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Greek government responded to the minority report of McDougall
17.03.2009
The Greek government responded to the report on minorities in Greece of Gay McDougall, UN Independent Expert on minority issues, which was published on March 10th, 2009. The Greek government stated that every citizen had right to self-identification, rejecting the claim that the Greek state supported only one identity while preventing other groups ...
McDougall´s UN Report - unilateralism regarding Greek minority issues (Turkish & 'Macedonian')
12.03.2009
McDougall´s UN Report - unilateralism regarding Greek minority issues (Turkish & 'Macedonian') Australian Macedonian Advisory Council March 12, 2009 Displaying a memorial report [1] of unilateralism and unprecedented revisionist mood, American UN envoy Gay J. McDougall "discovered" a Turkish and Macedonian minority in Greece and called for the...
Report on Greece by UN independent expert on minority issues Gay McDougall
06.03.2009
Gay McDougall, United Nations independent expert on minority issues, who visited Greece from 8 to 16 September 2008, published a report on the minorities in Greece. Considering the stance and articulation, the report presents the ideas of the related parties in a very objective way, which strengthens its importance. In the report, McDougall urge...
The MacDougall report: in search of paedophiles, devil-worshippers and other minorities in Greece
06.03.2009
The MacDougall report: in search of paedophiles, devil-worshippers and other minorities in Greece John Akritas March 06, 2009 I've just read Gay MacDougall´s staggeringly crass and banal report on the Protection of Human Rights and blah, blah, blah in our revered country, Greece. I'm not going to write a detailed response because life is short...
Turkish Minority and Greece in the U.S. 2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
02.03.2009
U.S. Department of State released 2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices on 25 February 2009. In Greece’s country report, it is stated that although Greece “generally” respects the human rights of its citizens, many problems in several areas including limits on the ability of ethnic minority groups to self identify, discrimination and socia...
The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights published a report on human rights of the minorities in Greece
21.02.2009
Thomas Hammarberg, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, published on February 9th a report on human rights of the minorities in Greece. It is underlined in the report that effective protection of minority rights is a fundamental pillar of pluralist societies and Greece still needs to make more and strenuous efforts to ensure that th...
Aris Spiliotopulos, Minister of Education and Religious Affairs, called for “dialog for education”
17.02.2009
Aris Spiliotopulos, who was appointed as “Minister for Education and Religious Affairs” in January 2009, announced the Ministry’s initiation for “dialog for education”. According to the news of Cemil Kabza from daily Gundem, Spiliotopulos stated that he was open for the dialog and any proposals aimed at solving educational problems. According to th...
Rainbow holds its congress – FUEN is present, and so is the police
19.12.2008
Since 2002 the Macedonian minority in Greece has been represented by the political party “Rainbow” as member organisation in FUEN. The situation of the minorities in Greece is politically charged – in the EU Athens rates by far lowest on the ranking list of minority protection. The mere existence of the Macedonian (Slavic-speaking) minority is den...
Successful International Panel Discussion on Minorities in Greece held in the European Parliament
21.04.2008
PRESS RELEASE FLORINA /LERIN, 21/04/08 Macedonian and Turkish minorities unrecognised and ignored in Greece On Thursday 17 April 2008 an international panel discussion was held in the European Parliament on the Ignored Minorities of Greece: Western Thrace Turks and Macedonians. The conference was very well attended and received much publ...
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Babacan visited Greece
07.12.2007
During his visit to Greece, Minister of Foreign Affairs met minority leaders in Gumulcine following his contacts with Greek authorities in Athens. Babacan met his Greek counterpart Dora Bakoyanni and discussed economic & military cooperation. Following the meeting, a joint press meeting was held and the ministers unveiled a program which aimed ...
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