Questions tagged [greece]
Questions related to the government or politics regarding Greece.
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How much does the "Ottomans's consent" argument of the British Museum hold regarding the Elgin Marbles?
The Elgin Marbles are part of the Parthenon which were transferred to the British Empire by Lord Elgin. Greece has been demanding them for quite some time now. The Wikipedia article says that Elgin ...
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Why is there strong opposition against vaccination and COVID-19 measures in Greece?
In Greece there is strong opposition against vaccines and any COVID-19 measures. Also, there's strong opposition against mandatory vaccination for health workers.
But I do not understand why there's ...
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Why has the Greek goverment removed unvaccinated doctors from their positions until vaccinated?
According to a recent law, the Greek Government now mandates vaccination against Covid-19 for doctors and workers in elderly-care homes and medical staff. If they are not vaccinated they are removed ...
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Were there any intra-EU concerns expressed that Germany was practicing dumping prices on aluminium sheets?
Reuters reports on the new anti-dumping duties imposed by the Biden administration on aluminium sheets (worldwide):
The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday issued final anti-dumping duties on common ...
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Why is there different policies from the USA for Turkey vs Greece/ India? [closed]
Russian S-300s used by 3 NATO member countries
According to the above link, the Russian S-300 missile defense system is being used by three NATO countries: Greece, Bulgaria, and Slovakia.
the USA ‘...
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Can the European Union defend its geopolitical interests militarily in the east Mediterranean against Turkey?
The latest deployment of Greek, French and Turkish warships in the east Mediterranean is probably only military sabre-rattling.
But I wonder whether the EU would actually be able to effectively defend ...
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Is there a summary of Varoufakis' EuroLeaks?
As some kind of protest against the EU's latest action(s), former finance minister of Greece Varoufakis has released some tapes of his conversations with the Troika etc., which seem to date back to ...
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Did the government of Greece approve 'haircuts' on citizen's deposits to reduce the damage of the 2008 financial crisis?
Some time ago I saw an interview with Andreas Antonopoulos where he was talking about the 2008 financial crisis in Greece. During the interview he mentions the government wanting to take a 20% haircut ...
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How is Japan able to sustain a large debt as a percentage of GDP, while Greece could not?
Japan is currently the nation with the highest debt as a percentage of GDP - at the time of writing it stands at over 250%. Greece, currently the second most indebted nation, went through a decade-...
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Are there any laws that would oblige the EU to assist an EU-member that is attacked by a non-member
Assuming either a limited conflict or a full scale war:
What optional actions can the EU take to assist a member state
Are there any laws that would oblige the EU to assist a member-state with ...
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What legal recourse is available in the EU if it turns out that Greece has been doing "illegal pushbacks" of asylum seekers?
The Greek government is denying that any asylum seekers have been (illegally) pushed back to Turkey, which would contravene the UN Convention provision of non-refoulement, which is also incorporated ...
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Why has Turkey "opened the floodgates" for migrants to the EU?
Over the past few days, Turkey has reportedly relaxed restrictions on the movement of migrants travelling through the country into the European Union via the Greek border, allowing the hundreds of ...
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Has Turkey released the Greek soldiers they apprehended in 2018?
Turkey apprehended two Greek soldiers (which Greece says were border guards) in 2018 inside Turkish territory. Thereafter Erdogan proposed a swap with alleged 2016 coup perpetrators that Greek had ...
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Kyriakos Mitsotakis anti-German views
Has newly elected Kyriakos Mitsotakis Prime Minister of Greece expressed any anti-German views? Has he broached the topic at all?
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Athens Court of Appeal Judgement 2658/79
Looking into the Cyprus problem, I keep running into quotes referencing the Athens Court of Appeal Judgement 2658/79 on March 21 1979.
The only legitimate source I could find, which also seems to be ...
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