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Greece is one of the primary entry points to the EU for migrants from Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

Thessaloniki, the capital of the Region of Central Macedonia in northern Greece, experienced a significant change in its migration landscape after 2015 due to increased refugee arrivals towards Europe. Being at the eastern edge of Europe, Greece serves as a transit country for many migrants and refugees aiming to reach countries further west. In 2021, according to ELSTAT, the migrant population in Greece was 7.3% of the total population while the 2011 census indicated that the foreign population living in the Regional Unit of Thessaloniki was 6.3% of the total population.

Like many other cities in Southern Europe, Thessaloniki shares critical elements in its housing condition: the existing housing systems encourage home ownership rather than renting and have a limited public and social housing sector, and in the case of Greece none. This increases the dependence of vulnerable populations, such as people with a migratory background, on the private housing market, and particularly rental, impacting their effective inclusion and integration into the city.

At @Come HoMe, we have conducted research and collected data to understand the housing access challenges faced by individuals with a migratory background. Our focus has been on their experiences with housing discrimination and identifying other obstacles they encounter when seeking a home.

Explore the findings of our data collection efforts in Thessaloniki in the carousel below:

𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳: 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 300 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘺𝘴, 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘬𝘪 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘚𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 2023. 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘬𝘪’𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

Find our partners here:

@DRC Italia ONLUS, @Mixed Migration Centre (MMC), @Fondazione Impact Housing, @SOS Malta, @Major Development Agency Thessaloniki S.A.