Greece

Michael Kalogirou, Greece's Justice Minister, has claimed that reports suggesting that prominent "November 17" (17N) terrorists could get an early release are ''false''. New provisions in Greece's penal code came into effect on Monday, and there is fear that some...

There is no question of making any changes to the existing legislation in regards to cases of self-defense when a citizen is threatened by an intruder in his home, Greece's Justice Minister Stavros Kontonis said on Monday. The minister spoke...

Justice Minister Stavros Kontonis criticized a decision by an Athens Appeals Court on Monday, to reject the application of 29-year-old Irianna and her 33-year-old co-defendant for their temporary release. The PhD student; known only by her first name Irianna, asked to...

Greece's Justice Minister Stavros Kontonis, was obliged to withdraw a proposed amendment that would recognize the "Turkish Union of Xanthi" organization, after fierce criticism from the opposition and junior coalition partner, ANEL. New Democracy, the Democratic Coalition, the Centrists Union,...

"Justice creates the suspicion that it decides and deliberates using criteria beyond strictly legal judgements," government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said on Tuesday, in a comment on Monday's ruling concerning a Greek postgraduate student convicted to prison as a member...

The separation of powers is enshrined in the Greek Constitution and court decisions are binding for the government, the prime minister’s office said in a press release on Friday, responding to Thursday’s ruling of the Supreme Court which turned...

According to a press release, Greek Justice Minister Nikos Paraskevopoulos is urging the courts to push ahead with the trial of Siemens cash-for-contracts trial case which has been indefinitely postponed. Paraskevopoulos is expected to meet with Supreme Court prosecutor Xeni...

The President of Marfin Investment Group (MIG), Andreas Vgenopoulos, accused the government of Cyprus in a press interview today with making outrageous financial claims against Greece. Specifically, he said that the now defunct Popular Bank had filed a lawsuit against...

Greek Justice Minister Nikos Paraskevopoulos said that the statute of limitations will not apply on the list of suspected tax evaders who have accounts in foreign banks. "The statute of limitations will not apply on the Lagarde List. There is...

Greek Justice Minister Nikos Paraskevopoulos admitted that he partly disagrees with some of the changes in the Code of Civil Procedure that he is calling the Greek Parliament to vote in favor of today. Paraskevopoulos addressed the Parliamentary Committees assessing the set...

The Greek Justice Ministry posted the draft bill that extends civil partnership agreements to same-sex couples but doesn’t allow adoption for pubic consultation. In a statement accompanying the bill, the Ministry said the new law aims to include homosexual couples and correcting...

The Greek Justice ministry called on the hunger strikers who are serving sentences for terrorism-related crimes to stop their protest and asked their doctors to respect their choice not to eat but to intervene immediately in an emergency. "Doctors in...

In an interview with private radio Vima FM, Justice Minister Nikos Paraskevopoulos said on Wednesday that, due to understaffing problems, the trial of far right Golden Dawn deputies might be delayed. “This delay may result in the release of the...

Despite international condemnation and a European Court of Human Rights' ruling last year that Greece's exclusion of same-sex couples from marriages or civil unions was in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights, Greek Justice Minister Haralambos Athanasiou expressed...

Greek Justice Minister Haralambos Athanassiou on Monday released for consultation, a bill on combating corruption and protecting "public interest" witnesses. The controversial bill will impose stricter regulations combating corruption in Greece and introduces amendments to a series of Penal Code...