Greek nationality law
Bill lifting restrictions for Greeks voting from abroad is posted for public consultation
A bill that will lift restrictions for Greek citizens voting in elections abroad was posted for public consultation by the Interior Ministry on Monday.
Equality as a guide
All Greek citizens must be equal before the law. Especially in matters of family law, which belong to the narrow core of private life, the legislator must free individual will.
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Sudan evacuation not feasible at the moment, diplomatic sources say
The evacuation of the two injured Greek citizens and the other Greek citizens trapped in the conflict zone in Sudan is currently not possible, diplomatic sources said as fighting entered its fifth day on Wednesday.
The difficult homecoming of Greece’s ‘lost children’
Many decades ago, mainly between 1948 and 1975, orphanages and families that could not afford to raise them sent some 4,000 Greek children to the United States, the Netherlands and other countries for adoption. The children themselves were never asked if they wanted to leave, or if they agreed to lose their Greek citizenship. They knew nothing about the circumstances of their departure.
Turkey rebukes statement by Greece on non-admission of Greek national
Turkey late on July 13 rejected remarks by the Greek Foreign Ministry on the non-admission of a Greek citizen into Turkey.
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The statement came after Greece's Foreign Ministry protested on Aug. 13 against the "wrongful and unjustified detention and deportation order" for a Greek national.
Poll: Majority of Greeks want bigger role for EU Parliament
Seventy-nine pct of Greek citizens want a greater future role for the European Parliament, while 72 percent believe that the EU Recovery Plan will allow the Greek economy to recover faster from the negative effects of the pandemic, according to the latest European Parliament (Eurobarometer) survey on Europe released on Friday.
All Truck Drivers Tested for COVID-19 with Rapid Tests at Promahon Border Crossing
As of 2.30pm today at the Promahon Border Checkpoint (BCP), the Greek border authorities have made rapid COVID-19 tests on all truck drivers entering Greece.
Each truck will wait about 15 minutes at the point until the result is ready. Additionally, truck drivers are warned that checks for a pre-filled PLF /Passenger Locator Form/ form are also starting.
Tom Hanks’ family offered Greek passport too for fire help
Greece's government is extending its offer of citizenship to Tom Hanks to his wife and their two children, in recognition of the family's help in assisting victims of a deadly wildfire near Athens in 2018.
More Albanians acquire Greek citizenship
The largest group of foreign nationals that obtained Greek citizenship in 2016 were Albanians (88 percent), followed by Ukrainians (1.5 percent) and Russians (1.2 percent), according to data from the European Union's statistics office Eurostat.
According to the same data, 33,210 foreigners became Greek citizens that year.
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Red tape curbs Greek citizenship claims
Two years after the leftist-led government passed much-hyped legislation allowing children who have been born to migrant parents in Greece to obtain Greek citizenship, it is estimated that only half of the 58,000 applications have been approved by the authorities.
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