The Role of Local Government in the Implementation of Immigration Policy
Authors
GEORGAKOPOULOU STAVROULA and DELITHEOU VASILIKI
Abstract
The paper’s purpose is to discuss immigration in Europe and especially in Greece. It presents the institutional and legal framework created to manage immigration issues and it evaluates the implementation of these. Greek Legal System is characterized by multiplicity and complexity There are too many Legal Documents and often they are controversial to each other. Indexing of those documents helps to create a complete picture of the discussed issues. In Greece, the body implementing immigration policy is the Ministry of Migration and Asylum, which created the National Strategy for Social Inclusion and awarded the Local Government Organizations the key role in implementing this strategy. The possibilities and the financial and institutional means available to Local Government Organizations to meet this role are also the subjects of study and observations. The paper finds structural inadequacy of the Greek administration to effectively design and execute extensive immigration policy programs. Based on this finding, proposals for administrative reorganization are presented.
