Tag Archives: Greece

Greece is perilously close to defaulting on its debts, putting the solvency of the euro at risk as well. If no buyers can be found for its securities, Greece will have no choice but to declare insolvency — just as Mexico, Ecuador, Russia and Argentina have done in past decades. This puts Brussels in a predicament. European Union rules preclude …

Those unhappy Lesbians began their court case yesterday. Three islanders from Lesbos told a court Tuesday that gay women insult their home’s identity by calling themselves lesbians. The plaintiffs – two women and a man – are seeking to ban a Greek gay rights group from using the word “lesbian” in its name. Also known as Mytilini, Lesbos was the …

Greece is considering a law that will allow gay couples to solemnize their relationships in a civil ceremony, causing outrage within the Greek Orthodox Church. Bishop Anthimos of Thessaloniki charged that the new law would erode human dignity and “make them equal to animals.” Gays in Greece are banned from military service and only 16% of the nation says they …