Antibiotics to be made available only on prescription
Public Health Yiannis Baskozos. announced pans to make antibiotics in Greece available only by doctor’s prescription from now on, in order to stop reckless use. […]
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Greece slapped with 5-million-euro fine over waste water
eKathimerini — The European Court of Justice has fined Greece 5 million euros with an additional penalty of 3.28 million euros for every six months […]
Greek bond yields dive after Moody’s upgrade
Reuters — Greek government bonds were in demand on Thursday, with yields dropping following after Moody’s move overnight to upgrade Greece two notches from Caa2 […]
Eurogroup returns to the politics of blackmail, withholding funds needed to pay themselves
Eurogroup refused to approve the release of 5.7 billion euros in bailout funding for Greece on Monday after reported objections from Klaus Regling (ESM) and Mario […]
Turks land on Oinousses island, request asylum
eKathimerini — Seventeen Turkish citizens landed on the shores of the Greek island of Oinousses in the eastern Aegean on Monday afternoon and requested asylum, […]
The Scotsman: Agios Nikolaos, Crete
The Scotsman Travel — It has reached that time of the year when summer seems like a distant memory and venturing out without a scarf […]
Greek wines win export markets outside EU
Greece Is — Over the past decade Greek wine has made great strides in terms of international recognition. Over the period 2009-2016 sales of Greek […]
Turkish coast guard vessel rams Greek patrol boat off Imia
eKathimerini — A Turkish patrol boat reportedly rammed a Greek coast guard vessel that was anchored off the island of Imia in the Aegean at […]
EU’s Moscovici ‘especially optimistic’ on Greek debt relief
Reuters — European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici said Thursday he was “especially optimistic” about efforts to reach a solution on Greek […]
Greek and Armenian Americans press U.S. Senators to block F-35 sale to Turkey
Public Radio of Armenia — The Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) and the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) have launched a national advocacy campaign […]
Commission: Countries to resolve bilateral disputes before EU can expand to the Balkans
A European Commission paper published on Tuesday set the target for what would be the bloc’s biggest single expansion in two decades. ”The enlargement […]
Phaistos Disc reveals some of its secrets
Tornos News — The Phaistos Disc, probably dating back to the 17th century BC gradually reveals its secrets. Dr. Gareth Owens, a linguist who has […]
Greek power grid to bring forward islands link by two years
Reuters – Greece’s power grid operator ADMIE will bring forward by two years a plan to link some of the country’s islands to the mainland […]
Greeks breaking plastic bag habit
eKathimerini — Just a month in, an initiative aimed at reducing consumers’ dependence on plastic carrier bags by charging for them appears to be bearing […]
Super Blue Blood Moon rising over Acropolis
The Express — A rare eclipse took place on Wednesday, January 31 combining three lunar phenomena: a supermoon, a blue moon and a blood moon. […]