Main opposition leader Stefanos Kasselakis and Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis engaged in a heated exchange on social media Wednesday over the worsening conditions in state hospitals, which are suffering from severe staff shortages within the National Health System (ESY).
Greece’s “big four” banks (Alpha, Eurobank, National and Piraeus) posted first-half profits totaling €2.3 billion and significantly reduced exposure to bad loans, while also containing operating costs, ratings agency DBRS has noted.
State spending on research and development declined in Greece in 2023, bucking European trends, Eurostat data gleaned from the member-states’ budgets and released Tuesday show.
Greece’s Maria Prevolaraki, left, and Germany’s Annika Wendle compete in the round of 16 of the women’s freestyle 53kg wrestling match at the Champ-de-Mars Arena during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, on Wednesday.
The average price of a hotel room in Athens topped €200 in June, 17.7% up from June 2023 and 33% higher than June 2022. Strong demand is driving prices up as Athens is no longer a mere stopover for visitors headed for the islands.
Elina Tzengko of Greece competes in the women’s javelin throw qualification at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Wednesday in Saint-Denis, France.
The CEO of I.M. Tattom Consulting Ilan Mizrahi, former deputy director of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency and former national security adviser to the country’s prime minister, analyzes the country’s strategy of “surgical strikes” and its possible side effects in an interview with Kathimerini.
The southern island of Crete experienced three earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher within a 25-minute span on Wednesday morning. No injuries have been reported.
The new independent operational unit of TAIPED entitled Project Preparation Facility (PPF) was appointed by the Government Committee for Projects of Strategic Importance to mature, execute the tender process and supervise the implementation phase of the project “Supply of ICT equipment for the operation of OPS DI.M.E.A.”. The beneficiary of the project is the Ministry…
The average pension is €816.95, according to state data, which also show a great disparity between private sector (average: €749.11) and public sector pensions (average: €1,224.45) due to pension cuts during the financial crisis.