Greece abstained from the vote to extend antismoking rules to outdoor areas citing concerns about scientific data and effectiveness.
16 people, including physicians, were arrested in 2 separate cases of alleged fraud against the national health system, with losses estimated at 3.5mln€
Georgiadis acknowledged delays in the implementation of the 37,000 free afternoon surgeries, attributing them to the European elections, which unexpectedly impacted such matters.
Greece hopes to enrich its tourism offering by adding a medical visa for short-term healthcare-related visits.
Her death has sparked outrage in the community as the deputy mayor of Almyros said on TV that although a doctor had been appointed to the clinic the facilities remained closed, leaving the area without proper medical coverage.
Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis opines that not only is there no wire-taping scandal, but that it's possibly...normal to tap the phones of ministers, government officials, military officers and journalists
A top Greek minister casually appears to accept being spied on in a democratic society...There seems to be an issue here
The latest in a series of antagonistic verbal confrontations by Polakis had him telling a minister's legal adviser that her 'crooked mouth' belied disrespect, disdain
Minister Adonis Georgiadis used the jingoist quip 'we may come suddenly one night', before adding 'I’m not saying that we will do something like this'