Geography of World CommerceJoin now to read essay Geography of World CommerceGeography of World CommerceGreeceGEO/150 Geography of World CommerceGeography of World CommerceGreeceGreece has a presidential parliamentary system and is governed under the constitution of 1975. There is a 300 member unicameral parliament, which elects a president for a five year term. The executive branch also includes a premier and a cabinet. The country is divided into thirteen administrative regions, subdivided into fifty-two departments which are responsible for most local government.
The president is the principal link among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the government. He or she is insulated from direct political pressures by virtue of being elected by open ballot of the Legislative Assembly.
A candidate for the presidency must have a Greek father, have been a Greek citizen for at least five years, be at least forty years of age, and be entitled to vote in parliamentary elections. To be elected, an individual must receive a two-thirds majority in parliament on the first and second ballots, or, if no majority is reached, a three fifths majority on a third ballot. Failure to elect a president on the third round results in the dissolution of the Assembly within ten days and the holding of new elections within forty days. The new Assembly must begin immediately the process of electing a president. In this election, a three-fifths majority is required on the first ballot, and absolute majority on the second, and a simple majority on the third. Should the presidency be vacated at any time, the Assembly must meet within ten days to elect a successor for a full term. If the president is incapacitated, presidential duties are temporarily assumed by the speaker of the Assembly.
The Greek Constitution requires that no person, or the government, shall, or be allowed to, accept or reject invitations to do business with or otherwise support persons, and who are not citizens within any of the several states that adopt the Greek Constitution’s provisions.
The Greek Parliament, however, acts only in accordance with the Greek Constitution and it must establish in accordance with its statutes. Therefore, the law does not extend to the President of the Republic.
The new term by which a Greek person may be elected is 30 days if he or she is already sixty years of age and, if at the time of the election, an alien is already married to a Greek citizen of a European country. The age at which the election takes place is not less than twenty-five years, or less than ten years if a Greek citizen is already married to an existing member of the European Community.
If a Greek citizen of a Western European country is to receive a seat in a Greek Parliament, he or she must be sixty years of age.
The new term is not suspended for any reason.
Under no circumstances shall a Greek citizen residing in a State or territory enter into or continue any contract with an alien or his representative; nor shall such person and any other alien be obliged, after having voted, to register under the laws or regulations concerning voting and taking into public office, with regard to his family, country of nationality, residence, political religion, status or residence at residence in the State or territory where the person resides.
In this election, the European Parliament will also have the power to enact legislation and rules for members of its own Parliament, and to carry out proceedings in public and in private for taking any action, which if it happens shall be necessary, in the interest of public welfare, for the government of the State or territory which represents the citizen of the State or territory concerned.
Under no circumstances shall the European Parliament, or any State or territory, which represents the citizen of the State or territory concerned, in any case seek to take any action, in the interests of the State or territory which is subject to such decision of the European Parliament, or of the competent authority in the State or territory where the citizen resides, to take any action under any law or regulation made by the European Parliament or the European Council or from its own decisions affecting any part of the State or Territory in which the citizen resides.
There are no requirements for any other citizen of a State or territory to vote directly with any one other in the Parliament. As long as a State or territory is part or even wholly dependent on the European Parliament to carry out its legislative functions, such citizenship must be kept validly. Any act or event which may adversely affect the interests and rights of the citizen or the state or territory in which he or she resides under the citizenship laws must be duly recorded. The Council must be informed of such acts and they must have an opportunity to correct them after which, as a consequence of a breach of such laws, they shall be suspended from the European Parliament.
The Greek Parliament is one of the two supervisory bodies of the European Union in the Union. The President of the Council receives a third vote and is responsible for the decision-making of the Parliament.
The Council consists of two members, as follows: the President of the Council and the Vice-President. The President has the power to make decisions for the Parliament. However, the President can order any rule or regulation for the Council (including those relating to the citizenship of citizens), or even for the Parliament itself, through the advice of a Member State or an individual, to be implemented by the Council, so that the Council may
The Greek Constitution requires that no person, or the government, shall, or be allowed to, accept or reject invitations to do business with or otherwise support persons, and who are not citizens within any of the several states that adopt the Greek Constitution’s provisions.
The Greek Parliament, however, acts only in accordance with the Greek Constitution and it must establish in accordance with its statutes. Therefore, the law does not extend to the President of the Republic.
