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Greece condemns the Taliban’s decisions to suspend higher education for Afghan women

Greece firmly condemns the Taliban’s decisions to suspend higher education for Afghan women and to ban women from working for NGOs, the Hellenic Foreign Ministry posted on Twitter.
Greece firmly condemns the Taliban’s decisions to suspend higher education for Afghan women and to ban women from working for NGOs, the Hellenic Foreign Ministry posted on Twitter.

"These decisions are a major disappointment and a flagrant violation of basic human rights," it added.

The Taliban’s decisions to suspend higher education for Afghan women and to ban women from working for NGOs was condemned by the Greek foreign ministry on social media.

"These decisions are a major disappointment and a flagrant violation of basic human rights," the Greek foreign ministry said in a tweet.

The widely condemned measure, the latest of many restrictions on women's rights under the Taliban, was announced on Saturday by Qari Din Mohammed Hanif, the economy minister.

It was imposed because some female NGO employees in Afghanistan were allegedly wearing the Islamic headscarf, or hijab, incorrectly.

Ramiz Alakbarov, acting head of the UN mission in Afghanistan, met Mr Hanif on Monday and called for a reversal of the ban.

Before the ban, international aid agencies including Save the Children, the International Rescue Committee (IRC), the Norwegian Refugee Council and Care had been providing fundamental services as living conditions worsened.

David Miliband, the former British foreign secretary who now heads up the IRC, said its female staff were "a lifeline for millions of clients and we cannot work without them".

Christian Aid said it had paused work while it sought clarity over the announcement, and urged the Taliban to reverse the ban.

"Imposing a ban on female aid workers will only curtail our ability to help the growing number of people in need, and risks compounding the dire humanitarian crisis that women and girls face," Ray Hasan from Christian Aid said.

Islamic Relief is temporarily suspending non-lifesaving activities in the country, though will continue with healthcare deemed lifesaving.

Nida Mohammad Nadim, the Taliban higher education minister, responded to the international criticism, saying his government will not change its mind on girls’ access to education “even if they drop an atomic bomb on us” adding “we are ready for sanctions by the international community”.

Last week, the Taliban also banned women from attending university. Girls are already banned from secondary schools, and in November, women were banned from public gardens, gymnasiums and public baths.

Jan Egeland, chief executive of the Norwegian Refugee Council, admitted the temporary suspension of services had been difficult, but told the BBC: “we cannot work in an effective and qualitatively good enough manner with only male staff. They cannot deal directly with women according to the traditions in Afghanistan. We cannot function without a third of our staff.

“We would disintegrate as a principled organisation if we compromised on this and stumbled along with only male staff. As I told the Taliban several times, we respect their traditional values and for us it is a fundamental value that we have gender equality in the workplace.

“We cannot compromise on this one. If they want their population to have aid as they want, they have to nullify this decision. My heart is bleeding for those out in the open, freezing and starving in terrible conditions, and which we were planning to help next week. The Taliban are responsible for this from A to Z, and we have to call a spade a spade.”

Apart from the NRC, Save the Children, the International Rescue Committee (IRC), Islamic Relief, Care, Christian Aid and World Vision have all said they are suspending aid, although some said they may yet provide aid if it is required to save a life.

The NGOs are critical to the provision of healthcare, education, child protection and nutrition services and support amid worsening conditions. Successive droughts and a freeze on development aid to Afghanistan badly affected the health system, and have left 11 million people in need of humanitarian food assistance.

The IRC, which employs 3,000 women in a staff of 8,000, said in a statement: “The exclusion of women from humanitarian service delivery will have catastrophic consequences for the Afghan people because our services depend on women workers.”

One of the strongest reactions came from the German foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, who said: “We will not accept that the Taliban are making humanitarian aid a pawn in their misogyny. They rob half the population of another fundamental right, violate humanitarian principles and endanger people’s vital needs.”

