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• Greece acquits 24 humanitarian workers following 7 years of proceedings

  24 volunteers of the humanitarian NGO Emergency Response Centre International (ERCI) were acquitted this Thursday after facing criminal charges for more than 7 years, following their arrest during search and rescue operations on the Greek island of Lesvos in August 2018. The court, presided over by Judge Vassilis Papathanassiou, stated that “Waiting to rescue a...

• Greece Health Authorities warn of Botulism Risk in ByHeart Formula

  Greece’s National Organization for Medicines (EOF) has issued an urgent warning about an infant formula linked to cases of botulism in the United States and sold online, including through Amazon. The product, ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula, has been associated with several incidents of infant botulism in the U.S., according to information relayed to the...

• New presumptions in favour of CMOs Greek Copyright Law

  By Kriton Metaxopoulos, Managing Partner, at A. & K. METAXOPOULOS AND PARTNERS LAW FIRM  Fairly recently, Greek Parliament passed a Bill introducing serious changes to the representation powers of Greek CMOs in an effort to strengthen their position in the Greek market. These changes seriously affect direct licensing in Greece and introduce rules that clearly favor Collective Management Organizations and limit the right of authors to...

• Greek data shows increase in Salmonella infections

  Greece has reported a rise in Salmonella and Campylobacter infections in 2024 compared to the year before, according to recently released data. The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) announced the data on infectious diseases for 2024 based on information from the Hellenic National Public Health Organization (EODY). The organization records and verifies reported cases of infectious...

• European Court Says Greece Wrongly Refused To Recognize Jewish Community’s Title To Property

  In Jewish Community of Thessaloniki v. Greece, (ECHR, May 6, 2025), the European Court of Human Rights in a Chamber Judgment held that Greece violated Article 1 of Protocol 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human rights that provides: “Every natural or legal person is entitled to the peaceful enjoyment of his possessions….” At issue was the...

• The Benefits of Registering a Ship under the Greek Flag for European Shipowners

  Greece, with its long-standing maritime heritage and EU status, offers an attractive ship registration framework. European shipowners benefit from a well-established system that balances cost efficiency with global recognition. Why Greece? Tax Advantages: Greece offers a competitive tonnage tax system, making it cost – effective for European owners. Strategic Location: Positioned at the crossroads of...

• Troutman Pepper Tobacco + Nicotine Team to Attend GTNF 2024

  Bryan Haynes of the Troutman Pepper Tobacco + Nicotine Team will attend the Global Tobacco & Nicotine Forum (GTNF) in Athens, Greece on September 24-26, 2024.  GTNF is the world’s leading annual conference discussing the future of the tobacco and nicotine industries. The theme of GTNF 2024 is advancing responsible innovation – how can the...

• Greece dealing with Salmonella outbreak; Listeria increase

  At least 100 people fell ill in Greece recently with contaminated water suspected as the source. The Hellenic National Public Health Organization (EODY) said an increased incidence of gastroenteritis cases was observed in late May in residents of the areas of Rizomylos and Stefanovikiou, Magnesia. A total of 100 cases, of all ages and both...

• Greek Parliament Approves Same-Sex Marriage

  The Guardian reports that Greece’s Parliament on Thursday, by a vote of 176- 76, legalized same-sex marriage, making Greece the first Christian Orthodox country to do so. The bill has been strongly supported by Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. However, in a provision criticized by LGBT advocacy organizations, the bill denies same-sex couples access to...

• From The Bookshelves: A Map of Future Ruins by Lauren Markham

  Talk about hot off the presses. Lauren Markham’s book A Map of Future Ruins: On Borders and Belonging dropped just yesterday. Here’s the pitch: When and how did migration become a crime? Why does ancient Greece remain so important to the West’s idea of itself? How does nostalgia fuel the exclusion and demonization of migrants...

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• ISDA determines Credit Event occurred in Greece

  This post was also written by Georgia Quenby. The EMEA Determinations Committee of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) met on Friday last week (9 March) to discuss the Greek debt swap deal and to determine whether the deal amounts to a “Restructuring Credit Event”, thus...

• Case count at 260 in outbreak tied to restaurant in upstate NY

  A restaurant in a suburb of Rochester, NY, that was closed by health officials the day after Thanksgiving because of reports of illnesses is now thought to have sickened more than 260 people on the holiday. Golden Ponds Restaurant in the Rochester suburb of Greece, NY, is believed to have served...

• Greece Publishes Draft Legislation for Implementing GDPR

  On August 12, 2019, the Greek Ministry of Justice published the long-awaited, draft legislation for implementing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Greece and Slovenia are the only two European Union (EU) countries that have not yet implemented the GDPR. As an EU regulation, the GDPR...

• The Daily Podcast: The Sunday Read: ‘They Came to Help Migrants. Now, Europe Has Turned on Them.’

      Last weekend, the New York Times’ The Daily Podcast reported on migration developments in Europe. ​ Here is teh description of the episode: The Sunday Read: ‘They Came to Help Migrants. Now, Europe Has Turned on Them.’ Exploring the personal experiences of Sara Mardini and ...

• Eurozone crisis – Permitted in the Middle East?

  In February, Greece launched its sovereign debt swap, pursuant to which holders of EUR 206 billion of its bonds were invited to swap their existing holdings for a package of instruments with a nominal value of just 46.5 per cent. of the par value of their current bonds. This invitation for...

• Terrorists threaten to poison food in Greece over next 2 weeks

  Members of an offshoot of the same eco-terrorist group that recently took credit for bombings say their new threats of food poisoning are not meant to hurt anyone, they’re just moving on to economic sabotage. So far they’ve generated a lot of reaction just by showing how they would poison various...

• TheLegalBay.gr: No Pirates allowed

  In the framework of its efforts against online copyright piracy, the Hellenic Copyright Organization (“HCO”, Greek Acronym “OPI”) launched, on August 1st 2019, a new web portal, under the domain name “theLegalBay.gr”. The new website aims to be the place where online users can easily find web...

• Migrants Stranded Between Greece & Turkey

  PanchoS, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons I hear Greece, I think islands. My guess is you do too. So when I read that 38 Syrian migrants had been stranded on a island between Greece and Turkey, I couldn’t make that square with my mental map of Greece. And so, I give you, an actual......

• Gunmen Rob Jewelry Store While Costa Pacifica In Port In Greece

  The popular crew member website, Crew Center, posted an interesting article today entitled “Masked Gunmen with AK47 Robed Jewelry Store while Costa Pacifica was in the Port.” The article explains that an armed robbery of a jewelry store occurred in the port city of Katakolon, Greece while the Costa ...

• Greek Shipowners Extend Voluntary Tax

  Greek shipowners have agreed to extend a voluntary tax contribution to the Greek government, which I previously blogged about, for an additional year due to the fact that Greece is still struggling with its debt crisis. Members of the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) approved the extension of the...