Determined to entrench the institution of personal doctors, Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis announced changes on Wednesday, in line with the standards set by other European countries and the World Health Organization.
Determined to entrench the institution of personal doctors, Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis announced changes on Wednesday, in line with the standards set by other European countries and the World Health Organization.
The Hellenic American Leadership Council, an influential Greek-American advocacy group, has launched a petition against Ankara’s conversion of another important Byzantine monument, the Chora Church, into a mosque.
A new project by the Archipelago Network aims to explore the age-old maritime traditions of the Cyclades, and conserve them for future generations.
Fishermen from the island of Amorgos, the easternmost of the Cyclades, are calling for the establishment of three marine areas where fishing will be banned.
Leading academics, business leaders, journalists and public officials gathered at the Megaron Karatzas in Athens on Saturday to set out their vision for how the “Komvos – Networks of Global Hellenism” initiative can harness the extensive international networks of the Greek diaspora to manifestly contribute to the prosperity of Greece.
Komvos – Networks of Global Hellenism will host its first conference on Saturday, titled “Greece and the International Perspective – Proposals for Action,” which will bring together leading figures to discuss the future of the country.
The Charles Antetokounmpo Family Foundation, an initiative launched by Greek-Nigerian basketball sensations the Antetokounmpo brothers to provide opportunities to children from underprivileged backgrounds, has launched a partnership with the American College of Greece.
The Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens has launched an initiative aimed at protecting the biodiversity and intangible cultural heritage of the islands of the Cyclades by helping identify funding resources and ensuring that they make their way to local organizations and agencies that are active in such fields.
The SOS Children’s Villages charity is organizing an awareness-raising campaign on Monday to mark World Children’s Day.
Greenpeace has submitted 10 proposals to rekindle agricultural production on the Thessaly plain in central Greece, which was devastated by cataclysmic floods in September.
In the fourth award ceremony of the pan-European Empress Theophano Prize, which took place in Thessaloniki on Thursday evening, attention was not on the stunning Rotunda, the city landmark that served as a temple in Roman times, a Christian church in the Byzantine era and a mosque during the Ottoman occupation; nor was it on the distinguished guests who attended the event.
Plans and proposals are being floated by local authorities to attract young people to live in the 32 villages of the mountainous Agrafa region in Central Greece.
Greek-born adoptees from the United States gather in front of what was once the Athens Maternity Hospital, for the Second Annual Greek Adoptee Reunion hosted by The Eftychia Project.
In an effort to address Greece’s alarming demographic decline, which Prime Minister Kyriakos described on Tuesday as an “existential bet” for the country’s future, the Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family is reportedly planning to create an “Observatory for Demographic Policy” by the beginning of next year.
In the Netherlands, Elma Baten worked for the police as a communications consultant. In Kastellorizo, a small Dodecanese island in the Eastern Mediterranean, she has taken up various jobs.
This year’s Empress Theophano Prize is being awarded to the United Nations, in the name of its secretary-general, Antonio Guterres, for its humanitarian role in fostering multilateral cooperation.