Decker, tweeting in the Dari language on Sunday, said: “As a representative of the largest donor of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, I feel I have the right to an explanation of how the Taliban intends to prevent women and children from starving, when women are no longer permitted to distribute assistance to other women and children.”

Her remarks triggered a response from the Taliban-led government’s chief spokesperson, Zabihullah Mujahid, who said all institutions wanting to operate in the country were obliged to comply with its rules and regulations.

“We do not allow anyone to talk rubbish or make threats regarding the decisions of our leaders under the title of humanitarian aid,” he said in a tweet.

The Australian foreign minister, Penny Wong, condemned the “appalling decision”, saying on Twitter it “seriously impacts the country’s ability to deal with a major humanitarian crisis”.

Since the Taliban took over, government foreign aid stopped almost overnight. Sanctions on Taliban rulers, a halt on bank transfers and frozen billions in Afghanistan’s currency reserves have already restricted access to global institutions. The aid agencies not only distribute food, but administer health clinics.

According to the European Commission, by 2023, 28 million Afghans (out of a population of more than 39 million) will need humanitarian assistance, including 13 million children. Nearly 20 million people are hungry and nearly six million survive on less than one meal a day.

The ban on female students attending universities triggered demonstrations in several Afghan cities with many chanting “women, life, freedom”, the slogan adopted by opponents of the compulsory hijab in Afghanistan. But the protests lasted only minutes before police intervened, including female officers.

The deputy prime minister for political affairs, Abdul Kabir, met to discuss the ban on women attending university with a delegation of the Union of Private Universities of Afghanistan, and told them the ban would be lifted soon. Similar promises about revoking the ban on girls attending secondary schools were made, but were never fulfilled.

At about midnight on Saturday in the western city of Herat, where earlier protesters were dispersed with water cannon, people opened their windows and chanted “Allahu Akbar” (God is the greatest) in solidarity with female students.


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The unilateral declaration of the pseudostate in the occupied sections of Cyprus has been irrevocabl...

Greece’s top diplomat calls off Libya visit on touchdown
Tripoli
18
11
2022
Greece’s top diplomat calls off Libya visit on touchdown

Greece’s Foreign Minister called off the first leg of a visit to Libya on Thursday, refusing to dise...

Iran releases 2 Greek tankers seized in May
Athens
18
11
2022
Iran releases 2 Greek tankers seized in May

Iran has released 2 Greek-flagged tankers that it seized in the Gulf in May, the Hellenic Shipping M...

Greek, Israeli defense ministers stress importance of ties
Athens
20
11
2022
Greek, Israeli defense ministers stress importance of ties

The defense ministers of Israel and Greece on Friday stressed the importance of maintaining strong a...

German FM visits Greece - calls for EU solidarity
Athens
29
07
2022
German FM visits Greece - calls for EU solidarity

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock interacted with refugees at the Schisto camp, west of Athe...

Egypt, Greece sign deals on migrant rescues, agriculture
Cairo
23
11
2022
Egypt, Greece sign deals on migrant rescues, agriculture

Egypt and Greece signed 2 bilateral deals on Tuesday, including a pact to improve cooperation in mig...

Staikouras: A new chapter for the country and a return to European normality
Athens
23
11
2022
Staikouras: A new chapter for the country and a return to European normality

Finance Minister Christos Staikouras described the first Post-Programme Surveillance Report on Greec...

GR child charity leadership axed following abuse claims
Athens
24
11
2022
GR child charity leadership axed following abuse claims

The Hellenic government recently axed a prominent private charity’s leadership following a string of...

New Attiki Odos concession must reduce tolls to 2.50 euros, from 2.80, minister says
Athens
26
11
2022
New Attiki Odos concession must reduce tolls to 2.50 euros, from 2.80, minister says

The tender for the new 25-year concession of the Attiki Odos road will include the reduction of toll...

7 Egyptians held, suspected of crewing migrant boat
Athens
26
11
2022
7 Egyptians held, suspected of crewing migrant boat

Hellenic authorities say they have arrested seven Egyptians suspected of having crewed a fishing boa...

