IPI 2004 World Press Freedom Review: Greece
By South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) http://www.freemedia.at/wpfr/Europe/greece.htm During 2004 there were local reports that some journalists are receiving payments from public sector sources and, at the same time, working as journalists reporting on the same public sector sources. On 9 March, following the victory of the ...
Vinozhito Press Release On Recent Statements by Greek President Kostis Stephanopoulos
Rainbow/Vinozhito - Press Release http://www.florina.org/html/2005/2005_stephanopoulos_belgium.html Greek President, Kostis Stephanopoulos, gave the following statement in his recent official meeting with the members of the Greek Community in Genk, Belgium: In regards to the relations with the neighboring states and in regards to the Republic of Macedonia, which he ...
MHRMC Condemns Statements by Greek President Kostis Stephanopoulos During Visit to Belgium
Press Release The Macedonian Human Rights Movement of Canada (MHRMC) condemns the statements made by the President of Greece, Kostis Stephanopoulos, regarding the Republic of Macedonia during his recent visit to Belgium. (see full story below) The President was quoted as saying that "FYROM (Macedonia) threatens Greece culturally and nationally ...
MHRMC Condemns Remarks by Secretary General of the Council of Europe About Recognition of the Republic of Macedonia
Background: Terry Davis, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, recently made some controversial comments during an interview by Utrinski Vesnik, a newspaper in the Republic of Macedonia. For the full text please see: https://mhrmi.org/news/2005/january31_e.asp. See the MHRMC's response below.
Member of European Parliament Protests Greek Human Rights Abuses
European Free Alliance Bernat Joan i Mari MEP (Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya) Press Release Brussels - Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya Euro-MP Bernat Joan is to protest to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg about ongoing human rights abuses in Greece. The Catalan Euro-MP and Vice President of the ...
Turkish and Macedonian Associations Banned in Greece
Greek Helsinki Monitor (GHM) - http://www.greekhelsinki.gr/ Press Release - 19 January 2005 Greek Helsinki Monitor (GHM) and Minority Rights Group-Greece (MRG-G) condemn the reported unanimous ruling of Greece's Supreme Court confirming the dissolution of the "Turkish Union of Xanthi.” Recalling the prior dissolution of other Turkish associations ...
"Situation of Macedonian Minority In Albania Must Be Improved" - Macedonian PM Buckovski
Text of report in English by Macedonian state news agency MIA Tirana - Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski met late Wednesday [12 January] in Tirana with representatives of the Macedonian community in Albania. They acquainted PM Buckovski with the factual situation, pointing out the importance for preservation of the cultural and national identity of the Macedonian minority.
Radio France International: Report on Macedonians in Bulgaria
Another Europe (Reporter - Maria Bezanovska) Translated from French by Elena Veljkovic Reporter: Good day everyone. Observance of minorities' rights is one of the essential conditions for becoming a member of the European Union. We shall dedicate two programs to this problem in Bulgaria.
European Union Threatens to Sue Greece Over Minority Issues
In the middle of its campaign to halt the recognition of Macedonia's constitutional name, Greece was severely reprimanded by the European Union, which in the last couple of days threatened Athens with a lawsuit in the European Court of Justice if it continues to ignore appeals to right its discrimination against minorities.
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Eurolang Press Release - Macedonian Minority Criticizes Greece at OSCE Conference
Eurolang Press Release Rainbow, the organization of the Macedonian Minority in Greece, have criticised Greece at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) conference taking place in Warsaw. Rainbow representatives presented reports about the situation of the Macedonian minorities in Greece, Bulgaria and in Albania.