Social inclusion of migrants in Greece still piecemeal

Most of Greece's migrant population of 550,000 people has lived in the country for more than 15 years yet still faces significant insecurity in obtaining a long-term residence permit that will give them equal rights with other European Union citizens.
According to the Greek Forum for Migrants, of a total of 550,822 foreign nationals who have some form of permit, the majority come from five countries: Albania (357,472), Georgia (22,869), Pakistan (19,009), Ukraine (18,328) and Russia (14,878). Of them, 50 percent are officially registered at the Ministry of the Interior and have a 10-year residence permit, which, however, has been abolished.
Once their papers expire, they will have to apply for a simple three-year permit that grants them limited right or the five-year permit that is also recognized by the European Union so that they can continue to live in the country...