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ABTTF attended the public hearing of the European Parliament addressing the ‘Minority Safepack’ initiative
21.10.2020
During the hearing, the proposals of the “Minority Safepack” initiative on how the EU law could promote minority rights, and linguistic and cultural diversity in Europe were presented The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) attended on 15 October 2020 the public hearing on the European Citizens’ Initiativ...
ABTTF submitted its proposals to the Committee for the Development of Thrace
20.10.2020
ABTTF President: ‘Our country can be seen as a ship and everyone living in this country are those pursuing their lives in the same ship. If there is a crack at any point in the ship, if it is broken, the whole ship will sink over time’. The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) submitted to the the Inter-Party Pa...
The religious autonomy of the Turkish community in Western Thrace ignored once more!
19.10.2020
ABTTF President: “The words used by the Secretary General Kalantzis at the Commission for the Development of Thrace once again showed that the Greek state is not willing to engage in a sincere and direct dialogue with the Turkish community in Western Thrace with a constructive and realistic approach.” The Secretary General of Greece&...
Xanthi Turkish Union’s case was discussed at the Court of Cassation
16.10.2020
ABTTF President: ‘We wish the Court of Cassation to take decisions that are in conformity with ECtHR case law and international human rights law. Indeed, states parties to the European Convention on Human Rights are obliged to act in accordance with ECtHR judgments and ECtHR case law’. Xanthi Turkish Union’s recourse for ...
ABTTF attended the OSCE webinar on rule of law
15.10.2020
During the online seminar, ABTTF asked for the full implementation of ECtHR judgments by the OSCE participating States. The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) representing the Turkish community in Western Thrace attended on 14 October 2020 the third series of online seminars (webinars) entitled “Three decades of upholding...
Discriminatory speech from MP Stylianidis at the Commission for the Development of Thrace
15.10.2020
ABTTF President: “The words used by the MP Stylianidis in the speech he made at the Commission for the Development of Thrace are clear proof that in Greece, the Turkish community in Western Thrace is seen as the ‘other’ and considered as a ‘threat.’” In the speech he delivered at the meeting of the inter...
Young ABTTF attended the YEN General Assembly meeting
12.10.2020
The meeting, during which also new members of the YEN Executive Board were elected, was attended by young people belonging to minorities from different countries in Europe. Young ABTTF attended the Youth of European Nationalities (YEN) General Assembly which was held online on 10 October 2020. Nihan Ayan represented Young ABTTF at the meeting.&n...
The Greek Council of State rejected the request of the Turkish community in Western Thrace to repeal the decree which violates its religious autonomy!
09.10.2020
ABTTF President: “The Council of State, which should be independent, acted as a spokesperson for the political power by ignoring the existence of unlawful articles in the decree containing regulations on our mufti offices.” The General Assembly of the Council of State of Greece has rejected the lawsuit brought and calling for t...
Court ruled that far-right Golden Dawn is a criminal organisation
08.10.2020
ABTTF President: “The official acknowledgment of racist Golden Dawn Party which also targeted several times the Turkish community in Western Thrace and exercised both verbal and physical attacks in the recent past as a criminal organisation is an important victory for our country Greece.” The Court of Appeal of Greece’s c...
The European Commission published its “Rule of Law” report
06.10.2020
ABTTF President: “As ABTTF, we will carry out lobbying activities at the European Commission and the European Parliament to influence the content of this report prepared by the European Commission.” The European Commission published its 2020 Annual Report which analyses the situation of the rule of law in the 27 European Union ...
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