The President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou spoke in favor of equal rights for children in same-sex families in an unofficial statement regarding the ongoing debate for same-sex marriage legislation, as reported by state-run broadcaster ERT on Monday.
The main opposition party SYRIZA submitted a legislative proposal on Monday to eliminate gender-based discrimination in family law and secure the right to marriage for all individuals.
SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis has said that his party will table its own bill on marriage equality, following remarks by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis that were widely interpreted as putting a brake on his government’s plans to introduce same-sex marriage.
Israel is prepared to let ships deliver aid to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip “immediately” as part of a proposed sea corridor from Cyprus, the Israeli foreign minister said on Sunday, naming four European countries, including Greece, as potential participants.
Under the initiative of the Foreign Ministry, Greek humanitarian aid headed for the Gaza Strip arrived at Egypt’s El Arish Airport on Thursday.
The last party of the year will be the biggest and will take place at the Athens Central Food Market (Varvakeio).
Throughout the Western Balkans, women are harassed, raped, beaten and killed, often by their partners and after repeatedly reporting the violence to the authorities. The region is staunchly conservative, with a centuries-old tradition of male dominance, but the problem surged following the wars in the 1990s and the political, economic and social crises that have persisted since the conflicts ended.
Representative of same-sex families have accused two leading government party MPs opposed to same-sex marriage of “stigmatizing” their children because of the sexual orientation of their parents.
A mural inspired by award-winning Greek poet Kiki Dimoula (1931-2020) was unveiled on Friday at Rome’s Sapienza University to mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on Saturday.
In an absurd turn of events, according to a statement issued by the Hellenic Police, “a 22-year-old Palestinian national was identified and brought in for questioning after he appeared in a video raising his country’s flag during a gathering at Syntagma Square on Sunday” (@hellenicpolice 7/11/2023).
More than one origin story surrounds the National Museum of Women in the Arts, an institution that is almost synonymous with its founder, Wilhelmina Holladay, who cut a legendary figure in Washington social circles.
The National Broadcasting Council (ESR) had its first meeting on Monday after its change in leadership and is expected to present a set of guidelines to the media on the protection of human rights in view of broadcasted homophobic comments, as well as extreme scenes of violence.
A police officer was arrested on Monday for human trafficking and the rape of a 34-year-old woman.
Sara Minkara, the US Special Advisor on International Disability Rights, and Chrysella Lagaria, the co-founder and CEO of Black Light, a Social Cooperative Enterprise with a mission to improve the daily lives of people with visual impairments and act as a major stakeholder for their work integration, join Thanos Davelis to discuss the importance of advocating for the rights of persons with disabilities, look at the the key challenges Greece still faces, and explore where Greece and the US can work together to achieve the goal of full inclusion and empowerment.
A draft bill to be submitted to Parliament in the coming months will extend equal marriage and adoption rights to same-sex couples, Kathimerini understands.
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