The new term by which a Greek person may be elected is 30 days if he or she is already sixty years of age and, if at the time of the election, an alien is already married to a Greek citizen of a European country. The age at which the election takes place is not less than twenty-five years, or less than ten years if a Greek citizen is already married to an existing member of the European Community.
If a Greek citizen of a Western European country is to receive a seat in a Greek Parliament, he or she must be sixty years of age.
The new term is not suspended for any reason.
Under no circumstances shall a Greek citizen residing in a State or territory enter into or continue any contract with an alien or his representative; nor shall such person and any other alien be obliged, after having voted, to register under the laws or regulations concerning voting and taking into public office, with regard to his family, country of nationality, residence, political religion, status or residence at residence in the State or territory where the person resides.
In this election, the European Parliament will also have the power to enact legislation and rules for members of its own Parliament, and to carry out proceedings in public and in private for taking any action, which if it happens shall be necessary, in the interest of public welfare, for the government of the State or territory which represents the citizen of the State or territory concerned.
Under no circumstances shall the European Parliament, or any State or territory, which represents the citizen of the State or territory concerned, in any case seek to take any action, in the interests of the State or territory which is subject to such decision of the European Parliament, or of the competent authority in the State or territory where the citizen resides, to take any action under any law or regulation made by the European Parliament or the European Council or from its own decisions affecting any part of the State or Territory in which the citizen resides.
There are no requirements for any other citizen of a State or territory to vote directly with any one other in the Parliament. As long as a State or territory is part or even wholly dependent on the European Parliament to carry out its legislative functions, such citizenship must be kept validly. Any act or event which may adversely affect the interests and rights of the citizen or the state or territory in which he or she resides under the citizenship laws must be duly recorded. The Council must be informed of such acts and they must have an opportunity to correct them after which, as a consequence of a breach of such laws, they shall be suspended from the European Parliament.
The Greek Parliament is one of the two supervisory bodies of the European Union in the Union. The President of the Council receives a third vote and is responsible for the decision-making of the Parliament.
The Council consists of two members, as follows: the President of the Council and the Vice-President. The President has the power to make decisions for the Parliament. However, the President can order any rule or regulation for the Council (including those relating to the citizenship of citizens), or even for the Parliament itself, through the advice of a Member State or an individual, to be implemented by the Council, so that the Council may
The day-to-day governance of Greece is conducted by three branches of government arranged according to the parliamentary system, with an independent judiciary and an executive branch that serves with the approval of the Assembly.
The executive establishment, or government, consists of the cabinet, which includes twenty-two departmental ministries led by the prime minister. Also included are one cabinet-rank minister to the prime minister and thirty-one alternate or deputy ministers. Ministers, who need not be members of the Assembly, are chosen by the prime minister and their names submitted to the president for formal appointment. Together with the prime minister, ministers are collectively responsible to the Assembly for the formulation and implementation of the general policy of the government. Each minister is also individually responsible for all the acts undertaken by his office as an agency of government. Cabinet members are free to attend sessions of the Assembly, and they must be heard when they request the floor. The Assembly also may request ministers to appear before it to explain policies or to answer questions.
The Assembly generally conducts legislative business in plenary sessions, as required under the constitution when certain subjects are deliberated. The prescribed subjects include parliamentary standing orders and elections; church-state relations, religious freedom, and individual liberties; the operation of political parties; delegation of legislative authority to a cabinet minister; and authorization of the state budget. Plenary sessions may also be requested by the government to consider bills of particular importance for debate and passage.
When the Assembly is in recess, its legislative work may be conducted by a legislative section. The Assembly usually divides into two sections, equal in size and proportionally representative of the strength of the political parties in legislature. The jurisdiction of each section corresponds to the jurisdictions of roughly half the government ministries. Abill passed by a section has the same status as one adopted by the full Assembly.
Bills may be introduced by the government or by a member of the Assembly. In practice, the vast majority of laws passed originate with the government. To pass a bill in plenary session of the Assembly requires an absolute majority of those present, which must not be less the one-quarter of the total membership. Passage of a bill by a section requires approval by a majority of those present; the majority must be at least two-fifths of the total sectional membership. A bill rejected by either a section or by the plenum cannot be reintroduced in the same annual session.
Justice is administered by an independent judiciary, which is divided into civil, criminal, and administrative courts. Judges enjoy personal immunity, and they are subject only to the constitution and the law in discharging their constitutional responsibilities. Judges and other judicial