Dimitris Kraniotis

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Greek Parliamentary Elections : Landslide victory for Socialists

The ’Panhellenic Socialist Movement’ (PA.SO.K) was the big winner of the Greek Parliamentary Elections, which took place at the 4th of October, having won a clear majority of seats in the Parliament. The Greek Socialists will govern again after a five-year-long absence, during which the (…)

samedi 24 octobre 2009

Turkey & Human Rights : A relationship that counts

The situation of human rights is one of the most significant criteria a country must accomplish in order to join the EU. Candidate countries must show “stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and protection of minorities”, as it was (…)

jeudi 25 juin 2009

European Elections : 42,94% of hopes are still alive… !

Elections for the European Parliament took place from the 4th until the 7th of June in the twenty-seven member-states of the European Union. European Parliament “is the world’s only directly elected transnational and multilingual parliament and the EU’s only directly elected institution”. As (…)

mardi 9 juin 2009

European Elections : Numbers reveal the problem

Since 1979, when the first elections for the European Parliament took place, the turnout has been constantly dropping. Numbers say the whole truth : in 1979, 63% of the European voters participated in elections, in 1984 the percentage dropped by 2%, five years later the turnout was 2,5% less, as (…)

jeudi 4 juin 2009