Greece, Poland, Belgium, Germany unhappy with gas cap proposal
Brussels
28
11
2022
Greece, Poland, Belgium, Germany unhappy with gas cap proposal

European Union energy ministers locked horns on Thursday over a proposal to cap gas prices at 275 Eu...

EU ministers seek to ease tensions on migration after France-Italy spat
Bruseels
29
11
2022
EU ministers seek to ease tensions on migration after France-Italy spat

EU interior ministers sought to ease resurgent tensions over illegal migration at an emergency meeti...

Mitsotakis: You need two full terms in power to effect positive change
London
29
11
2022
Mitsotakis: You need two full terms in power to effect positive change

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis addressed the Greek Investment Conference that was held at ...

Mitsotakis: A mutually beneficial solution for the reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures is possible
London
29
11
2022
Mitsotakis: A mutually beneficial solution for the reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures is possible

Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday there was “progress” and a sense of “mome...

Gov't approves transfer of 14,563 civil servants to fill out needs elsewhere
Athens
05
12
2022
Gov't approves transfer of 14,563 civil servants to fill out needs elsewhere

Applications will open on Monday for staff ing 14,563 positions in the public sector through permane...

Turkey again threatens Greece for arming Aegean islands
Ankara
06
12
2022
Turkey again threatens Greece for arming Aegean islands

Turkey’s foreign minister on Tuesday again threatened to “take action” against Greece if it continue...

GR Parliament approves spy operations reforms
Athens
10
12
2022
GR Parliament approves spy operations reforms

Greece's Parliament on Friday passed a bill reforming the country's intelligence service (EYP) and b...

As wiretap claims rattle government, Greece bans spyware
Athens
12
12
2022
As wiretap claims rattle government, Greece bans spyware

Lawmakers in Greece on Friday approved legislation banning commercial spyware and reforming rules fo...

EU Parliament acts on lawmaker accused in Qatar graft probe
Athens
13
12
2022
EU Parliament acts on lawmaker accused in Qatar graft probe

The European Parliament moved on Monday to strip one of its members of her role as vice president af...

Greek FM slams Turkish leader’s missile threat
Athens
13
12
2022
Greek FM slams Turkish leader’s missile threat

The Greek government lashed out at Turkey Monday after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threat...

Kaili feels betrayed over European Parliament stance in Qatar graft scandal
Athens
14
12
2022
Kaili feels betrayed over European Parliament stance in Qatar graft scandal

Eva Kaili feels betrayed by European Parliament colleagues who decided to strip the Greek MEP of he...

EU prosecutor requests immunity lifted from 2 Greek MEPs
Brussels
16
12
2022
EU prosecutor requests immunity lifted from 2 Greek MEPs

The European chief prosecutor requested on Thursday that the European Parliament lift the immunity f...

EU Parliament suspends work on files involving Qatar
Brussels
18
12
2022
EU Parliament suspends work on files involving Qatar

The European Union’s Parliament voted Thursday to suspend work on all files involving Qatar, and cal...

Greek president attends changing of the guard at Syntagma, concert at Presidential gardens
Athens
19
12
2022
Greek president attends changing of the guard at Syntagma, concert at Presidential gardens

Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou attended the formal changing of the guard weekly ceremony a...

Austria says it suspects Greek of spying for Russia
Vienna
20
12
2022
Austria says it suspects Greek of spying for Russia

Austria said on Monday it had identified a 39-year-old Greek citizen whom it suspects of spying for ...

New party 'Prasino + Mov' aims to win seat in Parliament at elections
Athens
21
12
2022
New party 'Prasino + Mov' aims to win seat in Parliament at elections

Six parties and a movement presented themselves as the political alliance "Prasino + Mov" (Green & P...

Greece: EU’s external border is hardening, attitudes are too
Lykofi
25
12
2022
Greece: EU’s external border is hardening, attitudes are too

Accompanied by a cloud of mosquitos, Police Captain Konstantinos Tsolakidis and 3 other border guar...

