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UN rights expert warns Greece bailout measures compromising human rights
May 2, 2013 by Peter Snyder
The conditions of Greece's bailout plan, put in place by its international lenders, have severely undercut the ability of Greek citizens to obtain a standard of living in line with international human rights standards, according to a report released Thursday by UN Independent Expert on foreign.... [more]
Truman Doctrine was presented to Congress [this day at law]
March 12, 2013 by Zachariah Rivenbark
On March 12, 1947, US President Harry Truman announced his plan to fund the governments of Greece and Turkey, known as the Truman Doctrine, to a joint session of Congress. President Truman requested that Congress extend $400,000,000 to Greece and Turkey in order to combat Communist political.... [more]
European Commission refers Greece and Sweden to ECJ for environmental violations
February 21, 2013 by Sung Un Kim
The European Commission (EC) on Thursday announced that it is referring Sweden and Greece to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for failing to comply with previous judgments regarding environmental issues. The EC found that Greece failed to comply with a 2005 ruling that required the country to.... [more]
UN experts: Greece must improve detention conditions for migrants
February 2, 2013 by Addison Morris
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) said Thursday that Greece must improve detention conditions for migrants and effectively implement recent legislative developments to enhance screening procedures for asylum-seekers. The WGAD, appointed by the UN Human Rights Council, visited.... [more]
Greece parliament approves new tax legislation
January 12, 2013 by Julie Deisher
Greece's Hellenic Parliament approved new tax legislation on Saturday so that the country can pay back loans so that it can continue receiving financial aid. The new legislation would bring the new top-tier tax level to 42 percent for individuals earning more than $56,000 a year, a drastic change.... [more]
UN rights expert urges Greece to protect migrants
December 4, 2012 by Samuel Franklin
UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants Francois Crepeau on Monday urged Greece and the EU to increase their efforts to ensure that the rights of all migrants are fully respected as they travel through Greece to other EU destinations. Crepeau said that a large number of migrants are.... [more]
Council of Europe rules against Greece labor reform measures
October 19, 2012 by Dan Taglioli
The Council of Europe found Friday that two labor reforms adopted by Greece as part of wider efforts to curb the nation's financial crises were illegal. The Council's non-binding ruling concerned two measures passed by the Greek government in 2010 at the urging of the country's international.... [more]
European Commission chief proposed criminal penalties for finacial sector violations [this day at law]
October 16, 2012 by Garrett Eisenhour
On October 16, 2011, the head of the European Commission (EC) proposed creating criminal sanctions for white collar criminals that harm the financial sector of member nations. A month prior, a German high court had rejected constitutional challenges against an EU rescue and financial aid package.... [more]
Turkish court sentences former military officers for coup plot
September 21, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
A Turkish court on Friday delivered the first of more than 300 verdicts expected in the trial examining the 2003 Balyoz Security Operation Plan, or "Sledgehammer" plot, which included plans to bomb Istanbul mosques and provoke Greece into shooting down a Turkish plane in order to undermine the.... [more]
Greece judges protest proposed pay cuts under austerity measures
September 5, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
Greek judges and court employees on Wednesday assembled in front of the country's Supreme Court in Athens to protest proposed pay cuts under the austerity measures for 2013-2014 which will eliminate public sector jobs and lower wages and pension plans. Around 200 judges, public prosecutors and.... [more]
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