Judges

Greek conservative opposition party New Democracy (ND) on Wednesday accused the governing SYRIZA Party of delaying the date of the snap elections in order to install senior judges of its choice. Government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos affirmed that elections will be...

Greek judges have quashed the controversial conviction of two people jailed in 2016 for serious terrorism offences. Five appeals judges ruled that the pair -- identified only by their first names Irianna and Pericles -- should be cleared. They were to be...

In a state governed by the rule of law, every person and especially those in a position to make decisions - whether a politician or a judge - has to be subject to controls of his or her income...

On Wednesday the administrative plenary of the Supreme Court voted against a proposal by the court’s President Vasiliki Thanou to extend the retirement age for judges and prosecutors beyond the current limit of 67. The question they were called to vote on...

  The Judges Union on Wednesday issued a damning statement that criticizes the proposal made by Supreme Court President Vassiliki Thanou, aged 66, to raise the age limit for judges beyond the current 67 years. The statement released by the...

Greek courts take an average of 1,580 days or 50 months to reach a final ruling in a case, placing it in the 155th position in the world among the countries that delay trials, said Supreme Court Judge Christoforos...

The Greek Association of Administrative Judges strongly reacted against the "long-term memorandum" whose victims are described to be workers, small businessmen and pensioners. These groups are being called to suffer the burden of the contingency mechanism, tax hikes as...

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras received a letter yesterday from five judges' unions. In it, the justices have demanded their wage cuts – amounting to some 100 million euros – to be paid back before the end of 2014. The government's 2012 decision...

The Greek Parliament ratified by a majority vote on Thursday an amendment that allows for the restitution of judges' wages, as well as an additional amendment which allows for the medicinal coverage of uninsured citizens by the state's uniform...

Mountains of rubbish are accumulating on the streets of Athens and courtroom doors remain closed. These are the results of municipal workers and judges strikes still raging in the Greek capital in a sign of their protest of the new,...