Kos arrivals * Number of people present in Greece and estimated number of people currently present in countries along the previous route not applying for asylum 07 Slovenia ** The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (please note that the fYRoM abbreviation is used for design Arrivals:0 purposes) Present*: 40 08 Austria Arrivals: N/A Present*: -

Greek Islands and Turkey: Estimated Arrivals and Transfers

A Lesvos Arrivals: - to Greece: 46 to Turkey: - B Chios A Arrivals: 98 01 to Greece: 17 to Turkey: 4 C Samos Arrivals: - 02 to Greece: - B to Turkey: - D Leros Arrivals: - to Greece: - C to Turkey: - E Kos Arrivals: - to Greece: - D to Turkey: - Other Arrivals: - to Greece: 1 E to Turkey: -

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#idomeni over the Media and Social Media last month: Twitter Activity

600 Photojournalist Diego Cupolo, alongside many other volunteers who have opened their homes to refugees Highest no. of media outlets including Reuters, followed the event of and migrants previously stranded in nearby camps. tweets (21 & 22 the Lampedusa reception center where a purposeful April) fire broke out. The incident occurred after the refugees Facebook Activity and migrants were informed they were to be returned to their countries of origin. As a direct result of events at the informal site of 5,400 Eidomeni camp yesterday evening which bore witness Highest no. of According to Frontex, the number of refugee and to the ‘worst riots ever’, Facebook group RefuComm retweets (18 May) migrant arrivals in Greece in 2016 mainly consisted of communication and information for refugees posted Syrian and Afghan nationals. In an updated interactive an update which read: “Following last night’s events map published by Frontex (which can be accessed at Idomeni, police are not allowing any independent 37,600 here), those who travelled to Europe via the eastern volunteers or any NGO’s into Idomeni who are not [on] Highest no. Mediterranean route, from January to April 2016, were the official list”. impressions largely from (76,741), (39,285), and (18 May) Iraq (24,907). Current Statistics for #idomeni • 12 tweets, 259 retweets per hour AthensLive GR promoted their recent video of Greek • Over 268,000 impressions per hour residents who are welcoming Syrian families into their • 65.63% of posts using #Idomeni originated from homes and lives. Published on their Facebook page, Greece AthensLive highlighted the welcoming nature of the largest city in northern Greece, ; a Syrian Related hashtags: #refugees, #Greece, #Macedonia, family of three (including their young child) are among and #refugeecrisis those who have been received by a broad network of

Key Figures from the Portal

Europe Refugee Emergency Daily map indicating capacity and occupancy (Governmental figures) As of 4 May 2016 08:00 a.m. EET

Drama Eidomeni Cherso 518 Total Mainland 10,172 3,987 500 Chalkero 45,519 people on sites 2,500 280 EKO Gas station 350 capacity Veria 34,150 1,137 Lagadikia 400 286 Total Islands 400 A Nea Kavala 8,212 people 3,959 Pieria (Camping Nireas) 2,500 393 7,450 capacity 400 Konitsa Pieria (Stadium) 167 319 Giannitsa 150 400 801 Tsepelovo Pieria (Petra Olympou) 900 143 957 Oreokastro Diavata Doliana 200 1,100 235 Pieria (Ktima Iraklis) 2,334 226 Larisa (Koutsochero) 1,500 Katsika 198 2,500 400 795 993 200 Alexandreia 1,500 Volos 1,500 816 79 1,200 Thessaloniki port Filipiada 200 Moria 382 574 Lesvos 400 700 4,145 A 3,500 Thermopiles 290 400 Oinofyta Chios Schisto Ritsona 42 2,267 1,850 717 300 1,100 1,000 Malakasa 2,000 Skaramagas dock 1,290 Vial 2,880 1,500 Andravidas 2,880 Agios Andreas 338 188 Eleonas 300 B 120 Samos Vathy 1,621 1,047 Transit sites Lavrio Lavrio (Accom. Facility) 1,500 501 850 Informal sites and settlements 391 400 250 Reception and Identification Centers Piraeus (Closed facilities) Leros 2,169 494 UNHCR Sub Office Lepida 1,000 UNHCR Country Office Kalymnos UNHCR Field Unit 8 Temporary sites 0 Kos Elliniko I 152 1,035 Elliniko II Site 1,000 Rhodes 1,400 1,151 People on site 1,300 Capacity 99

Elliniko III Megisti 905 0 1,300 0 B Presence and capacity are based on Governmental figures from the Coordination Centre for the Management of the Refugee Crisis, as of 04/05/2016 08:00 a.m. . Online map with additional information: http://www.unhcr.gr/sites

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Timeline Overview

18 - 19 March 20 March 3 April 6 April EU-Turkey agreement reached EU-Turkey agreement New law implemented highlighting European Commission published implemented the creation of the Reception and communication on reforms to Identification Service, restructuring Common European Asylum of the Asylum Service, the creation System (CEAS) of an Appeals’ Authority, the creation of new Regional Asylum Offices

7 April 15 April 19 April 21 April Turkish government made an “No visa-free travel, no agreement” Facility for Refugees in Turkey: EU interior ministers formally amendment to the Temporary says Turkey’s EU minister Commission delivers an agreed on a proposal for a new Protection Regulation on access additional €110 million under the border and Coast Guard force that to Temporary Protection regarding implementation of EU-Turkey could intervene in under-pressure Syrian nationals, who irregularly agreement, Brussels countries like Greece to slow the travel to Europe and are returned influx of migrants. to Turkey from Greek islands.

23 April 27 April 4 May 4 May Merkel and EU officials visit Turkey Turkey amends labour legislation European Commission ‘backs’ European Commission proposes camp to grant those holding subsidiary Turkey visa liberalisation a coordinated EU approach protection work permits for temporary internal border controls regarding prolonging proportionate controls at certain internal Schengen borders, namely in , Austria, , Denmark and Norway for a maximum period of six months.

6 May 9 May 18 May 19 May Bulgaria to readmit irregular 13 returned allegedly did not have Relocation and Resettlement: EU Commission reports on state of arrivals to Turkey from June 1 opportunity to apply for asylum Member States must act to sustain fundamental rights in the EU in Greece current management of flows

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