Refugee mental healths - local updates (September 2025)

23 Sep Refugee mental healths – local updates (September 2025)

Posted at 19:02h in Uncategorized by admin.ccp

CoReMH members have collected the most relevant local updates on refugees’ and migrants’ mental health from three European transit countries.

SERBIA

The number of refugees and migrants located and accommodated in Serbia continues to decrease – only around 350 people have been accommodated in public centres in September 2025. Furthermore, the number of asylum seekers remains very low, with only three positive asylum decisions issued during 2025. The lengthy procedures lead many people to leave the country before the completion of the asylum procedure.
Funding is insufficient, and many services are gradually shutting down, partly due to the declining number of refugees arriving.

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CROATIA

The context in Croatia remains very similar to that in Serbia, with very few asylum grants and a decline in entries into the country.
It has yet to be shown what would be the implications of the implementation of the EU Pact on Asylum. The implementation of the Pact will be reflected in Croatian policies and practices, since Croatia is one of the countries on the EU’s borders. The Pact will also affect other neighbouring countries, such as Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

GREECE

In the previous period, there have been political turbulences in Greece, and the Government has appointed a new Minister for migration.
It seems that the current atmosphere and public narrative towards refugees and migrants remains negative, and there seems to be a tendency to introduce new laws that make integration more difficult.
A new route has emerged, with people from Libya arriving on Crete island, where there are no logistical resources for the reception and accommodation of refugees. Public officials have made efforts to prevent persons seeking asylum from reaching Crete, which is not in line with current policies. Other policies make gaining legal documents and becoming a resident even harder, leaving no safe pathway for legalising refugees’ lives in Greece.

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