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A total of ten major NGOs with a presence in Greece, which handle immigration funds of the 500,000-15,000,000 euro class, are targeted by the National Transparency Authority, the Financial Police, SDOE and other services after a complaint detailed. for its irregularities mainly due to the exploitation of money from the Asylum Fund now administered by the Ministry of Immigration.
At the same time, the Greek authorities appear determined to fully investigate and control the activities and transactions of NGOs in Greece dealing with the management of immigrants, which are estimated to number 1,400. This is because there are several reports that many of them benefit from grants, donations and sponsorships without offering a corresponding project, while some are said to serve private interests.
Sweep checks
On Tuesday morning, three of the specific NGOs based in central Athens and Glyfada were inspected for illegal activities in the children’s home, to feed refugees and other activities. The auditors proceeded, among other things, with the examination of the executives and associates of the agencies, the collection and confiscation of documents and digital evidence, such as financial and accounting records for each action and movement of bank accounts, evidence of the implementation of the object. of the programs implemented and in the collection of documents for the correct general operation and suitability of the facilities in accordance with the corresponding Guide for the Implementation and Operation of Accommodation Structures for Unaccompanied Minors (event books f) As structures, Personnel contracts, personnel records and current beneficiaries (children, etc.).
Deposits have also been received from NGO members and the data will be evaluated in the coming days, while a series of surveys will be followed in other NGOs.
However, it is observed that in the last two years there have been NGO complaints and legal actions regarding “the marginal situation in the structures of unaccompanied minors due to the significant problems in financial flows that began when the responsibility of the structures it passed to the High Commission. ” ».
Since then, there have been significant delays in approving the programs and disbursing the money through the administration of the Ministry of Economy, which administers the Asylum, Immigration and Integration Fund.
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