Parliament approves Greece-Egypt search and rescue pact
Greece’s parliamentary committee on defense and foreign affairs approved a bill ratifying a memorandum of understanding with Egypt on aeronautical and maritime search and rescue cooperation.
New pope is a vote for continuity
Pope Leo XIV was elected recently to succeed the late Francis. The name he chose is an allusion to Pope Leo XIII, who introduced the notions of human labor, social justice and Christian ethics as an indelible part of the Catholic Church’s doctrine.
Russia detained Greek tanker in Baltic Sea, Estonia says
Russia detained a Greek-owned oil tanker on Sunday after it left an Estonian Baltic Sea port, the Estonian Foreign Ministry said, adding it had alerted NATO allies to the incident.
Unnecessary tests at clinics
The Bank of Greece is scolding private clinics and hospitals for the way they bill insurance companies for health services.
Doctors decry forced shifts across country to fill gaps
Doctors are raising alarms over the widespread use of emergency deployment orders, known as “entellesthe,” that require them to perform on-call hospital shifts outside their home facilities, “like nomads.”
Municipal services flunk public evaluation
An ongoing public evaluation initiative by the Interior Ministry has revealed that citizens rate municipal services across the country poorly, with an average score of just 3.9 out of 10.
A nutritious ‘giant’ white bean, olive and raisin salad
Packed with energy, proteins and nutrients, this original giant bean salad keeps you feeling full for hours and is full of flavor.
Are Greeks losing their faith in democracy?
I have noticed that sometimes developments that first appear in the USA happen also in Greece a few years later. For example the US – as well as a number of European countries – is going through a “peculiar” political time.
Man arrested with loaded gun at Athens nightclub
Police arrested a man early Sunday at an Athens nightclub after finding a loaded gun in his bag
Man’s body found on hiking trail in Crete
The body of a 59-year-old man was found Sunday morning on a hiking trail in the Giouchtas area near Iraklio, Crete.