Greek health authorities were on alert following the death of a 72-year-old livestock farmer from Elassona, central Greece, on Saturday, who contracted hemorrhagic fever after he was bitten by an infected tick.
I have found no data on the geographical distribution of civil servants in Greece, except that 85% work for the central government departments and only 15% in local government, but I am willing to bet that the majority are in Athens.
A 16-year-old has been arrested in connection with a knife attack that left a 15-year-old injured during a fight on a public bus in Petroupoli, western Athens, two weeks ago.
It is the government’s obvious duty to shed light on any case involving the handling of public funds. However, that responsibility does not end with assigning individual political or legal blame.
Miltiadis Tentoglou, the Olympic and world long jump champion, recorded the world’s longest jump of the year with a leap of 8.46 meters at the European Athletics Team Championships in Madrid on Saturday.
It was this time of year in 2015 when Greece was in the grips of capital controls, with long lines forming at ATMs and supermarkets; a climate of division fueled by tempestuous protest rallies in favor of staying on the European path or striking out alone ahead of the July 5 referendum on the third…
Tens of thousands of opponents of Serbia’s populist President Aleksandar Vucic rallied on Saturday in Serbia’s capital Belgrade, backing up their demand for an early parliamentary election after nearly eight months of protests that have rattled his firm grip on power in the Balkan country.
Look at Nabil Boutros’ portraits of sheep and goats with an ounce of compassion and the slaughter of these docile animals is something that will become seared into your mind. Like Paris Petridis’ donkey, tied up in the desert under the searing sun, all alone.
Parliament’s health committee began reviewing legislation to strengthen protections for minors from tobacco and alcohol products, Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis has announced.