after receiving asylum in Greece, can I apply for asylum again in another European country? | NEOBOOK.GR

 In general, it is only possible for people who have obtained asylum elsewhere to travel to another country to visit, but not to stay and work. According to European law, a person who has already received asylum in a European country and applies for asylum again in another European state must be rejected and then possibly detained. should be sent back to Greece.

 However, the courts of some European states have ruled that the situation of people seeking political asylum in Greece is a violation of basic human rights. For example, several higher courts in Germany have ruled that people with refugee status cannot be sent back to Greece because their basic needs ("beds, bread, soap") are not met there. It found they would face "extreme material hardship" and homelessness in Greece.

 The highest court of the Netherlands has blocked the deportation of refugees to Greece. However, the court has asked the Dutch authorities to provide more information about the situation of asylum seekers in Greece. Switzerland's highest court ruled in March this year that families with children can be sent back to Greece under certain circumstances, for example, if there is a family support network there. However, the Swiss court also ruled that extremely vulnerable people, such as unaccompanied minors or those with serious illnesses, could not be sent back to Greece for the time being and ordered Swiss authorities to further investigate their access to medical care. Ordered by those who have obtained asylum status in Greece.

 After casing to examine asylum applications from Greece, the German Asylum Service recently started issuing decisions again. In total, around 50,000 people who have already received asylum in Greece have applied for asylum again in Germany. Of these, 41,000 applications are pending. According to German newspapers, German authorities have so far issued about 8,000 decisions on Greek status, of which 90 percent have been decided positively.