Abu Dhabi-based PureHealth, one of the biggest healthcare companies in the Middle East, has reportedly signaled the purchase of a 60% stake in the Hellenic Healthcare Group, and for a reported consideration of 2.3 billion USD. CVC Capital Partners VI holds 90% of Hellenic Healthcare Group, a private hospital and …
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Greece’s Private and Public sector unions announce nationwide strikes
Private and public sector unions in Greece are preparing nationwide strikes in response to the ongoing high prices and the high cost of living in general, while salaries and pensions stagnate. The General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) and the Confederation of Public Servants (ADEDY) have announced plans for nationwide …
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Private helicopters flights temporarily banned on Santorini
A recent public prosecutor’s intervention temporarily banned the flights of private helicopters to the island of Santorini, one of the most popular travel destinations in the Aegean Sea. Reason for the ban are reportedly deficiencies in the licenses of the helipad, in both the landing and take off areas. “Until …
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First private tour in Acropolis: Russian couple pays €5,000
A Russian couple were the first tourists to enjoy the first private tour in the Acropolis of Athens. For this exclusive service they paid of 5,000 euros. The first private tour of the Acropolis took place on Saturday night, June 29, media reported. A Russian couple reportedly made the first …
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Greece’s Health Ministry to commercialize “blood” and “plasma”
Greece’s Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis will commercialize donated blood and blood plasma by allowing the operation of private collection centers. he is currently preparing a legislation to allow the commercial use of blood and blood plasma in private centers, where donors will be also compensated. An exclusive report by news …
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Green light for first Private Medical School in Greece
The first private medical school in Athens has been approved by Greece’s Competition Committee. The school is in cooperation of a newly established company based in Cyprus and the CVC Capital Partners, the Luxembourg-based private equity and investment advisory Corporate Venture Capital that has bought several companies in the country. …
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Education minister unveils criteria for private universities in Greece, students’ entrance criteria
tion, they will also have to meet any additional criteria imposed by the parent foreign university, he said. On Wednesday, the minister presented the draft bill allowing the founding of non-state, non-profit universities in the country, which is to be posted for public consultation as of layer today, in the …
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Clashes between police and students protesting “private universities”
Clashes between students and police broke out in Athens and Thessaloniki on Thursday, when students took to the streets to protest government plans to legislate in favor of private universities in Greece. The students chanted slogans “Degrees free of charge!” and “Free public education for all!” pictures via @lolosmarios The …
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Private sector deposits down in November
Deposits placed by the private sector decreased by 904 million euros in November 2023, after a decrease of 2,143 million in the previous month, with the annual growth rate stood at 2.4% compared with 2.5% in the previous month, the Bank of Greece said on Tuesday. More specifically, the central …
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Legislation for private universities imminent, says minister
Education, Religion and Sports Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis, said on Friday that legislation ending the “state monopoly” on university education was imminent. in an interview with state broadcaster ERT, Pierrakakis underlined that “the state university remains the flagship of university education in Greece but it needs to be further reinforced and …
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Non-banking mortgages are coming to Greece
Part of the housing credit financing deficit, estimated at 6 billion euros per year, is to be claimed by mortgage credit companies, whose are now being licensed at the initiative of the Ministry of National Economy and Finance. These are companies financed mainly by funds, but also by other entities, …
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Policemen arrested for working as “private security guards” in Mykonos villas
Three police officers were arrested on the island of Mykonos for providing private security service to villas even during their shift hours at the local police station. Citing police sources, media report on Monday that the officers were providing the private security service for 12 euros per hour to the …
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Thessaloniki: Patients, staff evacuated after fire in private clinic (videos)
Some 40 patients, among them a woman in labor and a patient on a surgery table, as well as staff members were evacuated when a fire broke out in a private clinic in Thessaloniki on Tuesday morning. The Fire Service responded immediately and ambulances rushed to the clinic to transfer …
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Greece public, private sector unions declare another 24h strike
Public and private sector unions ADEDY and GSEE have announced another 24-hour nationwide strike on Thursday, March 16, 2023. The strike aims to demand justice for the victims of the train collision on February 28, no cover-up and immediate measures for safe transport. With an unanimous decision, the 38th Congress …
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FinMin urges speed up efforts to resolve private debt problem
Addressing the problem of private debt is one of the government’s priorities since the beginning of its term Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said on Thursday. Speaking in Parliament, the FinMin said that private debt arrears fell to 63.6% in the first half of 2022 from 70% in 2018, while the …
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Mandatory Rapid Test for Unvaccinated Workers in Greece
Unvaccinated workers of the public and private sectors in Greece will be obliged to have one rapid test of Covid-19 once a week, the Health Ministry has ruled. The rapid test for the uvaccinated workers remains mandatory until the end of the year, December 31, 2022. The rapid test costs …
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Lawsuit against private hospital for patient who contracted Covid-19 and died
The first lawsuit for the death of a patient who contracted Covid-19 in a hospital and died was filed by the family of the deceased patient. The lawsuit was filed by the widow of the 59-year-old man. The patient was admitted to a well-known private hospital in Athens on April …
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Athens Mayor files against private electricity company for deliberately overcharging municipality fees
The City of Athens has filed a lawsuit against a private electricity supplier for deliberate overcharges in municipality fees that are collected via the electricity bills. The company has been doubling the rate of calculating the fees private citizens and businesses have to pay per square meter of home or …
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NY’s Eve party? Authorities to tally up how many friends you are entitled to or fine you
How many friends are you supposed to have as a person? Five? Ten? Fifty? Greece’s Health Ministry believes to know better. “If authorities tally up more people than taking into consideration at the New Year’s Eve party, they will fine you,” TV channels report with emphasis on Thursday citing sources …
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Vaccinated and unvaccinated patients will need Covid-test to visit a dentist (UPD)
The cost for a visit to dentist will skyrocket as the Greek Ministry of Health demands a negative Covid-19 test by both vaccinated and unvaccinated patients. The measure will be imposed also for those accompanied a patient to the dentist. Vaccinated patients and accompanied person will have to show a …
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