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Lawyers Extend Strike Against New Civil Procedure Code to Dec. 5

Greek lawyers will extend their November 19 three-day strike against the amendments to the Civil Procedure Code from November 25 to December 5, they said on Friday. The amendments were submitted to Parliament in a bill by Justice, Transparency and...

One Week Postponement for Anti-racism Bill

The Parliament’s second summer session has postponed the discussion regarding the anti-racism bill for one week, after the request of Greece 's Justice Minister Charalambos Athanassiou. Meanwhile, former chamber secretary Takis Baltakos stated that this anti-racism bill is unconstitutional and...

Draft Bill Reduces State Funding of Greek Political Parties

A draft bill limiting the State funding that Greek parliamentary political parties receive, as well as abolishing anonymous donations they collect via coupons, was posted on Thursday in the electronic system of internal distribution of the Greece 's Parliament. The draft bill,...

Ankle Bracelet Introduced in Effort to Decongest Prisons in Greece

Greece’s Deputy Finance Minister Christos Staikouras approved on Wednesday, the release of €1 million from the state budget for a one-year pilot program by the Greek Justice Ministry, so as to fit inmates of the country’s prisons with electronic...

Long Troika Talks Stall Yet Again

A week after saying it had a deal in hand, the Greek government now is admitting that negotiation with its international lenders have sputtered again over unresolved reforms and a disputed hole in the 2014 budget. Envoys from the Troika...

Maximum Security Prison at Domokos Poorly Thought Out

Τhe escape of Christodoulos Xeros last week has led to Justice Minister, Charalambos Athanassiou announcing the creation of a maximum security prison within 100 days, for housing those convicted on terrorism charges as well as other serious criminal offenses. The new prison is...

Karolos Papoulias Optimistic for the Greek Economy

President of the Republic, Karolos Papoulias appeared optimistic regarding the Greek economy. Speaking to reporters after a meeting with the country's political leadership on Wednesday, where wishes for the New Year were exchanged, he said he was confident that...

Greek State Loses 2.5 Billion Euros

Although Greece is anxiously seeking revenue, billions of euros binded by the judicial authorities for cases of state corruption and economic crime that could boost Greek economy remain away from the state coffers as there are no settings on the criminal...

Female Abuse in Greece

On March 8, the day that marks International Women’s Day, some shocking information came to light. According to SOS 15900, a telephone line for immediate advice for all women victims of violence, more than 7,000 women in Greece have been...