Since spring this year, it has been possible for European countries to return refugees to Greece if they went illegally to another European country. This only applies for refugees who entered Greece after 15 March 2017, so those who came to Greece earlier and then went to another country cannot be sent back. Also vulnerable refugees such as unaccompanied minors cannot be returned. According to an article of the UK newspaper "The Guardian", Germany has sent nearly 400 requests to Greece to take back asylum seekers. Other countries including the UK, France, the Netherlands and Norway have sent similar requests. In an interview with "The Guardian" the Greek Minister for Migration Policy Mouzalas stated that "the paperwork has begun and we expect returns to begin over the next month." According to Mouzalas, the returnees will be accommodated in apartments and the "conditions there will be good and will meet EU criteria." The initial number of returns to Greece is unlikely to be substantial. Mouzalas states that "it will start with a symbolic number" of asylum seekers.
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