The Greek Ombudsman Andreas Pottakis is the new Chair of the Association of Mediterranean Ombudsmen (AOM) as of today.

The official assumption of the Presidency of the Association of Mediterranean Ombudsmen (AOM) by the Greek Ombudsman Andreas Pottakis, completed the meeting on 12 March 2019 between the Executive Committee and the Management Board of the organisation consisting of the Ombudsmen of the Mediterranean countries.

Andreas Pottakis succeeded to the chair the Albanian Ombudsman, Commissioner Erinda Balanka, who hosted the event in Tirana.

The Greek Ombudsman Andreas Pottakis published a report on the EU Relocation Programme for asylum seekers, on the occasion of the Regional Board of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) meeting in Athens on February 20, 2019. An assessment of the EU emergency measure of relocating asylum seekers form Greece to other Member-states was assigned to the Ombudsman by the IOI European Regional Board. Mr. Andreas Pottakis, participating in the Board, presented the report in their meeting in Brussels in October 2018 and also sent it to the Greek Minister for Migration, Dimitris Vitsas.

Please find attached the relevant press release as well as the relevant summary.

https://www.synigoros.gr/resources/20190225-pr.pdf

https://www.synigoros.gr/resources/20190225-summary-relocation.pdf