Aiming to ensure the decent living conditions of the resident population and the proper implementation of the necessary reception and identification procedures, the new closed controlled access center of Samos was created with infrastructure that caters to all the needs of the residents.

In a nutshell, the innovative organized operation of the new closed controlled access center, that will guarantee the safe accommodation of the beneficiaries as well as the employees are:

The organization of the facility in neighborhoods / distinct areas.

Distinct accommodation / neighborhoods for vulnerable groups such as unaccompanied minors / single parent families, but also general population accommodation, new arrivals and quarantine area.

The following facilities and systems operate within the CCACS of Samos: 

• Restaurant areas with additional use of common areas and places for distribution of non-food items
• Sports facilities
• Recreation areas – playgrounds
• Shared washing machines
• Shared kitchens
• Canteens
• Multiple areas of administration and housing of services such as doctor's offices, creative activity areas and office of psychosocial and legal services
• Green areas cover 25% of the total areas of the new closed controlled access center, while all interiors are air conditioned (both accommodation and administration areas)
• A system of recycling the irrigated water which is occurring from a third-degree water treatment of the wastewater, either in order to be used for toilets, or for the irrigation of the new closed controlled access center and the surrounding reforested areas
• Competent Fire extinguishing system

Στην ΚΕΔ Σάμου λειτουργεί στην Περιοχή Α’ Κέντρο Υποδοχής και Ταυτοποίησης ενώ στις λοιπές Περιοχές λειτουργούν Δομές Φιλοξενίας Γενικού Πληθυσμού, Μονογονεϊκών Οικογενειών, Ασυνόδευτων Ανηλίκων καθώς και ΠΡΟΚΕΚΑ (ΕΛ.ΑΣ.).

The accommodation areas are developed in 14,250 sq.m. and are divided into distinct zones, while consisting of 240 containers of 25 sq.m. each with a capacity of 4 people per house, 7 ground floor residential buildings of 500 sq.m. with a capacity of 120 people per building and 2 of 400 sq.m. each with a capacity of 120 people per building. The placement of asylum seekers will be based on ethnic and social criteria (families, people with mobility disabilities, serious health problems, pregnant women).

Στη δομή στη Σάμο επιπλέον, περιλαμβάνονται: 

• Accommodation Pre-removal detention Center (8 ground floor residential buildings of 500 sq.m. each, with a total capacity of 960 people)
• Quarantine area covid-19 (37 containers of 25 sq.m. each)
• Sanitary facilities (4 containers and 3 ground floor buildings with a total space of 760 sq.m.),
• Administration spaces (39 containers and 18 ground floor buildings, with a total area of 3,600 sq.m.)
• Creative employment spaces (17 containers, total area 850 sq.m.)
• Computer room (1 container 50 sq.m.)
• Restaurants (8 ground floor buildings, total area 2,600 sq.m.)
• Food Distribution Areas (4 containers of 25 sq.m. each)
• NFIs distribution areas (6 containers of 25 sq.m. each)
• Store Areas (16 containers of 25 sq.m. each), which will be licensed either by the relevant Municipality or by the Ministry for Migration and Asylum
• Χώροι πλυντηρίων [οκτώ (8) οικίσκοι στους χώρους φιλοξενίας της ΚΕΔ και δύο (2) οικίσκοι πλυντηρίων στην Περιοχή Α’ – ΚΥΤ]
• Areas for cultural activities including spaces deisigned for worship 
• Event areas (2 ground floor buildings, total area 250 sq.m.)
• 3 playgrounds
• 7 sports courts
• Parking spaces