Academic degree

A re-examination of the degree certificates of the directors and doctors at the country’s public hospitals, which was launched at the end of last year, has led to dismissals of staff who were found to have secured their positions with bogus qualifications, Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis said on Friday.

Holders of law degrees issued from universities in European Union member states henceforth have the right to practice law in Greece without getting their certificates recognized by Greek authorities as had been the case.

Research by BIRN Serbia shows that two-thirds of candidate MPs hold a higher educational degree, and the single most common profession among them is that of high-school teacher.