GR PM hails Albania’s EU integration steps
Dervican
24
12
2022
GR PM hails Albania’s EU integration steps

The Hellenic Prime Minister on Thursday offered his country’s full support to neighboring Albania’s ...

Christmas carols for PM Mitsotakis and his family at the Maximos Mansion
Athens
25
12
2022
Christmas carols for PM Mitsotakis and his family at the Maximos Mansion

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, his wife Mareva Grabowski-Mitsotaki and their children Constanti...

Dendias: 'Greece conveys a message of calm and determination'
Athens
25
12
2022
Dendias: 'Greece conveys a message of calm and determination'

Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias referred to the increasing threats from revisionism, in light of the ...

President Sakellaropoulou: Our thoughts today are with the children of Ukraine
Athens
26
12
2022
President Sakellaropoulou: Our thoughts today are with the children of Ukraine

The President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou in a post on the social media on Chr...

DIMEA teams conducted constant checks to the market in the holidays
Athens
27
12
2022
DIMEA teams conducted constant checks to the market in the holidays

Development and Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis in a post on the social media on Monday said ...

Better wages, decent health coverage and affordable housing the key targets in PM Mitsotakis' New Year message
Athens
01
01
2023
Better wages, decent health coverage and affordable housing the key targets in PM Mitsotakis' New Year message

Better wages, decent health coverage for all and affordable housing, especially for young people, we...

Ongoing prudent fiscal management, best use of recovery funds key to achieving investment grade
Athens
02
01
2023
Ongoing prudent fiscal management, best use of recovery funds key to achieving investment grade

A prudent fiscal management and the best use of available funds will allow Greece to face the uncert...

EU Parliament starts process to lift 2 lawmakers’ immunity
03
01
2023
EU Parliament starts process to lift 2 lawmakers’ immunity

The President of the European Parliament has launched an urgent procedure to waive the immunity of 2...

Somali man beats life sentence for migrant smuggling
Lesbos
10
01
2023
Somali man beats life sentence for migrant smuggling

An appeals court in Greece has ordered the release of a Somali migrant who had been sentenced to lif...

Greek trial of volunteer migrant rescuers to resume Friday
Lesbos
12
01
2023
Greek trial of volunteer migrant rescuers to resume Friday

2 dozen Greek and foreign aid workers and volunteers who participated in migrant rescue operations o...

Greece, Malta lag behind in sanctioning Russian assets
Brussels
13
01
2023
Greece, Malta lag behind in sanctioning Russian assets

Greece and Malta lag behind their European Union peers in freezing Russian assets sanctioned over Mo...

GR PM dashes hopes of swift return of Parthenon marbles
Athens
14
01
2023
GR PM dashes hopes of swift return of Parthenon marbles

Hellenic Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday dismissed reports of an imminent repatriati...

Greek court rejects charges against aid workers
Lesbos
15
01
2023
Greek court rejects charges against aid workers

A court on the Greek island of Lesbos on Friday rejected charges against a group of aid workers and ...

U.N. calls for charges against aid workers in Greece to be dropped
Geneva
14
01
2023
U.N. calls for charges against aid workers in Greece to be dropped

The U.N. human rights office on Friday called for charges against the humanitarian workers on trial ...

Chinese, Greek musicians perform at Chinese New Year concert in Athens
Athens
16
01
2023
Chinese, Greek musicians perform at Chinese New Year concert in Athens

A few days before the Chinese New Year and the ushering in of the Year of the Rabbit, the Athens Con...

Europe's royals, in Athens, bid farewell to Greece's last king
Athens
17
01
2023
Europe's royals, in Athens, bid farewell to Greece's last king

European royalty gathered in Athens on Monday for the funeral of former King Constantine of Greece, ...

Qatargate: Panzeri to cooperate with Belgian authorities
Brussels
18
01
2023
Qatargate: Panzeri to cooperate with Belgian authorities

Belgium’s federal prosecutor said on Tuesday that former Italian member of the European Parliament P...

