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Government Agencies and Organizations in Greece |
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You may be wondering: Where can I get more information on the gender, work and family issues in Greece? Well, you have come to the right place. Here is a list of useful Greek government ministries and organizations. As well as a brief description of the ministry or organization, and a website that you can visit to gather more information about that particular organization or ministry in Greece. Ministries and Organizations: Prime Ministers Office of Greece Prime Minister: Kostas Karamanlis http://www.pminister.gr/gr/lang/en/primeminister.asp Kostas Karamanlis is the current Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic, Greece. The Prime Minister is the head of a parliamentary government, in other words the Prime Minister (PM) is like the United States President.On this website you can find links to information about the government in Greece and the various ministries that Greek has in its government. Also, this sight provides a press office which details any major things the current PM has done and has Mr. Karamanlis' platform speech. This speech details what the PM's promises are to the citizens and his personal beliefs.This is a good starting off website because it has links to all the major ministries and organizations within the Greek government. Hellenic Parliament Telephone: (+30-210-3707000) The Hellenic Parliament is responsible for the constitution and the laws in Greece. This site contains a lot of information about the laws in Greece. These laws include some on gender, work, family, and human rights. There is also some data on the constitution and the Greek government organization. The procedures for the government about law making and changing are located on this site along with information about the government itself. Hellenic Republic National Commission for Human Rights Telephone: (+30 210 72 33 221) Fax: (+30 210 72 33 217) E-mail: info@nchr.gr http://www.nchr.gr/category.php?category_id=3 This site has numerous documents that can be download which contains information regarding gender, work and family issues. The National Commission for Human Rights has documents regarding immigrant concerns. Other topics covered include discrimination, foreign workers treatment, human rights, human trafficking, and European Union (EU) reports. Overall, this website has a lot of helpful information about a wide range of topics. It is especially useful for data on reports, laws and discussions on the human rights in Greece and the EU. Permanent Mission of Greece in the United Nations Telephone: (+1 212 888 6900) http://www.greeceun.org/greeceun/content/home.aspx Greece is a member of both the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU). The Permanent Mission of Greece in the United Nations deals with Greece and the UN, and it has information on Greece and the European Union. There are some links to journals and UN news. These international organizations have a major impact on Greek laws. This particular organization is located here in the United States, but is run and operated as if it were in Greece. Therefore, it is important to look at Greece's role in these two organizations in order to see the effect they have on Greek society. The Organization of Economic Co-Operation and Development Telephone: (+33 (0)1 45 02 24 10) This organization contains a group of 30 countries that is concerned particularly with economics and employment trends. There is important statistical data located on this site, which explains the trends in the various labor markets, the overall population, education, immigration and migration and quality of life in Greece. This site has a lot of good information about because the Organization of Economic Co-Operation and Development is the largest and most reliable source for statistic, economic and social data. |
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Authors: Shayla Burks, Arielle Berg, Elise Boyarsky Published: December 18, 2006 . |