Monitoring of the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
Greece
Signature and ratification
- Signed: 17 November 2005
- Ratified: 11 April 2014
- Entry into force: 1 August 2014
Greece - 3rd Evaluation Round | In progress
Focus: Access to justice and effective remedies for victims of trafficking in human beings
(done) 
GRETA Third round questionnaire
(done) 
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire
EN| submitted 12 December 2025
(done) 
GRETA Monitoring visit to Greece
(working)
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties
Greece – 2nd Evaluation Round | Completed
Focus: Impact of legislative, policy and practical measures on the prevention of trafficking in human beings, the protection of the rights of victims of trafficking, and the prosecution of traffickers
GRETA Second round questionnaire: EN - FR | sent 4 February 2021
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire: EN| received 5 July 2021
- Annex 1 (EN)
- Annex 2 (EN)
- Annex 3 (EN)
- Annex 4 (EN)
- Annex 5 (EN)
- Annex 6 (EN)
- Annex 7 (EN)
- Annex 8 (EN)
GRETA Monitoring visit to Greece: EN - FR | 28 February to 4 March 2022
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments: EN - FR | published 23 March 2023
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN - FR | adopted 16 June 2023
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN | received on 1 July 2024
Greece - 1st Evaluation Round - Completed
Focus: Overview of the implementation of the Convention by each state party
GRETA First round questionnaire: EN - FR | sent 12 February 2016
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire: EN| submitted 16 June 2016
GRETA Monitoring visit to Greece | 3 to 7 October 2016
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments: EN - FR | published 18 October 2017
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN - FR| adopted 9 February 2018
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN | submitted 28 February 2020
The Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention is the first international legal instrument to take a human rights-based approach to the fight against human trafficking.
An important added value of the Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention is the monitoring mechanism set up to supervise its implementation by State Parties
Levels of urgency of GRETA recommendations
GRETA uses three different levels of recommendations in its reports:
“URGE” - when GRETA assesses that the national legislation or policies are not in compliance with the Convention, or when it finds that, despite the existence of legal provisions and other measures, the implementation of a key obligation under the Convention is lacking.
“CONSIDER” - when GRETA assesses that it is necessary to make further improvements to fully comply with a provision of the Convention
“INVITE” - when GRETA assesses that the measures taken to comply with a provision of the Convention are already in place and should be continued and fully implemented in practice
