Greece legalized same-sex civil marriage, making it the first Orthodox Christian country to do so, despite opposition from the Greek Church. A cross-party majority of 176 lawmakers out of 300 voted in favor of the bill, with 76 against, two abstaining and
Greece has voted to legalise same-sex marriage, becoming the first Christian Orthodox-majority country to do so. In an historic vote, same-sex couples will be able to marry and adopt children. The bill passed after a 176-76 vote on Thursday. Greek Prime Minister
Greece’s parliament is to vote late Thursday to legalize same-sex civil marriage in a first for an Orthodox Christian country and despite opposition from the influential Greek Church. As lawmakers debated the bill for a second day, opinion polls suggest that most
Greece is poised to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide, despite urgent warnings from the Greek Orthodox Church. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, an ostensibly center-right politician, is relying on a coalition with left-wing lawmakers to push through the legislation next week without support
Several thousand university students and supporters protested in central Athens on Thursday against the Greek conservative government’s plans to allow privately run universities. The government is pushing legislation to allow privately run universities, citing the need to prevent Greek students from studying
The European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday that authorities in Greece violated the privacy rights of a group of women who were arrested and publicly identified in 2012 as HIV-positive prostitutes who allegedly endangered public health. The case was brought to
The European Court of Human Rights ruled against Greece in the shooting of a Syrian man by Greek coast guards during a pursuit of a migrant smuggling boat about a decade ago. The court ordered Greece to pay about $87,000 in damages
Tony Blair’s Government explored the idea of lending the disputed treasures back to their country of origin as part of a deal to land the games. Mr Blair’s senior adviser Sarah Hunter told him the marbles could be a “bargaining chip” in
Authorities in southern Greece have rescued 81 people stranded on a ship south of the mainland, on a route frequently used to take migrants illegally to Italy, local officials said Friday. GREECE TO INVESTIGATE HANDLING OF MASS-CASUALTY MIGRANT BOAT WRECK Municipal officials
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The United States on Friday returned to Greece 30 ancient artifacts, including marble statues, armor helmets and breastplates, found to have been illicitly removed from the country, authorities said. The pieces handed over to Greek officials in New