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Conferenceon Migrationand Refugee ows in GreeceThe Academy of Transparency and Human Rights (ATHR) of the EPLO, was a co organizer with the Alien and Immigration Law Association (EDAM) and the Hellenic Association of Political Scientists (Ε.Ο.Π.Ε. - H.A.P.Sc.) of a conference on “Migration and Refugee ows: Rights, Challenges, Prospects” held on Friday April 22, 2016 at the Cultural Center of Athens, auditorium “Antonis Tritsis”. Welcome speeches were made by Mr. Thomas Kamenopoulos, Vice President of the Athens Bar Association and Mr. Antonis Avgerinos, President of the Hellenic Red Cross. The opening of the conference was made byMs Aggeliki Papapanagiotou Judge of Appeal, Member of the Academic Board of the Research & PublicationThe Academy is proud to have co-edited together with the Panteion University ofSocial & Political Sciences and to present a major contribution to science under the title: “Anti-corruption, Criminal and Administrative Law & Crime Prevention Policy in Greeceand worldwide”. The volume includes, in more than 1000 pages, prefaced by H.E.the President of the Hellenic Republic Mr. Procopios Pavlopoulos, important scholarly articles of highly respected personalities of great scienti c in uence in various disciplines and spheres of public governance. An of cial presentation of the volume is scheduled for September 27, 2016. The third session on “Volunteer-Integration Issues Networks” was moderated by Mr. Panagiotis Perakis, Member of the Board of Directors ofthe Athens Bar Association, Chairman of the Committee “Access to Justice of the CCBE” and Head of the Commission for Refugee Issues and Migrants of the Plenary of the Hellenic Bar Associations. The fourth session on “Recent Legislative Developments and Asylum Issues” was moderated by Ms Irene Giannadakis, President of Judges of Appeal and President of the Association of Administrative Judges. Cooperation with the Russian Academy of National Economy & Public AdministrationThe educational exchange cooperation between the Academy and the Russian Academy of National Economy & Public Administration program under the title “Public InternationalLaw & Diplomacy” for RANEPA students was successfully implemented in 2013 and 2014 and is scheduled to take place again within November 2016.Academy of Transparencyand Human Rights - EPLO, Ms Chrysoula Marinakis, Lawyer and President of EDAM and Mr. Symeon Sidiropoulos, Political Scientist, President of Ε.Ο.P.Ε. The rst session included opening speeches moderated by Ms Christina Tsagkli, Lawyer and Secretary General of the Athens Bar Association (ABA). The second session on “Actions of Government Bodies and International Organizations” was moderated by Dr. Iordanis Psimmenos, Sociologist, Professor and Chairman of the Social Policy Department at Panteion University.ACTIVITY REPORT 2016 85