The Regional Observatory for Social Inclusion of the Region of Crete, participated in the International Forum on Asterixia organized in Athens, by the European Agency Feantsa, the Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family, and the Municipality of Athens. In the meetings in which he participated, themes were developed concerning:

• the definition of asterias in Greece, in the EU and internationally for the improvement of policies
• the need to put the issue of housing for the homeless at the forefront of initiatives, as opposed to other institutionalisation practices
• the parallel implementation of active employment, health and education policies for the social inclusion of homeless people
• the collection and dissemination of quantitative and qualitative data for the formulation of policies
• the systematic recording and monitoring of the progress of homeless people, with the presence of municipalities being an important factor
• the registration of homeless people through street work
• the use of public contracts for the social inclusion of homeless people through the social solidarity economy
• finding financial resources and public-private partnerships