Tag #Greece

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Greek Vocational School's Innovative Approach to Career Readiness

The Peramos Model Vocational High School in Greece actively prepares students for future careers through apprenticeships, modern labs, and a student-run newspaper featuring interviews with high-profile figures like the Prime Minister.

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40% Bias Score

Quality Education
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Family Conflict Linked to Youth Drug Addiction in Thessaloniki

A veteran prosecutor in Thessaloniki connects a young woman's heroin addiction to parental conflict during divorce, highlighting a societal trend linking family breakdown to youth delinquency and advocating for stronger family support systems.

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36% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
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Greek IRIS Payments Transactions Surge 137% in 2024

IRIS Payments transactions in Greece soared 137% in 2024, reaching 57.3 million transactions valued at €6.1 billion, driven by strong growth across P2P, P2B, and eCommerce services and indicating a significant shift towards digital payments.

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52% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
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Greek Judicial System Mandates On-Call Courts Following Fatal Drunk Driving Incident

A drunk driver in Crete, Greece, caused a fatal accident after evading arrest twice in a weekend, leading the President of the Areios Pagos to mandate on-call courts for weekends and holidays to address the systemic issue of judicial response inefficiency.

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28% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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Thessaly Accelerates Flood Control Projects Amidst Procurement Delays

Thessaly's regional governor expresses hope for the speedy completion of flood control projects totaling €117 million, improving flood resilience following the devastating "Daniel" storm; however, delays caused by legal challenges to the Ministry of Infrastructure projects are a concern.

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36% Bias Score

Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Greece Faces Surge in Respiratory Infections

A surge in respiratory infections in Greece, expected to last until March, affects all ages. Professor Athanasios Michos highlights the return to pre-COVID-19 patterns, with influenza and COVID-19 showing competitive dynamics. Low vaccination rates and self-testing misinterpretations contribute to h...

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Good Health and Well-being
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Greece integrates AI into police force to improve crime fighting

Greece is integrating artificial intelligence into its police force to improve crime investigation and prevention, enabling faster analysis of evidence and response times, similar to Toronto's implementation, with funding secured through a Google partnership.

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52% Bias Score

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Athens ER Wait Times: 6.5-Hour Wait Highlights Systemic Issues

A 69-year-old woman waited 6.5 hours in Gennimatas Hospital ER in Athens for treatment of acute abdominal pain in early December; this reflects a broader issue of long ER wait times in Athens (over 1.285 million visits in 2023) due to staffing shortages, poor ER organization, and primary care defici...

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Athens Air Quality Shows Significant Improvement, But Challenges Remain

Athens' air quality, once among Europe's worst, has improved significantly over the last 20 years due to policy changes, infrastructure developments, and economic factors, but challenges from ozone, particulate matter, and traffic remain.

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Clean Water and Sanitation
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Athens: Tourism Boom Masks Infrastructure Shortcomings

While Athens enjoys a booming tourism sector, its public transportation, traffic management, and green spaces lag behind European standards, creating a disconnect between the city's image and the daily experiences of its inhabitants.

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48% Bias Score

Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Hellenic Police Announces Officer Transfers and Appointments

Hellenic Police chief Lieutenant General Dimitrios Mallios announced the transfer and appointment of numerous police officers, including those in various directorates and regional commands across Greece, reflecting a potential strategic realignment of personnel.

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Greek Judges Refute Reports of Autophorous Court Weekend Dysfunction

The Association of Judges and Prosecutors (EDJ) in Greece refutes media reports claiming that autophorous courts don't function on weekends and holidays, stating that these courts operate regularly on Saturdays and public holidays, as per court regulations, and that judges and prosecutors are assign...

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