Condolences to families of victims in Brovary helicopter crash
Athens
19
01
2023
Condolences to families of victims in Brovary helicopter crash

Greece expressed its condolences on Wednesday over the helicopter crash in a residential area near t...

Mitsotakis: ‘We will not go to war with Turkey’; announces press conference
Davos
22
01
2023
Mitsotakis: ‘We will not go to war with Turkey’; announces press conference

Hellenic Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Thursday during a session at the World Economic For...

MEP Kaili to remain in pre-trial custody
Brussels
21
01
2023
MEP Kaili to remain in pre-trial custody

A Belgian court has rejected an application from Greek MEP Eva Kaili to be released from pre-trial c...

Greece expanding border wall, calls for EU help on migration
Athens
23
01
2023
Greece expanding border wall, calls for EU help on migration

Greece prevented around 260,000 migrants from entering illegally in 2022 and arrested 1,500 traffick...

Athens takes over the presidency of Balkan Cities Network
Athens
24
01
2023
Athens takes over the presidency of Balkan Cities Network

The City of Athens will be taking over the presidency of the B40 Balkan Cities Network, as of Monday...

Greek opposition submits censure motion over phonetapping scandal
Athens
27
01
2023
Greek opposition submits censure motion over phonetapping scandal

The head of Greece's largest opposition party submitted a censure motion against the conservative go...

Commission calls on Greece to apply EU directives properly
Athens
27
01
2023
Commission calls on Greece to apply EU directives properly

The European Commission has called on Greece to include in its national legislation directives on fi...

Mitsotakis wins no-confidence vote over wiretapping scandal
Athens
28
01
2023
Mitsotakis wins no-confidence vote over wiretapping scandal

Greece’s conservative government on Friday survived a vote of no confidence put forward by the lefti...

PM Mitsotakis urges Japanese businesses to consider investment in Greece
Athens
31
01
2023
PM Mitsotakis urges Japanese businesses to consider investment in Greece

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had a meeting with the Japanese Business Federation, known as Kei...

Greek opposition to boycott parliament over wiretap scandal
Athens
01
02
2023
Greek opposition to boycott parliament over wiretap scandal

Greece’s main opposition party said Tuesday that it won’t participate in parliamentary votes until a...

Artists’ strike closes theaters, music schools
Athens
03
02
2023
Artists’ strike closes theaters, music schools

Performing artists and art students ‒ some banging drums, playing trumpets and dressed in clown outf...

Seamen's union launches 48-hour nationwide work stoppage
Athens
08
02
2023
Seamen's union launches 48-hour nationwide work stoppage

Ships will stay in their ports on Wednesday and Thursday across the country, due to a 48-hour nation...

All National Theater performances cancelled today in protest
Athens
08
02
2023
All National Theater performances cancelled today in protest

The entirety of the productions scheduled for today, February 8th, by the National Theater have been...

Nat'l Theater faculty resign en masse in response to presidential decree
Athens
09
02
2023
Nat'l Theater faculty resign en masse in response to presidential decree

Teachers at the National Theater of Greece's (NTG) Drama School resigned en masse on Wednesday over ...

Far-right party banned from upcoming election in Greece
Athens
10
02
2023
Far-right party banned from upcoming election in Greece

Greece’s Parliament has banned a far-right political party led by a jailed former lawmaker from part...

New Cyprus president to be elected on Sunday
Nicossia
12
02
2023
New Cyprus president to be elected on Sunday

Former foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides will face diplomat Andreas Mavroyiannis in the second ...

UN Chief: Rule of law risks becoming ‘rule of lawlessness’
New York
13
02
2023
UN Chief: Rule of law risks becoming ‘rule of lawlessness’

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres recently warned that the rule of law is at grave risk of becoming...

