Patients in Greece wait an average of 22 months to access newly approved treatments by the European Medicines Agency.
The investigation revealed that bribes ranged from €500 to €1,000 per case, with the “going rate” typically between €300 and €600, depending on the urgency and complexity of the request.
Greece’s Competition Commission will also be examining specific complaints about anti-competitive conduct by major ferry operators allegedly targeting smaller competitors in the market
Mostly clear conditions, elevated dust levels, moderate minds in the Aegean, warm for the season
The rare-earth mineral dysprosium, used for magnets in electric-vehicle motors, is among exports China slowed in response to Trump’s trade war
Cardinals cast their first ballot for a new pope in the Sistine Chapel
The Agricultural Cooperatives Union tabled a proposal to the Greek Ministry of Rural Development and Food, calling for the establishment of a national standard for regenerative agriculture in Greece. The agricultural union has already advocated for the official recognition and integration of regenerative agriculture practices into the agri-environmental schemes of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy […]
The European Parliament (EP) recommended Turkish EU accession procedures be frozen in a damning report supported by 367 MEPs, with 76 voting against it and 188 abstentions on Wednesday. The report stressed that despite Turkey’s geopolitical and strategic importance, this cannot compensate for its government’s “democratic backsliding,” adding that EU membership criteria are not up […]
The developments come on the same day as the European Parliament adopted a mostly negative report on the resumption of EU-Turkey talks
Greek Minister of National Defence Nikos Dendias firmly rejected allegations of a government-led cover-up in the investigation of the Tempi train disaster during a parliamentary session on Tuesday.
The workshop brought together key public figures from Greece alongside representatives from Greek and international companies and organizations.
Extensive renovations bring new life to the historic Skiathos Castle (Kastro), integrating cultural heritage into the island's modern tourism vision.
The Ministry returns to hotel-based vocational education, restoring former state-owned Xenia hotels into training hubs.
From open-air cinema and street parades to guided tours and live concerts, the Athens City Festival turns the Greek capital into a month-long cultural playground
The student-led initiative, backed by an advisory team of international investors, entrepreneurs, and market experts, aims to empower the next generation and strengthen Greece's innovation ecosystem.
Six of the suspects are employees of the offices (the national cadastre), while three are private citizens accused of being the “intermediaries”
Additionally, reports indicate that some members of the group had already come under police scrutiny in September 2021, when leftist university students were attacked during an anti-racism protest outside a school in western Thessaloniki.
In our 7th installment of the “Ambassadors Series,” ΤΟ ΒΗΜΑ International Edition talked to the Czech Ambassador to Greece, Ivo Silhavy, who welcomed us on a sunny day at the Vaclav Havel bench at the Freedom Park in the center of Athens. Mr. Silhavy said it was a great honor to serve as the ambassador […]
The Greek Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis said the country had made strides in controlling the exorbitant Greek public debt, predicting it would not be the most indebted in the EU in 2029 during a visit to the Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) offices on Wednesday. According to the European Commission, Greece stands at the top […]
In 1455, Greek Cardinal Bessarion nearly became pope. Did his beard cost him the papacy — and Christians in the East and West their chance at unity?