Makis Voridis

The Greek government gave the green light for the opening of cremation centers, with an amendment to the Environment Ministry bill. The regulations, signed by Interior Minister Argyris Dinopoulos, Development Minister Nikos Dendias, Health Minister Makis Voridis and Environment Minister Yiannis Maniatis,...

Thousands of visitors to the Acropolis in Athens, Greece will be able to have medical assistance during their tour at the Greek monument as of Thursday. Greek Minister of Culture and Sport Kostas Tasoulas asked Health Minister Makis Voridis to appoint a generalist to...

The Troika representing Greece's lenders once again called for increased use of generic over brand-name patented medication in the country, during a meeting with Greek Health Minister Makis Voridis at the Finance Ministry on Friday. The meeting centered mainly on...

Hoping to secure release of another installment from international lenders, this one for a billion euros, Greece's coalition government is trying to push through a series of previously-agreed reforms it has failed to implement, including allowing construction in public...

Fresh off a triumphant visit from Chinese peer Li Keqiang, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras now is going to turn his attention to domestic matters, including pushing through reforms he pledged to international lenders. Li and Samaras talked about developing...

Ministers in Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’ new, revamped Cabinet, formed to bring more cohesion to government policies, are battling with each other - and him - over austerity measures. Samaras, the New Democracy Conservative leader, had to step in...

Greek Public hospitals throughout Greece will operate on skeleton staff today due to a 24-hour strike called by the Hospital Doctors Union Federation (OENGE) and the Pan-hellenic Federation of Public Hospital Staff (POEDIN), objecting to the new staff evaluation...

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' appointment of far right-winger Makis Voridis as Health Minister in another Cabinet shakeup has riled the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The world's leading organization fighting anti-Semitism was upset that Samaras - whose initial failure to go after the...

The European left announced last week, that Alexis Tsipras, the leader of SYRIZA, will be nominated for EU Commission president in Brussels. Now, New Democracy accuses Alexis Tsipras for believing in “anti-euro” policy, and of supporting “extremist” European parties. Anna...

Only days after Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras brought the PASOK Socialists into an alliance government with his New Democracy Conservatives - which he had said he would never do - the fragile administration has opened a wound after...