KEY CHALLENGES AND NEXT STEPS Speeding up the processing of asylum applications from registration to appeal, in line with EU and international law Step-up urgently the pace of returns to Turkey of those whose asylum applications are deemed inadmissible or unfounded Increase reception capacity on the islands and transfer to the mainland those applicants who are referred to the regular asylum procedure or who have been granted the refugee status Scaling up and adjusting for winter reception capacities in the Greek islands Adoption by the Greek authorities of the Standard Operating Procedures for hotspots and nomination of permanent coordin ...[+++]ators in hotspots

3. Any competent authority in the home or host Member State shall be required to fully cooperate with the assistance centre in the host Member State and where appropriate the home Member State, and provide all relevant information about individual cases to such assistance centres upon their request and subject to data protection rules in accordance with Directives 95/46/EC and 2002/58/EC.

2. The assistance centres in host Member States shall assist citizens in exercising the rights conferred on them by this Directive, in cooperation, where appropriate, with the assistance centre in the home Member State and the competent authorities and the points of single contact in the host Member State.

The Usher of the Black Rod also serves in a diplomatic capacity: greeting foreign and Commonwealth dignitaries, hosting parliamentary development and exchange programs and even acting as the protocol attendant to the sovereign and members of the royal family while visiting Canada.

No major problems were detected where material reception conditions are provided in kind and in reception centres.

They also represent Canada when travelling abroad on official business or when hosting foreign dignitaries.