ELIL has been present in Greece since 2016, aiming to provide legal assistance to applicants of international protection
The NGO is registered in Greece and in Germany and was founded in 2016 by the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) and the German Bar Association (DAV) and is now also supported by the French Bar Association (CNB)
These organizations represent the bars and law societies of 45 European member, associate and observer countries, and through them more than 1 million European lawyers.