Panteion University

An Athens appeals court on Tuesday upheld the initial conviction of one of two men in their early 20s involved in an attack seven years ago on Angelos Syrigos, a Panteion University professor, bringing legal procedures to a close after six trial postponements.

The entry of three far-right parties into Parliament was a first for Greece since the end of the dictatorship era in 1974.

The Spartiates (Spartans), Hellenic Solution and Niki won the confidence of 12.77% of voters, receiving a total of 34 seats.

Despite mounting complaints to judicial authorities, plagiarism rackets that have been organized around Greek universities are reportedly continuing their activities unabated, writing students' PhD theses, postgraduate dissertations and papers, for a fee.

If you walk into a tiger's cage, a friend quipped, make sure you don't touch the wild cat's whiskers. Put differently, when you challenge a more intelligent person than yourself to a public debate, do not attempt to underestimate their intelligence; you only risk exposing yourself to ridicule.

The senate of Panteion University is opposing the government's proposal for the creation of a special campus security force comprised of police officers that will operate under the orders of the Hellenic Police (ELAS) and the Citizens' Protection Ministry.

Panteion University professor and New Democracy MP Dimitris Keridis will present an online public debate at 9 p.m. on Monday titled "After the Crisis: Public Health, Economy, Politics - Speaking to the Experts," featuring professors Stathis Kalyvas, Elias Mossialos and Panagiotis Tsakloglou.

The capital's Panteion University will remain closed for two days as a precautionary measure after a member of academic staff is suspected of having the coronavirus after traveling abroad, the institution said in a statement Thursday.
The woman, who showed symptoms of COVID-19, is under observation and is awaiting the results of a coronavirus test, the statement said.

Self-styled anarchists clashed with police guarding an event in Athens where former conservative prime minister Antonis Samaras and other New Democracy lawmakers were in attendance.

Anarchists attacked police officers in the Athens neighborhood of Exarchia on Wednesday while others staged a protest outside the Foreign Ministry and a third group disrupted student union elections at the capital's Panteion University.

The aging of Greece's population will force the country's governments in the next few years to introduce social security contribution hikes by 35 percent, so that they reach up to 27 percent for the main social insurance from a rate of 20 percent today, and to 8.1 percent from 6 percent for auxiliary social security, according to a new report.