Surgery director arrested in patient bribery scandal
The Athens Medical Association requested case files from prosecutors and the Ippokrateio Hospital after a cardiac surgery director was arrested for allegedly accepting bribes from patients.
Tax reform ‘a major step to helping large families’
The Minister of National Economy and Finance Kyriakos Pierrakakis met with the presidium of the Supreme Confederation of Large Families on Tuesday. The meeting presented the key measures of the new tax reform concerning large families.
Brain gain push works for Cyprus
Most interest so far has come from the United Kingdom, where the government held a promotional event in May.
The lure of stones and silence: Hiking in Zagori, Greece
In recent years, searching for a summer holiday in Greece, I’ve turned my back on the sea. Icons of carefree fun since the 1960s, the beaches and islands now come with heat waves, forest fires, crowds and inflated prices.
SAFE loans taken by 19 countries says European Commission
The European Union’s 150 billion euros in cheap loans for defense projects have been fully taken up by a total of 19 EU countries, including Greece and Cyprus, with Poland securing the biggest portion of the loans, the European Commission said on Tuesday.
Serviced apartments steal the show in the housing market
The main reason for their popularity among investors is that they offer high returns starting from 4% and reaching up to 8%.
Minister visits ELPEN biomedical research facilities
Development Minister Takis Theodorikakos on Tuesday visited the three production facilities of the Greek pharmaceutical company ELPEN in Pikermi, as well as a new flagship biomedical technology research and innovation center, the Athens LifeTech Park, in Spata.
ATHEX: No direction as yet for local bourse
Another mixed session at the Greek stock market on Tuesday saw stocks split between winners and losers.
Correction of past injustices in taxation
The tax interventions that the government explained further on Monday have as their main orientation the correction of injustices.
Greece makes its first Eurobasket semifinal in 16 years
Defense-minded Greece overcame the resistance of Lithuania with an 87-76 score in Riga on Tuesday.