1. The Greek solutions regarding the status of Aliens are based on (ratified) international Conventions (such as the European Convention on Human Rights) and the Constitution, assuring both the respect of human rights of foreign nationals. Equally important is the role of EU law concerning the status not only of the European citizens (on the basis of the European Citizenship and the rights stemming from it) but also of the third-countries nationals and of stateless persons. Indeed a considerable part of rules on this matter results from the implementation into the Greek law of EU Directives regarding visas, asylum and third-countries nationals residing in its territory. On the other hand, as an EU Member State, Greece is bound by several Regulations such as the Dublin III Regulation (i.e. the EU Regulation 604/2013 establishing the criteria and the mechanisms for determining the Member state responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one Member state by a third-country national or a stateless person) or the Schengen Agreements’ acquis communautaire.
