Refugees contributor: Apostolis Fotiadis Apostolis Fotiadis is a journalist and writer focused on issues related to ethnic conflict, human rights, population movements and politics of the European financial crisis. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/apostolis-fotiadis/rss en Greece Plans to Fast Track Asylum Claims to Save E.U.-Turkey Deal Laws & Policy Mon, 30 Jan 2017 05:14:24 +0000 Apostolis Fotiadis https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/01/30/greece-plans-to-fast-track-asylum-claims-to-save-e-u-turkey-deal https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/01/30/greece-plans-to-fast-track-asylum-claims-to-save-e-u-turkey-deal Amid a low number of returns under the E.U.-Turkey deal, Apostolis Fotiadis reports that European officials are increasing pressure on Greece to expedite returns to Turkey in the form of a new action plan. E.U. Border Agency Still Unaccountable on Refugees’ Rights Laws & Policy Fri, 18 Nov 2016 08:59:48 +0000 Apostolis Fotiadis https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2016/11/18/e-u-border-agency-still-unaccountable-on-refugees-rights https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2016/11/18/e-u-border-agency-still-unaccountable-on-refugees-rights Following the recent controversy over Syrians returned from Greece to Turkey, journalist Apostolis Fotiadis examines why it is so hard to hold the European agency Frontex to account for violations of refugees’ rights. New Security on Greek Islands Reduces Access Laws & Policy Wed, 15 Jun 2016 12:31:14 +0000 Apostolis Fotiadis https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2016/06/15/new-security-on-greek-islands-reduces-access https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2016/06/15/new-security-on-greek-islands-reduces-access European migration commentator Apostolis Fotiadis probes the legality of the European Asylum Support Office’s decision to limit access to asylum proceedings as part of new security measures on the Greek islands. How the E.U.-Turkey Deal Came to Be Laws & Policy Mon, 21 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Apostolis Fotiadis https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2016/03/21/how-the-e-u-turkey-deal-came-to-be https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2016/03/21/how-the-e-u-turkey-deal-came-to-be German chancellor Angela Merkel has trumpeted the agreement to return Syrian refugees to Turkey from Greece as a “European solution.” But with no real accord across the 28 member states, terms and conditions that will be difficult to put into practice and continuing arrivals to Greece, is it truly a breakthrough?