Law

Food companies, especially food exporting firms, are hoping that they can benefit from a recent regulation that paves the way for the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry to lease out agricultural lands that are not cultivated for two consecutive years.

Turkish lawmakers have given their approval to a comprehensive omnibus bill, comprising over 60 amendments, introduced by ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputies.

The legislation, dubbed the "judicial package" by the public entered discussions on Feb. 20, following its submission to the parliamentary presidency earlier in the month.

Lawyers in Athens announced a walkout on Thursday, when Parliament is set to pass the new Criminal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure. 

A protest rally is also planned in Athens on Friday by the Bar Associations of Greece regarding the financial demands of the sector.

The European Parliament's recent resolution and its rather obvious observations on the state of affairs in Greece would be rendered redundant if the country's political parties showed the slightest spirit of honesty. 

The law must adapt to social reality and regulate it fairly and equally, without discrimination, for all citizens.

Based on this fundamental principle, the state must recognize all forms of family. The issue, indeed, does not concern the vast majority of society. But it is of existential importance for the lives of a few Greek men and women who do not enjoy full rights today.

Whatever the final tally of managing the climate threat, what is certain is that the people on the front lines - pilots, firefighters, security forces, volunteers - are fighting with self-sacrifice.

The state must ensure that they are not only compensated according to their contribution, but also that they are supported by the best experts in the country.

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. 

As South Korea campaigns to retire an old and odd age-counting method that makes people a year or two older than they really are, children are among the few who seem most eager to stick with the past.

North Macedonia's Prosecutor's Office is working on at least six active cases that are in different stages of investigation and refer to suspicions of abuse of position and fraud in connection with the Mayor of Struga, Ramiz Merko.

The co-chairman of "We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria" Kiril Petkov is now without parliamentary immunity.