Two people have been remanded in custody after appearing before an investigating magistrate to answer charges of defrauding the National Organization for the Provision of Health Services (EOPYY) of over €500,000 through the issuing of fake prescriptions.
The Acropolis Museum launched an exhibition Tuesday that includes a renowned ancient Greek water jug from 420 BC on loan from the British Museum. The exhibit comes during a dispute over Greek demands for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures from the British Museum.
A statement officially announcing the foundation of New Left has been delivered to Parliamentary Speaker Konstantinos Tassoulas by the head of the new party’s parliamentary group, Alexis Charitsis.
Following Halki and Astypalaia, Poros is now poised to become Greece’s third “green island” under the GR-Eco Islands initiative.
The government has announced that it has dispatched humanitarian aid to Cyprus to deal with an anticipated increase in refugee flows, at Nicosia’s request.
Throughout the Western Balkans, women are harassed, raped, beaten and killed, often by their partners and after repeatedly reporting the violence to the authorities. The region is staunchly conservative, with a centuries-old tradition of male dominance, but the problem surged following the wars in the 1990s and the political, economic and social crises that have…
In a somber ceremony on Monday, the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki honored the memory of two students who were killed in February’s rail disaster at Tempe in Central Greece by delivering their degrees to their families.
Culture Minister Lina Mendoni chaired a meeting with local officials and experts on Tuesday to discuss Greece’s bid to have the archaeological site of Nikopolis inducted onto UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
The Panepistimio and Monastiraki metro stations will be closed for several hours on Wednesday on the orders of the police.
Greece’s Health Ministry on Tuesday dismissed as a “complete lie” an announcement taped to several buildings in Athens’ central Exarchia district warning of bed bug infestations.