Islanders get advanced telemedicine services
Residents of the Aegean islands suffering from neurodegenerative illnesses have had access to specialized health services for the past 16 months without having to leave their homes.
500-year-old icon looted from divided Cyprus repatriated
A 500-year-old Orthodox icon that was looted from a church in the breakaway north of ethnically divided Cyprus has been returned to the island.
Greek FM visits Odessa
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on Tuesday visited the Ukrainian port city of Odessa, which has become a strategic flashpoint in Russia’s invasion of the former Soviet republic, where he met with local officials and members of the Greek diaspora.
Villas attract foreign buyers
Some investors from abroad go a step further, as they look for land for the development of luxury holiday complexes, multiplying their financial footprint and added value to the Greek economy compared to a simple purchase and sale.
Prosecutor appeals ex-regional governor’s acquittal over Mandra flood
A prosecutor on Tuesday appealed against a court ruling acquitting former Attica governor Rena Dourou and four more people of criminal charges related to the 2017 flood that claimed 25 lives in Mandra, west of the capital.
Woman suffers anaphylactic reaction on sailboat
A woman had to be transferred to hospital on Tuesday after suffering a serious allergic reaction while on a sailboat off the coast of the island of Milos, in the southern Aegean.
Woman pulled out dead from river in central Greece
A woman who fell into the Pinios River, in Greece’s Thessaly region, on Tuesday, was pulled out dead, authorities said.
Greek Armed Forces chief meets American counterpart in Washington
The head of the Greek Armed Forces, General Konstantinos Floros, met with his American counterpart, General James McConville in Washington on Monday and discussed Ukraine, the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean.
Amendment to cap profit for sale of subsidized home appliances
An amendment tabled in parliament on Tuesday, attached to the finance ministry bill on special consumption taxes, will cap maximum profit margins for the sale of domestic appliances subsidized under the Development Ministry’s “Change my appliance” program.
EU environmental agency rates Athens air quality as ‘moderate’
Air quality in Athens is only “moderate,” according to data published on Monday by the European Environment Agency (EEA).