All News on Social Issues in Greece
National HIV Actional Plan initiated by Health Ministry and University of Athens
The Health Ministry and the Medical School of the University of Athens set the course for a National Action Plan for HIV on Thursday.
The plan's objective is to align Greece with targets outlined by the World Health Organization for the effective management of AIDS.
Egypt and the concerns in Athens and the EU over migration
Greek Migration Minister Dimitris Kairidis joins Thanos Davelis to discuss the €7.4 billion aid package Egypt is set to receive from the EU to not only shore up the country's economy, but also curb migration.
Egyptian headache in Athens and EU
Athens has described forthcoming EU support for Egypt with a generous €7.4 billion package to manage migration as "vital" for the wider region.
‘New Democracy is a multifaceted party’
There is an "invisible thread" connecting the conservative governments of Antonis Samaras (2012-2015) and the current administration of Kyriakos Mitsotakis, according to Minister of State Stavros Papastavrou, who served in the former as a member of the team negotiating with Greece's international creditors.
Greek FinMin stresses importance of Capital Markets Union
During his participation in the Eurogroup and ECOFIN meetings in Brussels on Monday and Tuesday, National Economy and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis emphasized that economic development and social cohesion are complementary goals.
Police bans rallies in Thessaloniki as protest against documentary planned
Police in Thessaloniki issued a ban on public gatherings on Tuesday amid concerns about a rally that was being planned to protest a screening at the northern port city's annual documentary festival.
According to reports, a rally was being planned at 7 p.m. outside the festival's flagship Olympion cinema on downtown Aristotelous Square.
IOBE calls for measures to stem demographic trend
Demographics is a matter of "major importance" for Greece due to the serious challenges it causes both in terms of economic development and social stability, according to the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE).
National Theater of Northern Greece celebrates social milestone
The Thessaloniki-based National Theater of Northern Greece is celebrating an important milestone after hitting the 1-million seat mark in special group bookings.
These groups include a diverse range of theatergoers, from ex-convicts in social reintegration programs and patients at psychiatric facilities, to pensioners from community centers and school pupils for far-flung islands.
Thessaloniki court oversees investigation into assault against LGBT individuals
The nine adults out of 21 arrested for attacking two transgender individuals late on Saturday were released after being presented before the first instance court in the northern port city of Thessaloniki on Monday.
The Thessaloniki court postponed the trial due to the absence of witnesses.
9 jailed pending trial over allegedly harassing, threatening 2 transgender persons in Thessaloniki
Nine people jailed in Greece will be tried Monday over accusations they harassed and threatened two 21-year-old transgender persons in the northern city of Thessaloniki.
The nine were remanded after appearing before a prosecutor Sunday. Twelve other people, all minors, were released provisionally pending trial on the same charges before a juvenile court.
Bill establishing minimum corporate taxation submitted to Parliament
The Economy and Finance Ministry has submitted to Parliament a draft taxation bill that foresees the establishment of a minimum tax rate of 15% for large multinational companies as well as large Greek groups.
The bill belatedly transposes a relevant European Union directive, that entered into force on January 1, into Greek legislation.
Central Athens street clashes injure 16
A student rally against an education bill that was ratified in Parliament on Friday was marred by clashes with police.
Seven police officers and nine civilians were injured.
The clashes erupted after student associations from all over Greece gathered at Athens University's Propylaea in the city center and marched to Parliament.
Protests against private universities bill turn violent
A student protest in Athens against a bill that would allow the establishment of branches of foreign universities in Greece for the first time has turned violent.
Around 8,000 people are estimated to be participating in the city center protest, while police have so far made nine arrests.
Expert points to measles to stress need for vaccines
Vaccine skepticism is expected to have an adverse impact on the country's overall inoculation program and public health, warned Sotiris Tsiodras, the head of the Hellenic Society for Infectious Diseases.
New legislation seeks to safeguard Greek songs
More than 150 Greek composers, lyricists, singers and musicians signed an open letter on Wednesday expressing support for a Culture Ministry bill for the protection and promotion of Greek-language songs and music.