Dendias-Çavuşoğlu: 'We need not wait for natural disasters to improve our relations'
13
02
2023
Dendias-Çavuşoğlu: 'We need not wait for natural disasters to improve our relations'

Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias expressed his pride for the Greek rescue workers that "helped Turkish...

Christodoulides elected President in Cyprus
Nicosia
13
02
2023
Christodoulides elected President in Cyprus

Former foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides was elected as the new president of Cyprus in a runoff...

Mitsotakis: Growth plan for Western Macedonia envisages works worth 4 bln euros
14
02
2023
Mitsotakis: Growth plan for Western Macedonia envisages works worth 4 bln euros

Visiting the town of Ptolemaida on Monday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the ministers invo...

E-Governance min. marks Greece's digitisation anniversary at Athens Concert Hall event
Athens
15
02
2023
E-Governance min. marks Greece's digitisation anniversary at Athens Concert Hall event

The Digital Governance Ministry celebrated the three years of operation of the government's public s...

Blinken off to Europe amid soaring tensions with China
Washington D.C.
17
02
2023
Blinken off to Europe amid soaring tensions with China

Soaring U.S. tensions with China, fears of a new Russian offensive against Ukraine and a stalemate w...

Blinken welcomes ‘time out’ on Greece-Turkey tension - wraps up visit in Athens with tour of Agora, meeting of EMAK rescuers
Athens
22
02
2023
Blinken welcomes ‘time out’ on Greece-Turkey tension - wraps up visit in Athens with tour of Agora, meeting of EMAK rescuers

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday urged NATO allies Greece and Turkey to calm rhetor...

Environmental groups request extension of public consultation deadline on bill
Athens
28
02
2023
Environmental groups request extension of public consultation deadline on bill

11 environmental organizations have asked the Hellenic Environment & Energy Minister for an extensio...

Death toll keeps rising in Greece’s deadliest train crash
Tempi
02
03
2023
Death toll keeps rising in Greece’s deadliest train crash

Rescuers searched late into the night Wednesday for survivors amid the mangled, burned-out wrecks of...

Train worker stoppage taking place today in protest response to massive crash - 3 day mourning period declared
Athens
02
03
2023
Train worker stoppage taking place today in protest response to massive crash - 3 day mourning period declared

Trains will not run anywhere in Greece Thursday, after the Panhellenic Federation of Railway Employe...

Social security fund staff hold work stoppage today
Athens
07
03
2023
Social security fund staff hold work stoppage today

Employees at the country’s biggest social security fund, EFKA, will be walking off the job on Tuesda...

Greece to seek EU rail funds as workers' train crash walkout grows
Athens
07
03
2023
Greece to seek EU rail funds as workers' train crash walkout grows

Greece will seek additional EU funding for urgent safety upgrades to the rail network, the governmen...

PM apologizes for deadly train crash, promises to fix railways
Athens
10
03
2023
PM apologizes for deadly train crash, promises to fix railways

Hellenic Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis apologized on Thursday for a train crash that killed 57 ...

Calm after quake: Greek PM says tension with Turkey easing
Athens
18
03
2023
Calm after quake: Greek PM says tension with Turkey easing

Greece’s prime minister Monday said a massive earthquake in Turkey and deadly rail disaster in north...

Greece to have elections in May, prime minister says
Athens
24
03
2023
Greece to have elections in May, prime minister says

Greece will hold general elections in May, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in a television i...

Greece's refugee minor relocation program concludes with departure of 15 children to Portugal
Athens
29
03
2023
Greece's refugee minor relocation program concludes with departure of 15 children to Portugal

Greece's Voluntary Relocation Scheme (2020-2023) of unaccompanied refugee minors to 13 EU countries ...

GR PM calls general election for May 21st
Athens
29
03
2023
GR PM calls general election for May 21st

Greece’s center-right Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, called a May 21 general election Tuesday ...

EU urges members to deport more migrants ineligible to stay - GR Parliament approves new migration code
Brussels
31
03
2023
EU urges members to deport more migrants ineligible to stay - GR Parliament approves new migration code

The European Union on Tuesday urged its member countries to deport more people who enter Europe with...

