Greece

The news of the first recorded case of coronavirus in Greece on Wednesday is likely to further increase the demand for surgical masks, which have already become an item in short supply in many parts of the country, experts...

Greek authorities are on high alert on Wednesday following the first case of coronavirus in the country and the alarming outbreak in Italy, where as of Wednesday morning more than 300 cases and eleven deaths have been recorded. The virus...

Greek authorities have asked the public to remain calm and not panic as neighboring Italy struggles to cope with the unexpected and dramatic rise of coronavirus cases over the last two to three days. Speaking with reporters on Monday, Greek...

The left-led SYRIZA government is rushing through a new wave of austerity measures ahead of a crunch Eurogroup meeting of eurozone creditors in Brussels on Monday. Thousands of Greek protestors took to the streets ahead of a vote in...

Greek pharmacists across the country are planning to protest outside Greece's Ministry of Health on Monday at 1pm in a 24-hour strike, reacting to the government's measures that aim to enable non-pharmacists to open pharmacies. The General Assembly of the Panhellenic Pharmaceutical Association,...

Greek Health Minister Makis Voridis has finally decided to withdraw his decree allowing nurses to prescribe drugs and medical supplies to patients, just three days ahead of the critical January 25 general elections and after fierce reactions from healthcare employees, including...

Pharmacists in Attica decided to end their strike over the liberalization of their industry on April 1, despite the approval of the critical reform bill by the Greek Parliament. Greek pharmacists launched an indefinite strike last week over the liberalization...

A series of Greek Unions, the Civil Servants’ Confederation (ADEDI), the Panhellenic Pharmaceutical Association (PFS), the Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE), the Athens Labour Centre (EKA) and the Pharmaceutical Association of Attica, announced a general strike on Wednesday, April...

Pharmacists in Greece are going on a lasting strike, starting Wednesday, March 26, in response to the government’s latest agreement with the troika to change the status of Greece’s pharmacies, a move critics say could bring disaster to the sector and...

Greek pharmacists will proceed with new strikes on  Friday, March 14 and Monday, March 17 after a  decision taken by the Panhellenic Pharmacists’ Union. Meanwhile the pharmacists union has stated that there is no conflict with the Health Minister,...

There's no end to strikes in Greece. Along with the 48-hour strike that the Panhellenic Pharmaceutical Association has announced for Monday 10 and Tuesday 11 of March, the Greek Civil Servants’ Confederation (ADEDY) has also called strikes to protest...

The Panhellenic Pharmaceutical Association (PFS) in today’s long meeting decided unanimously to go on a 48-hour strike next week. The strike on March 10 and 11 will be the answer to troika’s claims of the market’s opening for non-prescription drugs...

The Greek government has reacted furiously against a decision by 50 leading pharmaceutical companies to cease sending drugs to for pharmacies, although the suppliers charged the medications were being re-sold to other countries. The cut-off has sparked a run on...

Desperate Greeks heard Friday that public hospitals of the country are lacking in medicine. As a result, people struggling with serious deseases and illnesses are helpless, since the companies providing their medicine announced that they stop transactions with the...

Pharmacies will be closed throughout Greece on Wednesday, December 14, in a 24-hour nationwide warning strike called by the Panhellenic Pharmaceutical Association, which has also warned of an escalation of mobilisations with nationwide suspension of credit to all social...