The Greek Ombudsman
- An independent authority that is empowered to investigate actions taken by the government that infringe upon the rights of individuals or of legal entities. Find out about the organization, its people, its mission and its protocol for registering and following through on valid complaints within its juristiction.
Athens News Agency - Semi-official national news agency . Daily updated source for Greek foreign policy and political affairs plus news highlights from business, sport and culture. Useful biographies section on key political figures.
Bank of Greece - Central bank tasked with ensuring price stability in the country. Provides statistics and other data on the economic performance and prospects for the Greek economy. Also detailed information on the bank's history, organizational structure, assets and the euro.
Data Protection Authority - Supervises the implementation of Act 2472/97 and the totality of regulations pertaining to the protection of the individual with respect to the processing of personal data.
ELKE Hellenic Center for Investment - Agency responsible for seeking, promoting and supporting foreign direct investments into Greece. A lot of useful financial and legal information about the regulations, the procedures and the opportunities for business investments in Greece.
European Commission - Useful information about the activities of the European Commission in Greece including details about key European issues such as the Euro and other initiatives.
General Accounting Office - A service responsible for drawing up the budget, the annual balance-sheet of the Greek government and auditing the state finances. The site provides information about the Greek government's budget, public debt as well as some relevant reports.
General Secretariat of Sports - The official web site that provides information about sports, history, federations, organizations and governmental projects promoting the athletic idea.
Hellenic Organization for Standardization - Authority responsible for the formulation and publication of National Standards and ultimately their promotion and implementation in the community. Site information provides contact details, outlines participation in various research programs, publications and there are descriptions and map references for the various testing laboratories.
Hellenic Parliament - Parliament of Greece. Information on members, committees, the parliamentary building in Athens.
ICL - Greece Index - Complete copies and links to the country's Constitution, along with related background, history and events, provided by International Constitutional Law.
National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) - Information about NCHR, national and international reports on the situation of human rights in Greece, annual reports of activities and a number of other documents covering specific cases. [Some documents available only in Greek.]
National Intelligence Service - Information about the mission, the historical background, the structure and the legal status of the Hellenic National Intelligence Service.
National Telecommunications and Post Commission - National regulatory authority for the telecommunications and postal services market. Information on legislation, procedures, fees, related tenders, publications and proceedings. Also a database of licensed organizations.
OKANA - Government-sponsored agency working to prevent drug dependence and treat drug abusers. Includes contact information for local prevention and therapeutic centers, and list of sponsored activities.
Public Estate Corporation - Function is to manage, administer and develop the Greek State's property portfolio comprising of more than 100,000 properties. Information is provided on the organization itself and on key projects within its portfolio including site descriptions, public tenders and acquisitions.
Research and Technology Network - State owned company (Ministry of Development - General Secretariat for Research and Technology - GSRT and the Ministry of Education) providing Internet services to the academic and research community.
US Law Library of Congress - Greece - Annotated compendium of online sources providing access to primary documents, legal commentary and general government information about specific jurisdictions and topics.
World Legal Information Institute - Greece - Catalog and search facilities for over 500 databases from 55 countries including case-law, legislation, treaties, law reform reports, law journals, and other materials.
- An independent authority that is empowered to investigate actions taken by the government that infringe upon the rights of individuals or of legal entities. Find out about the organization, its people, its mission and its protocol for registering and following through on valid complaints within its juristiction.