Greek defense minister to visit Turkish counterpart as tension wanes
Athens
31
03
2023
Greek defense minister to visit Turkish counterpart as tension wanes

Greece’s defense minister announced Thursday that he will travel to neighboring Turkey next week as ...

GR PM makes border wall an election pledge
Athens
01
04
2023
GR PM makes border wall an election pledge

Greece’s prime minister promised Friday to extend a wall across all of the country’s land border wit...

Greek minister makes rare visit to Turkey as tensions ease
05
04
2023
Greek minister makes rare visit to Turkey as tensions ease

NATO members Turkey and Greece can resolve their disputes through peaceful means and dialogue, Turke...

Greece to send more arms to Ukraine, but sets limits
Athens
07
04
2023
Greece to send more arms to Ukraine, but sets limits

Greece has pledged military assistance to Ukraine for “as long as it takes” but officials cautioned ...

Greece’s opposition vows to legalize same-sex marriage
Athens
08
04
2023
Greece’s opposition vows to legalize same-sex marriage

The leader of Greece’s opposition has promised to legalize same-sex marriage with full parental righ...

Greek far-right party seeks to defy election ban
Athens
10
04
2023
Greek far-right party seeks to defy election ban

A retired senior prosecutor in Greece was named Friday as the new leader of a far-right party as it ...

Poll: Most Greek voters deeply distrust all institutions
Athens
09
04
2023
Poll: Most Greek voters deeply distrust all institutions

A sample of just over 4,000 likely voters polled last month reveals a deep distrust of Greece’s poli...

Vote on amendment regulating parties' participation in the elections being held today
Athens
11
04
2023
Vote on amendment regulating parties' participation in the elections being held today

The vote on the amendment for checking that parties meet the conditions for participation in the ele...

Top judge quits in legal dispute over elections
Athens
12
04
2023
Top judge quits in legal dispute over elections

A vice president at Greece’s Supreme Court resigned Monday in a legal dispute over an attempt by the...

Campaign for Greek election begins with dissolved Parliament
Athens
24
04
2023
Campaign for Greek election begins with dissolved Parliament

The campaign for Greece’s May 21st national election officially opened Saturday with the dissolution...

Greece to increase minimum wage again, before election
Athens
25
04
2023
Greece to increase minimum wage again, before election

The Greek government will raise the minimum wage next month, the third rise in more than a year, Pri...

47 parties applying for court approval to run in upcoming elections
Athens
27
04
2023
47 parties applying for court approval to run in upcoming elections

47 parties, party coalitions, and individuals had submitted applications to Greece’s Supreme Court ...

Demonstration Alert: Transportation Strike on May 1st, 2023
Athens
01
05
2023
Demonstration Alert: Transportation Strike on May 1st, 2023

A transportation strike has been announced for the May 1st Labor Day holiday in Greece. Public and ...

Greek president, Australian governor to visit Limnos memorials to Gallipoli campaign
Athens
03
05
2023
Greek president, Australian governor to visit Limnos memorials to Gallipoli campaign

Greece and Australia both attach great value to the principles of dialogue and international legitim...

Greece: Top court upholds election ban for far-right party
Athens
06
05
2023
Greece: Top court upholds election ban for far-right party

Greece’s Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to ban the far-right Greeks Party from participating in the...

Party leaders converged at ERT debate
Athens
11
05
2023
Party leaders converged at ERT debate

The Hellenic party leaders' debate on national broadcaster ERT opened on Wednesday night with respon...

Arrest of Greek minority candidate in Himara prompts diplomatic response in Athens
Athens
12
05
2023
Arrest of Greek minority candidate in Himara prompts diplomatic response in Athens

The detention of Fredi Beleri, a Greek minority candidate running for mayor in Himara, in Albania’s ...

PM Mitsotakis sees no window for cooperation with PASOK
Athens
15
05
2023