 His agency was the subject of criticism over refusing asylum to Syrian refugees and detaining other migrants that flock to its borders under “unacceptable” conditions.Also, Dendidas assigned the police antiterrorism unit to probe the activities of Greece’s neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party and proposed a law that could block state funding for party.In two 2014 reshuffles, Dendias became Minister for Development and Competitiveness (10 June – 3 November 2014), from 3 November 2014 to 27 January 2015, and later Minister for National Defence.