Tag: Greece government
Greece orders private doctors to join COVID-19 battle
ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s health minister is requisitioning the services of private sector doctors from certain specialties in the wider Athens region to help...
Ancient bronze figurine of bull uncovered in southern Greece
ATHENS, Greece — Heavy rainfall in southern Greece has led to the discovery of a bronze bull figurine believed to have been a votive...
Turkey says Greek FM to visit Ankara next month
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s foreign minister says his Greek counterpart is set to visit Turkey for talks next month following a meeting of senior...
Greece could order private doctors to join COVID-19 battle
ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s health minister said Wednesday that unless at least 200 private doctors volunteer to help the public health service’s battle against...
Watching the watchers: who’s at the helm of EU’s Frontex?
BRUSSELS — The European Union’s border and coast guard agency Frontex, the pride of the 27-nation bloc’s vast effort to keep watch over its...
Greece: “Lockdown fatigue” blamed for fueling mass protests
ATHENS, Greece — Faced with a surge in coronavirus infections and a wave of violent anti-government demonstrations, Greece’s center-right prime minister accused political opponents...
Greece outlines new coronavirus relief package
ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s prime minister has outlined a new 2.5 billion-euro ($3 billion) package of relief measures for businesses and workers affected by...
Italy rejects two-state deal for ethnically divided Cyprus
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Italy strongly disapproves of any deal to reunify ethnically divided Cyprus that doesn’t conform to an already agreed-upon federal framework that’s...
Former Greek National Theater director ordered jailed
ATHENS, Greece — A court in Athens has ordered the former director of Greece’s National Theater remanded in custody after he appeared before a...
Greek PM vows legal overhaul in wake of #MeToo allegations
ATHENS, Greece — Greece's prime minister on Thursday promised sweeping changes to the country's laws and labor regulations to combat sexual abuse and misconduct...