Legislation
Diaspora
The Greek Diaspora Votes in 35 Countries for the Election
The Greek diaspora is voting for the general election on Saturday, one day before polling stations open in Greece.
These are the first elections in which Greeks living abroad can exercise their right to vote from their place of residence,...
Society
Indonesia Bans Sex Outside Marriage, Including Bali
Indonesia's Parliament has passed a law banning extramarital sex. Any individual who has sex outside of marriage in Indonesia could now face a sentence of up to one year in jail.
The new legal code, which includes over six hundred...
Animals
Greece Introduces New Regulations for Pets; Stricter Penalties for Abuse
Greece is introducing new regulations for pet owners, sellers and stricter penalties for pet abuse in a new bill presented to Parliament on Thursday.
Animals
Greece Toughens Penalties for Animal Abusers as Cases of Barbarism Proliferate
Animal abuse will soon be punished as a felony rather than a misdemeanor, according to legislation planned by Agricultural Development & Foods Minister Makis Voridis, following a rise in such incidents lately.
In a ministry statement on Thursday, Voridis said...
Greece
Greek Parliament Doesn't Have 200 Votes in Support of Electoral Law
The ultranationalist Golden Dawn (GD) party announced that it will abstain from voting on the relevant legislation to change the electoral law, leaving 179 deputies in favor and 102 against. This means that the SYRIZA-led government will fail in...
Economy
Greek MPs Can Own Off-Shore Companies in New Omnibus Bill
Weekly Greek newspaper, Proto Thema, revealed that article 178 of the omnibus bill passed through in Greek Parliament on May 22 permits government ministers to own their own off-shore companies provided their headquarters are based in countries that Greece...
Economy
Gov't Sets to Work on Pending Issues: NPLs, Privatization, Contingency Measures
The government is already drafting the bill to close the remainder of open issues prior to Greece's program review before the next Eurogroup on May 24, said government sources following the cabinet meeting headed by leftist SYRIZA Prime Minister...
Greece
Obstructing Public Transportation Routes Could Land You Behind Bars
The Greek Government decided to tighten the legislation regarding the obstruction of public transport. In particular the Greek Government with an amendment that was included in the bill of the Cohabitation Agreement for homosexual couples, modified the Article of...