Our members

Erika Kalantzi past and current roles include Attorney-at-Law at the High Court of Greece 1990-1996: legal counselor at the Greek Council for Refugees 1998-3/2001: participation – representing UNHCR’s office in Athens - to second instance committee for the regularization of illegal migrants in Greece. 2000-2008: participation to second instance committees for the examination of submissions filed by rejected asylum seekers. 1998 till 2015: editing of the Yearbook of Refugee and Aliens Law (issued by the Publisher Ant. N. Sakkoulas in Greece).

HIAS Europe stands for a world where refugees find safety, opportunity, and welcome. Guided by Jewish values and history, we manage humanitarian programming worldwide and support European Jewish organisations and activists in their efforts to welcome and integrate refugees. We add a Jewish voice to discussions on humanitarian, development and forced migration issues, especially vis-a-vis the European institutions and European governments.