At last, a law on expatriate vote in Greece

Posted onDecember 16, 2019April 21, 2023

Greece has joined the growing group of states that have extended the right to vote in national elections to their citizens abroad. Although the rhetorics – and to a certain extend the expectations – of the Greek government were far more generous in terms of expanding the vote to a broader expatriate electorate, the law provides for a considerable number of restrictions aiming at guaranteeing that the persons entitled to vote conserve genuine links with the country.

Greece: New bill reintroducing citizenship by declaration for children born or raised in Greece enters into force

Posted onOctober 1, 2015July 28, 2017

On 9 July, the Greek Parliament has adopted the bill reintroducing citizenship by declaration for children born or raised in Greece. The revised law entered into force at the date of the publication of the law in the Official Gazette, Read More …

Greece: New bill proposes to reintroduce citizenship by declaration for children born or raised in Greece

Posted onJune 3, 2015July 28, 2017

By EUDO CITIZENSHIP expert Dimitris Christopoulos The Draft Law on citizenship elaborated by the Ministry of Interior provides for the acquisition of citizenship by declaration for persons who are either minors born in Greece or have lived there as Read More …

Greece: New citizenship bill now opened for public consultation

Posted onMay 15, 2015July 28, 2017

A new bill foreseeing the granting of Greek citizenship to tens of thousands of second-generation immigrants was put up for public consultation on Thursday. Read the news report in Ekhatimerini

Greece: State Council allows all Greek citizens to join the military, irrespective of the mode of acquisition of citizenship

Posted onOctober 14, 2014July 28, 2017

By EUDO CITIZENSHIP expert Dimitris Christopoulos In 2013, a group of retired military officers and a Greek citizen demanded the nullification of a Decision by the Minister of Defense (April 15th 2011) allowing all Greek citizens to take the Read More …

What next for Greek nationality law?

Posted onFebruary 18, 2013December 18, 2017

By EUDO CITIZENSHIP expert Dimitris Christopoulos* * The author would like to thank Eva Giannakaki for her assistance with the translation of the Court’s ruling. On February 2013, the Greek Council of the State issued its final ruling regarding the Read More …

“Greece belongs to the Greeks” – but who are the Greeks that it belongs to?

Posted onFebruary 14, 2013July 28, 2017

Read a commentary by Anna Triandafyllidou on the counterreform of Greek’s citizenship and local franchise.

Greek government prepares for counter-reform of Nationality Code following reported ruling of Council of State

Posted onNovember 21, 2012July 28, 2017

By Dimitris Christopoulos, EUDO CITIZENSHIP expert 20 November 2012 The facts According to press reports, on 13 November 2012 the Plenary Session of the Greek Council of State confirmed an earlier ruling by the Council’s 4th Chamber Read More …

ECtHR decides that lack of Greek legislation to implement right to vote from abroad does not violate human rights

Posted onMarch 23, 2012July 28, 2017

Read the ECtHR press release on the case Sitaropoulos and Others v. Greece and the full judgment of 15 March 2012.

Greek State Council strikes down ius soli and local voting rights for third country nationals. An Alarming Postscript to the Greek Citizenship Reform

Posted onMarch 9, 2011July 28, 2017

By EUDO CITIZENSHIP expert Dimitris Christopoulos – Ass. Professor, Departement of Political Science and History, Panteion University. On 1 February 2011, the 4th Chamber of the State Council (Symvoulio tis Epikrateias) has questioned the constitutionality of Law 3838/2010 concerning third Read More …

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