Staged at the Athens Concert Hall, in association with Megaron Plus, the event was dedicated to the memory of the eminent Greek jurist, citizen and active member of the Citizens’ Movement for an Open Society, the Honorary President of the Supreme Court, Stefanos Mathias. This truly distinctive occasion was one of the few times, perhaps the only time in fact, that the six senior functionaries involved in the administration of justice in Greece and

A question-and-answer forum in which two three-member panels were selected, one putting questions, the other answering them. The main points of the discussion were set out in a special publication issued immediately after the event. Participants: S. Matthias, Honorary President of the Supreme Court, member of the Board of the Citizens’ Movement I. Mandrou (Ms) and G. Marinos, journalists L. A. Sissilianos,Associate Professor at the University of

A public debate on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

A guide produced by the Citizens’ Movement in collaboration with the NGOs Transparency International Greece and the Citizens’ Union Paremvassi, co-funded by the EU. The guide uses simple, but precise language to explain the European Convention on Human Rights, while also presenting the relevant provisions of the European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights, giving the ordinary citizen a comprhensive view of the European stance on basic rights

An event staged in support of a vitally important institution. The proceedings of the evenet were published and distributed to the members of the Citizens' Monement and other interested parties

The Citizens’ Movement drew public attention to the issue of the privileged treatment accorded to the public sector by the judiciary. In the same year, two other debates were organized on the same subject, one of them in Thessaloniki. Participants: L. Kyrkos,Chairman of the Board of the Citizens’ Movement I. Papadopoulos,President of the Thessaloniki Bar Association S. Matthias,Honorary President of the Supreme Court, member of the Board of the

Participants: M. Stathopoulos,Minister for Justice S. Matthias, Honorary President of the Supreme Court, member of the Board of the Citizens’ Movement A. Roupakiotis,President of the Athens Bar Association G. Vellis,Honorary President of the Supreme Court P. Yemtos,Professor at the University of Athens I. Doubis,lawyer K. Kerameus,Professor at the University of Athens G. Koumandos,Professor Emeritus at the University of Athens