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Greek Council of State Cancels Govt Recall of Hellas Gold Mining Study Permit
The controversy over mining projects in northern Greece continues as the Greek Council of State cancelled the Productive Reconstruction, Environment and Energy Ministry's decision to recall the permits for Hellas Gold's technical mining studies in northern Greece.
The country's supreme court argued that the...
Business
Greek Court Rules in Favor of Eldorado Gold
The Council of State, Greece's supreme court on administrative and environmental interest matters, has issued two court decisions in favor of Hellas Gold SA, Eldorado’s subsidiary in Greece, announced the company.
Both decisions concern Hellas Gold’s rights to the use...
Economy
Greece's Supreme Court Rejects Request for Referendum Cancellation
The Council of State, Greece's supreme court, struck down a request filed by two citizens that asked for the cancellation of Sunday's referendum.
The court heard the arguments in favor and against the request. The 21 members of the court then convened and decided...
Greece
Greek Council of State Greenlights Law on Arbitrary Buildings
The Greek Council of State plenary stated that a recent law for legalizing unauthorized buildings is constitutional, declaring just one of the law’s provision as unlawful.
The Supreme Court encountered no unconstitutional provisions in the Greek law addressing arbitrary buildings, with the...
Greece
Bill Tabled for Deliberation Tries to Settle Greek Citizenship Issue for Immigrant Children
Legal residence in Greece of one parent for at least five years before a child's birth and the enrollment of that child in first grade during the citizenship application year are the main requirements for immigrant children to acquire...
Greece
Greek Court Decision Stops Beach Exploitation by Municipalities
Municipalities cannot be granted the right to use beaches by a single, one-size-fits-all ministerial decision, the Greek Council of State said on Monday, in a case on how coastal cities can utilize beaches for revenue, whether on their own or by granting...
Business
Council of State Rejects Appeal Against Skouries Gold Mine
The fifth section of the Council of State on Wednesday rejected a joint appeal by 264 residents of Chalkidiki, in northern Greece, against a gold mining project in the area of Skouries.
The residents of the area had appealed on...
Greece
Greek Council of State Approves Return of Municipal Police
The Council of State, Greece’s highest administrative court, on Tuesday approved the coalition plan to re-establish the municipal police within the national police force.
The municipal police was disbanded in the summer of 2013 as part of the government’s effort...
Greece
Greek Villages Recognized as Martyr Cities 73 Years After Nazi Occupation
Seventy-three years after the Nazi atrocities against Greece during the German occupation, the Council of State approved a presidential decree draft recognizing four Greek villages and one town as martyr cities.
The Greek Supreme Court gave the green light for the...
Greece
Public Employees React to Evaluation
Greek public employees' union federation ADEDY and other public-sector unions announced that they will have recourse to the Council of State, Greece 's Supreme Administrative Court, to contest an extension of staff evaluation measures that they consider illegal and unconstitutional.
The unions will...