Extortion ring leader, members jailed
A 43-year-old woman, an alleged leader of a business extortion ring, and four others were remanded pending trial Thursday.
Empress Theophano Prize awarded to the Special Olympics organization
The fifth annual Empress Theophano Award is being awarded to the Special Olympics organization, a global movement to end discrimination against people with intellectual disabilities.
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Charting the future, at InvestGR forum
Public Affairs and Networks is organizing next week’s InvestGR Forum: Foreign Investments in Greece.
Science-state coordination raised at IEEE conference
The lack of coordination between authorities and the scientific community in dealing with natural disaster risk assessment was raised at the 2024 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, which is being held in Greece for the first time (July 7-12), at the Athens Concert Hall.
The Athenians | Athens | July 12 – August 11
The European Center for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies (74 Mitropoleos, Monastiraki, europeanarch.eu) and the Chicago Athenaeum present “The Athenians, Short Stories of Art (Vol II).”
Strategy, not half-measures
Any attempt to fill the vacancies in the Greek national health system (ESY) seems doomed from the start. The response to consecutive job openings has been zero, despite various attempts to offer attractive incentives, such as higher salaries or guaranteed accommodation.
PM faces backlash over Ukraine comments
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said that military aid to Ukraine has “created holes in our own defense capabilities,” sparking a backlash from opposition parties.
North Macedonia FM claims use of ‘Macedonia’ allowed under Prespa deal
The use of the term “Macedonia” by North Macedonia’s new government “does not constitute a violation of the Prespa Agreement,” North Macedonia’s foreign minister has said.
Greece to address hospital staffing crisis with private doctors
Greece’s Health Ministry decided Thursday to address severe staffing shortages in regional hospitals by recruiting private doctors.