Dear European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights,

Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting the following documents:

For the period from 01 January 2020 to date:

All correspondence – including, but not limited to, letters, e-mails, and any attachments – exchanged between the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights and any other EU or Member State actor – including, but not limited to, DG Migration and Home Affairs (HOME) and/or Greek authorities – regarding, related to, or mentioning “Centaur,” or “Hyperion” or other surveillance and security systems and equipment [1] at existing and forthcoming migrant reception facilities [2] on Samos, Kos, Leros, Lesbos, and Chios islands and in Fylakio, Evros in Greece.

All documents – including, but not limited to, briefings, notes, papers, non-papers, or reports – created or held by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights or exchanged between the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights and any other EU or Member State actor – including, but not limited to, DG Migration and Home Affairs (HOME) and/or Greek authorities – regarding, related to, or mentioning “Centaur,” or “Hyperion,” or other surveillance and security systems and equipment at existing and forthcoming migrant reception facilities on Samos, Kos, Leros, Lesbos, and Chios islands and in Fylakio, Evros in Greece.

All correspondence and documents regarding, related to, or mentioning impact assessments – including, but not limited to, fundamental rights impact assessment – conducted by Greek authorities related to existing and forthcoming migrant reception facilities on Samos, Kos, Leros, Lesbos, and Chios islands and Fylakio, Evros in Greece.

[1] “‘Centaur’ or ‘Hyperion,’ or other surveillance and security systems and equipment’" in this context refers to several systems the Greek Ministry of Migration and Asylum has publicly acknowledged have been and will be implemented at migrant reception facilities in Greece to facilitate security and controlled entry/exit

[2] “Migrant reception facilities” in this context refers to facilities also known as “Multi-Purpose Reception and Identification Centres (MPRICs)” or “Closed Controlled Access Centers”

Yours faithfully,

Lydia Emmanouilidou
[email address]