Online campaign boosts organ donor registrations by 42%
An online campaign to encourage organ donation has led to a surge in registrations, with 15,000 new donors signing up in the first 10 days of its launch.
Education board certifies private university programs
Greece’s National Authority for Higher Education (ETHAAE) has certified the first 16 study programs of four non-state universities, part of a total of 28 submitted for approval this year.
Greece proposes regional cooperation initiative with Cyprus, Egypt, Turkey and Libya
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has proposed a regional cooperation initiative involving Cyprus, Egypt, Turkey and Libya during his foreign policy address in Parliament.
Farm subsidy scams a family affair
Twelve people are in the dock in another case involving allegedly illegal subsidies from the country’s agricultural payments agency, OPEKEPE.
The war in Ukraine and political chess in the Balkans
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday completed her annual tour of the Western Balkans amid stormy developments in the Middle East and with humanity’s eyes turned to Ukraine, whose war, if it continues, could easily drag Europe’s backyard into destabilization.
Man dies in fall from Apollo Tower in Ambelokipi
A 44-year-old man died after falling from the 24th floor of the “Apollo” Tower in the Ambelokipi district of Athens around 1.30 p.m. Friday, according to the authorities.
Pierrakakis: Greece’s digital shift puts citizens, not technology, at the center
Greece’s digital transformation was never just about technology but about people, Minister of National Economy and Finance Kyriakos Pierrakakis said, describing it as “the sum of decentralized choices by citizens.”
Energy minister, US counterpart discuss upcoming P-TEC summit
Environment and Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou has held talks with US Energy Secretary Chris Wright to discuss preparations for the upcoming Partnership for Transatlantic Energy Cooperation (P-TEC) conference, following their recent meeting in New York during the Atlantic Council, the ministry announced.
PM: Undermining trust in judiciary risks becoming self-fulfilling prophecy
The prime minister has warned that “undermining public trust in the judiciary can easily, in this toxic environment, become a self-fulfilling prophecy in people’s minds,” as he inaugurated the new Peristeri district branch building of the Athens Court of First Instance.
Man arrested at border for smuggling illegal sheep pox vaccines
A 60-year-old Komotini resident was arrested on Wednesday evening at the Kipi border station in Evros while attempting to illegally enter the country with vaccines for sheep and goat pox.