George Papandreou named head of Olympic Truce Center
Greece’s former socialist prime minister George Papandreou has been appointed chairman of the International Olympic Truce Center (IOTC) for a four-year term, the organization said on Friday.
Greece’s former socialist prime minister George Papandreou has been appointed chairman of the International Olympic Truce Center (IOTC) for a four-year term, the organization said on Friday.
A 67-year-old horse-riding instructor has been remanded in custody in the northern port city of Thessaloniki following accusations of sexual abuse and harassment by underage female students.
Vassilis Papavassiliou, a distinguished presence in Greek theater, has passed away at the age of 76 in Thessaloniki, following a period of serious illness.
Greece will begin home delivery of specialized, high-cost medicines for patients with chronic or serious illnesses starting June 16, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday, calling it a key step toward improving care and dignity for vulnerable patients.
According to the script of the NATO exercise held at the Los Llanos Air Bas in Spain in January 2015, the Greek two-seater F-16 was the second jet in an “arrow” formation whose mission was to protect a group of friendly aircraft.
Greece’s trade deficit decreased by 6.9% in April this year, with the value of both exports and imports recording a double-digit decrease.
The municipality of Kea, an island near Athens also known as Tzia, has rejected the environmental impact study for a planned luxury hotel complex, delivering a major setback to Spanish developer Inmo Parck Invest’s ambitious project.
Ankara’s objections to a historic map presented by General Dimitrios Choupis, chief of the Armed Forces, to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew during his recent visit to Istanbul, drew a sharp response from Greece on Friday, which described the gift as “purely symbolic.”
Pharos Alliance will hold its third seminar on “Raising Bilingual Children” on Sunday, from 1.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. at The Greek Center in Melbourne, continuing its efforts to promote the use of Modern Greek.
Tzaneio Hospital in Piraeus has launched an internal disciplinary inquiry after a 62-year-old woman was mistakenly given a blood transfusion intended for another patient, hospital officials said on Friday.