Judge sacked for tardiness but remains a civil servant
A judge has been dismissed from the judiciary over her extremely tardy handling of dozens of cases, following a unanimous decision by the Supreme Court’s 48-member disciplinary committee.
A judge has been dismissed from the judiciary over her extremely tardy handling of dozens of cases, following a unanimous decision by the Supreme Court’s 48-member disciplinary committee.
At least 403 women were killed in Turkey last year, most of them by current or former spouses and other men close to them, according to the We Will Stop Femicides Platform, a group that tracks gender-related killings and provides support to victims of violence.
A 200 million investment for the development of a complex tourism accommodation with a six-star hotel in Agrari in Mykonos is being promoted by German-owned Southrock Property Company Eleven.
Despite the achievements and progress that woman have achieved, “gender stereotypes, discrimination, inequalities and confinement in power relationships still remain strong,” President Katerina Sakellaropoulou has said in a social media post marking International Women’s Day.
Police on Wednesday found an illegal drug lacing lab as well as multiple firearms in a central Athens apartment in connection to the arrest of a 65-year-old man and a 51-year-old woman.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, along with the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will visit Cairo on Sunday March 17, European Commission spokesperson Veerle Nuyts announced during a press briefing on Friday.
A student protest in Athens against a bill that would allow the establishment of branches of foreign universities in Greece for the first time has turned violent.
The defence ministry is considering the activation of a law for the enlistment of Greek women in the military, National Defence Minister Nikos Dendias said on Friday at a Hellenic National Defence General Staff event for International Women’s Day.
One of the significant deficiencies in the 50-year-old democracy established after the military dictatorship in Greece, in comparison to our European counterparts, is its failure to secure equal participation of women in political and economic spheres.
To be fair, the previous significant Education Ministry reform, under a PASOK government, concerning partnerships between Greek and foreign universities, didn’t yield substantial results.