constitution
Greece
Greek Parliament To Vote on Constitutional Revisions This Week
Greek M.P.'s will be voting on a series of Constitutional revisions later this week, according to the schedule released by Parliament on Monday.
The two-day debate in Parliament on constitutional revisions began on Tuesday, at 10:00 AM local time (08:00 GMT).
The...
Greece
Greece Says FYROM Abiding by Prespa Agreement
The Greek government is satisfied with the constitutional amendments passed in FYROM's parliament on Wednesday, according to government sources quoted by the semi-official Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA).
AMNA quotes an unnamed Greek official saying that the proposals "observe the letter and spirit of...
Diplomacy
Time Bombs in FYROM Constitution Alarm Greece
The debate about the future name of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) and its political implications has left the even-more-critical issue of the neighboring country's constitution irredentist claims in the shadows.
While Greek politicians are bickering about the...
Greece
Judges Union Slams Government Attacks Against CoS Ruling on TV Licenses
Greece's Union of Judges and Prosecutors were angered by Government Spokeswoman Olga Gerovasili following the ruling by the Council of State (CoS) judges that deemed the recent TV license auction as unconstitutional. A statement issued on Thursday slammed statements...
Greece
Greece's High Court Rules New TV License Law Unconstitutional
The Plenary of the Council of State voted 14-11 against the controversial TV license law the SYRIZA government had implemented to restrict national TV licences to 4.
Economy
State Minister Pappas Says Revoking TV License Law Will Be Bad for Public Finances
A possible negative decision by the Council of State on the government’s TV licensing law will be a bad development for the operation of democracy, State Minister Nikos Pappas said on Friday, speaking to radio station Real FM.
He said...
Greece
State Minister Nikos Pappas to Revoke TV Law if Council of State Rules Against It
State Minister Nikos Pappas said that the Greek media landscape would return to its previous condition of unlicensed television stations if the Council of State (CoS) ruled that the TV license law was unconstitutional. He made this statement on...
Economy
Greek Deputy PM Dampens Hopes for Debt Relief
Greek Government Deputy Prime Minister Giannis Dragasakis proposed sanctioning debt restrictions within the framework of the Greek Constitution. Taking part in the first conference of the sub-committee of Greek Parliament's Committee of Economic Affairs focused on debt and debt...
Greece
Government Presents Proposals for Constitutional Review
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras presented the Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) government's position on the new constitution ahead of planned reforms. He invited party leaders to attend his meeting at the courtyard of the Greek Parliament, however, he was...
Greece
Mitsotakis: Democracy Needs Seriousness, Credibility and Truth
"The transition from the collapsing military dictatorship to a Democracy - a model for that time - was a real feat," main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in his message for the 42 years since the...