Criminal Code of Greece (Law 4619/2019, National Gazette A’ 95/2019, as amended in 2024 (set in force in 1/5/2024) by Articles 14 and 138 par. 1 Ν. 5090/2024 (National Gazette A’ 30/2024)

 (unofficial translation, emphasis added)

Excerpts related to Hate crimes

Article 82A - Crime with racist characteristics or against a minor or weak person. 

If a crime has been committed against a victim who was selected because of race, color, national or ethnic origin, descent, religion, disability, sexual orientation, identity or gender characteristics, the sentencing framework is as follows:

a) In the case of misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in prison, the minimum sentence is increased by six months. In other cases of misdemeanors, the minimum limit is increased by one year.

b) In the case of a felony, the minimum sentence is increased by two years.

The above penalty framework is also applied when a crime is committed with intent against a minor or a person who cannot defend himself and no heavier penalty framework is provided by another provision.

Excerpts related to Hate speech offences

Law 927/1979, as amended by Laws 1419/1984, 2910/2001 and 4285/2014 and 4491/2017 

Article 1 [Incitement to hatred, violence and property damage]

1. Anyone, who publicly incites, provokes, or stirs, either orally or through the press, the Internet, or any other means, acts of violence or hatred against a person or group of persons or a member of such a group defined by reference to race, color, religion, descent or national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender characteristic or disability, in a manner that endangers the public order and exposes the life, physical integrity, and freedom of persons defined above to danger, will be punished by imprisonment of from three months to three years and a fine of €5,000 to €20,000. 

2. Anyone, who publicly incites, provokes, or stirs, either orally or through the press, the Internet, or any other means, acts of destruction against the assets of a person or group of persons defined by reference to race, color, religion, descent or national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender characteristic or disability, in a manner that endangers the public order and exposes the life, physical integrity, and freedom of persons defined above to danger, will be punished by imprisonment of from three months to three years and a fine of €5,000 to €20,000.

3. If the challenge, incitement, agitation or incitement of the preceding paragraphs resulted in the commission of crime, [the penalty shall be] imprisonment for at least six months and a fine of €15,000-30,000. [The penalty of] imprisonment of at least one year causes deprivation of political rights from one to five years.

4. Anyone who establishes or participates in an organization or group of any kind that systematically seeks to carry out acts of paragraphs 1 and 2 is punishable by the penalties of paragraph 1, if the act is not punishable by another heavier provision.

5. If the act in the preceding paragraphs was committed by a public official or employee in the exercise of the powers entrusted to him, [the penalty shall be]: a) where paragraphs 1 and 2, imprisonment for six months to three years and a fine of €10,000-25,000 and b) in the case of paragraph 3, at least one year imprisonment and a fine of €25,000-50,000 euro.