Euthenics

Greek Parliament Legalizes Same-Sex Civil Unions 

The Greek parliament has passed a bill legalizing same-sex civil partnerships.

The law adopted on Tuesday night seeks to address omissions in 2008 legislation that recognized cohabitation for unmarried, but not same-sex couples. In 2013, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that excluding same-sex couples from the cohabitation legislation was discriminatory.

Government decided three VAT rates for private education

The government decided to impose VAT on private education at different rates ranging from 0% for kindergartens to 13% for private primary and secondary schools.

The decision was made during a joint session of the Government Council for Economic Policy and the Government Council for Social Policy with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras attending and chairing.

VIDEO: Controversial Istanbul creek begins to flow black again

The water of a controversial creek on Istanbul's Asian side, which had seen an improvement in quality following a recent cleaning project spurred by a local protest, has quickly returned to its original polluted state. 

Kurba?al?dere Creek in Istanbul's central Kad?köy district has once again started to emit a foul odor and turned black after heavy rainfalls increased its flow rate. 

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