ATHENS, Greece -- The country launched a new pre-registration process for asylum-seekers on June 8th. “It's important to give everyone the right to enter the asylum process here, even if some people will not eventually get it,” Kitidi pointed out. Before the new process was instituted, asylum seekers had no legal status while they waited for their asylum applications to be examined. The number of claims filed by stranded refugees and migrants have overwhelmed Greek authorities, slowing down the process. The Greek Asylum Service has promised to send a text message by the end of July to people who have pre-registered, informing them of the date and location of their next appointment.

Source: Huffington Post June 15, 2016 21:30 UTC