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Only just seen this question! This is what I found on Eurodicautom:

ερήμην αποφάσεις και ανακοπή ερημοδικίας

Reference Βάση Ορολογίας Judit,Δικαστήριο των ΕΚ;Κανονισμός διαδικασίας του Δικαστηρίου των Ευρωπαϊκών Κοινοτήτων της 19ης Ιουνίου 1991(ΕΕΕΚ L 176,1991,τίτλος 3/κεφαλ.4)

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TERM judgments by default and applications to set them aside

Reference Judit Terminology Data Base,Court of Justice of the EC;Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice of the European Communities of 19 June 1991(OJEC L 176,1991,title 3/chap.4)

Eurodicautom also gives "objection to a default judgement" as one of the meanings of ανακοπή.


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Note added at 1 day 4 hrs 38 mins (2005-03-19 20:19:55 GMT)
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We may have to rethink this a bit. According to INTRODUCTION TO GREEK LAW (ed. Karmeus, Kozyris), ανακοπή ερημοδικίας is the \"reopening of default\".

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Note added at 1 day 4 hrs 51 mins (2005-03-19 20:32:29 GMT)
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Quote:
The reopening of default (ανακοπή ερημοδικίας) is a twofold method of attack. It means, first, that a party who has not been duly summoned to a hearing of the case may demand reopening of the decision (cf art. 501 II). In this sense, reopening is premised on the right to be heard in court (art. 20 I Const.) and does not produce a suspensive effect (art. 506 III C. C. Proc.). However, it is rarely successful, since it is unlikely that the court, when issuing the default decision, did not consider the question of proper service on the defaulting party.
The second meaning of the reopening of default is more technical and peculiar to Greek civil procedure. It covers the cases in which the default judgment was handed down in the first hearing of the case, in first or second instance (intermediate appellate level). In such circumstances, the defaulting party may demand [reopening], and the court must reopen the default regardless of whether the party has been duly served (art. 501 I: \"unjustified\" reopening of default). This latter attack is provided with suspensive effect and often serves only defendant\'s dilatory tactics.
Under any form, a reopening may be asked for within 15 days from the date of service of the default judgment, or sixty days if the defaulting party resides abroad (art. 503).
(Introduction to Greek Law, 1988 - there may have been another edition since then!).

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Note added at 1 day 5 hrs 7 mins (2005-03-19 20:48:18 GMT)
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This is the best information I can find at the moment (English and Greek versions of the same text):
The documents for service are: (a) judgments and orders by judicial authorities and bodies, and (b) generally, documents such as originating applications to the courts and steps in appellate proceedings, such as **applications to set aside a judgment by default,** appeals, applications for retrial or review, proceedings brought by parties or others against extrajudicial and judicial acts, intervention in legal proceedings, notifications and citations, summonses to preparatory inquiries, summonses to further hearings, notification of witnesses, etc.
Τα προς επίδοση έγγραφα είναι: α) αποφάσεις και διαταγές δικαστικών αρχών και οργάνων και β) γενικώς δικόγραφα όπως αγωγές, ένδικα μέσα π.χ. **ανακοπή ερημοδικίας,** έφεση, αναίρεση , αναψηλάφιση, αναθεώρηση, τριτανακοπή και ανακοπή, ανακοπή εναντίoν εξώδικων ή δικαστικών πράξεων, κύρια και πρόσθετη παρέμβαση, ανακοίνωση και προσεπίκληση, κλήσεις προς διεξαγωγή αποδείξεων, κλήσεις προς περαιτέρω συζήτηση, γνωστοποίηση μαρτύρων κ.λ.π.
europa.eu.int/comm/justice_home/judicialatlascivil/ html/docservotherinfostate_gre_en.htm

This confirms \"applications to set aside a judgment by default\", but it would of course be useful to get some more information about the \"reopening\" idea.

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Note added at 1 day 5 hrs 49 mins (2005-03-19 21:30:07 GMT)
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So I think \"set aside\" is a safe bet, and judging by the textbook, it seems that the ideas of setting aside and reopening automatically go together: the litigant objects to the judgment (because he/she wasn\'t present when it was given) and at the same time demands that the case be reopened.