February 16, 2024
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
With a wide margin, the Greek Parliament has adopted the bill legalizing same-sex marriage late on Thursday. A “historic” day for the conservative country and a bill that divided the society. The bill in its entirety was approved 176-76 in the 300-member assembly, whereas 254 MPs were present. 2 MPs …
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November 30, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Thursday that Greeks living abroad who are enrolled in the voting registry in Greece, will be able to vote by mail. The postal vote will also be possible for those living in Greece who are away of their registered area on the day …
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July 25, 2023
Greece, Politics
A bill lifting restrictions for Greek citizens voting from abroad was approved by majority vote in plenary at Parliament on Tuesday. A total of 208 of 300 deputies voted for the bill, 68 voted against, and 24 voted “present”. According to the Greek constitution, at least 200 votes were required …
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June 27, 2023
Greece, Politics
With all 17,258 valid votes cast by Greek citizens abroad in Sunday’s general election counted, conservative New Democracy emerged as the most popular party overseas with 43.23% of the vote, a slight increase on its 42.62% share in the May election. Left-wing SYRIZA came in second place, its 16.61% share …
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January 27, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greece’s conservative government on Friday survived, as expected, a vote of no confidence put forward by the main opposition party SYRIZA opposition over a wiretapping scandal targeting politicians, army top brass and journalists. 156 ruling New Democracy lawmakers voted against the motion, while 143 opposition MPs voted in favor. A …
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March 9, 2022
Economy, FEATURED
Government spokesperson Giannis Oikonomou on Wednesday referred to the good prospects for this year’s tourist season. On a post on Twitter, he wrote: “The first direct flight from USA arrived yesterday, earlier than any other year, at Athens International Airport, while the plan is for nine direct flights from USA to …
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May 27, 2021
Greece, Politics
The bill on the vote of diaspora Greeks in national elections was defeated in Parliament late on Wednesday, as it did not manage to collect the required number of votes in a plenary session. Officially titled “Lifting of restrictions for the registration of voters abroad on special voting lists,” the …
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March 16, 2021
FEATURED, Greece
Ruling New Democracy MEP Stelios Kympouropoulos joined a far-right anti-abortion motion in the European Parliament triggering a public outrage in Greece where abortion is legal and there is not any kind of debate to revoke it. It was only after the outcry on Tuesday that New Democracy issued a statement …
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November 26, 2020
FEATURED, Politics, World
For the first time, the European Parliament, by a large majority, voted in favor of the strict imposition of sanctions on Turkey, adopting the amendment tabled by the Greek and Cypriot Delegations, at the initiative of Vangelis Meimarakis, Lefteris Christoforou and Loukas Fourlas. The result of the vote was 440 …
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February 7, 2020
Tourism
Athens was voted the second-best destination in Europe in the poll conducted by the European Best Destinations Tourism Promotion website. The Greek capital received 104,639 votes, out of a total of 600,000 votes Winner is the French sleepy town of Colmar in the southeast borders with Germany. It received 179,723 …
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January 24, 2020
Greece
With 163 votes the Greek Palriament approved the change in the elections system, however, the government failed to collect the 200 votes that were essential according to the Constitution. In favor voted conservative New Democracy and nationalist Elliniki Lysi This will result into the fact, that the new election system …
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January 22, 2020
Greece
In a rare display of political consensus, the Greek parliament approved judge Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou to be the next President of the Hellenic Republic. The first female president of the conservative country was voted with a broader majority on the first round reaching more approvals than the essential 200. She was …
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November 26, 2019
Greece
The Parliament approved the revision of 18 articles of the Greek Constitution with the main regulations to affect the election of the president of the Hellenic Republic, the Ministers’ liability and the vote of Greeks living abroad to cast votes in their countries of residence. For the first time, Greeks …
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October 22, 2019
Greece, Politics
No postal vote, eligibility for those who have been living abroad for maximum 35 years but who had lived in Greece for two years and can prove it with public documents. The inter-party committee of the Greek Parliament has reached an agreement on the vote of Greeks living abroad, Interior …
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October 18, 2019
Greece, Politics
New Democracy has set two important criteria that will determine whether Greeks living abroad are eligible for voting. The Greek government is determined to have the relevant law pass through the Parliament with a wide consent, preferably with more than the required 200 votes in the 300-seat Parliament. Interior Minister …
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October 8, 2019
Greece, Politics
Greece’s Interior Minister, Takis Theodorikakos, made clear on Tuesday that only Greek citizens with a Greek tax number will be eligible to vote if they live abroad. The Minister put an end to speculations that the majority of Greeks living abroad, incl diaspora Greeks, would be able to vote and …
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September 26, 2019
Greece
“By 2023 you will finally be able to vote from your permanent place of residence,” Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, told the Greek-American community of Astoria during his visit to New York. One of the key points of the Prime Minister’s speech in Agios Dimitrios Church was the reference to the …
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August 8, 2019
Greece
Τhe debate on the bill about the abolition of the university asylum and changes in the regional administration continues ended in a sharp confrontation not only between the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and main opposition leader Alexis Tsipras but also with the rest of opposition parties. And at the end …
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May 15, 2019
Economy
The overwhelming majority of Greek Parliament approved the Labor Ministry bill introducing the 120-installment settlement for debtors to the state as well as the package of “relief measures” like the reduction of Value Added Tax and the so-called “13th pension.” The bill was voted in principle by ruling party SYRIZA, …
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April 23, 2019
Greece
Greeks living abroad are a step closer to vote in parliamentary elections after a committee of experts of the Interior and the Foreign ministries submitted their final proposals to Interior Minister Alexis Charitsis. Citing sources, state news agency amna reports that eligible to vote are all individuals with a Greek …
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