Is flag burning illegal in Greece?
Criminal offense
Flag desecration is illegal in Greece and punishable by up to two years of imprisonment.
Greece is one of 55 countries classified “Criminal offense” for flag desecration — 82% of the 67 with data. (Also searched as flag burning.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Flag desecration
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- North Macedonia
- Criminal offense Desecration of the national flag is banned under the Criminal Code.
- Bulgaria
- Criminal offense Desecration of the national flag is a crime in Bulgaria.
- Romania
- Legal / protected speech Flag desecration is not a criminal offense as the prohibition was removed from the Criminal Code.
- Croatia
- Criminal offense Desecrating any national flag is a felony punishable by up to one year of imprisonment.
- Hungary
- Criminal offense Desecration of the national flag is explicitly stated to be illegal in Hungary.
- Italy
- Criminal offense Desecration of Italian or foreign national flags is prohibited by law and punishable by fines or imprisonment.
Other laws in Greece
- Blasphemy Laws
- No blasphemy law
- Holocaust Denial
- Criminal offense
- Conversion Therapy
- Partial ban
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