Politics of Greece Politics of Greece The roots of Metaxas' "New State" were sought in Greece's classical history. Metaxas thought Hellenic nationalism was to galvanize "the heathen values of ancient Greece, specifically those of Sparta, along with the Christian values of the Medieval empire of Byzantium" (Clogg, Richard; A Concise History of Greece; 1992). As its main symbol, the followers of Metaxas chose the labrys, the symbol of ancient Minoan Crete. ...more on Wikipedia about "4th of August Regime"
The term Aegean dispute refers to a set of interrelated controversial isses between Greece and Turkey over sovereignty and related rights in the area of the Aegean Sea. This set of conflicts has had a large effect on the relations between the two countries since the 1970s. It has repeatedly led to crises coming close to the outbreak of military hostilities, most notably around 1987 and in early 1996. The issues in the Aegean fall into several categories: ...more on Wikipedia about "Aegean dispute"
EAM-ELAS is the name of the main communist resistance movement in Greece during World War II. EAM-ELAS stands for abbreviation of Ethnikón Apeleftherotikón Métopon-Ethnikós Laïkós Apeleftherotikós Stratós which means National Liberation Front-National Popular Liberation Army. EAM-ELAS was formed in 1941 and its military part in December 1942. It fought against the Germans and the Italians and later on engaged in a war against guerilla forces of right-wing organizations, particularly EDES. EAM-ELAS was very active and successful, and around the end of the war its political power grew considerably. The conflict with right-wing, nationalist or western-oriented democratic forces escalated, leading to the outbreak of a Civil war that lasted until 1949. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eam-Elas"
The Convention Concerning the Exchange of Greek and Turkish Populations was a document signed at Lausanne, Switzerland, January 30, 1923, between the governments and Greece and Turkey. ...more on Wikipedia about "Exchange of Greek and Turkish Populations"
Costas Simitis wrote in an article in the Financial Times claiming that Greece's deficit revision damaged Europe. There Simitis states among other things that The Commission must design an auditing system that is the same for all EU countries and guarantees objectivity and impartiality, while ruling out domestic political interference. Some days later FT received a comment by the Director General of Eurostat. ...more on Wikipedia about "Greek Financial Audit, 2004"
Macedonia ( IPA , Greek: Μακεδονία, Makedonia) is the largest and the second most populous region of Greece. Together with the regions of Thrace and Epirus, it is often referred to unofficially as northern Greece. It is located at coordinates . ...more on Wikipedia about "Macedonia (Greece)"
Politics of Greece takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Greece is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Hellenic Parliament. Since the restoration of democracy the party system is dominated by the conservative New Democracy (Νεα Δημοκρατια - Nea Dimokratia) and the socialist Panhellenic Socialist Movement (Πανελληνιο Σοσιαλιστικο Κινημα - Panellinio Sosialistiko Kinima). The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. ...more on Wikipedia about "Politics of Greece"
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Greece is a country where the left wing and communist parties are very strong. ...more on Wikipedia about "Radical Greek left"
Revolutionary Nuclei (Επαναστατική Πυρήνες, Epanastatiki Pyrines) is a leftist revolutionary group in Greece, formed in 1995. The group is estimated to have very few members and has very likely not been responsible for any attacks since 2000. Furthermore, Revolutionary Nuclei is resposible for a single death. Nevertheless, this group remains on the U.S. Department of State's list of designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations. ...more on Wikipedia about "Revolutionary Nuclei"
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