Asylum and Migration System Reform: A New Role for the Orthodox Church of Greece?

The purpose of this chapter is to discuss the potential role of the Orthodox Church of Greece (OCG) in the asylum and migration system at the Greek domestic and European Union (EU) levels. As the Greek and, by extension, the external EU borders have been constantly under migratory pressure – a characteristic they share with Greek humanitarian structures – the need to increase the effectiveness of the EU system is ever more pressing. This is especially the case given the issue has now become entrenched and does not seem likely to go away. In light of the forthcoming restructure and