News archive of December 2018

Something has obviously gone terribly wrong in Greece's handling of the refugee crisis. The country has gone from Nobel nominations for its response to being pilloried on an international scale over the inhuman conditions that prevail at migrant reception centers on the islands.

With next year's elections around the corner, the Ministry of Education has already appointed SYRIZA-affiliated officials to many key positions in departments that essentially do not exist.

The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) has issued a statement on the passing of former US President George H.W. Bush.

The statement, by Supreme President George E. Loucas is as follows:

"Ahepans mourn the passing of President George H.W. Bush.

This week Istanbul will host two separate but related international conferences on mediation. One will be devoted to the state of play in the conflict map and capacity for mediation within the membership of the Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila conveyed on Saturday a message of unity, on the occasion of participating in the events taking place in Focsani, dedicated to the National Day of Romania, where she was both applauded and booed.

Greek state sued for the first time over a refugee death by family of Moria camp resident who died in 2017.

While migrant arrivals on Greece's Aegean islands have eased in recent weeks, 95 men, women and children braved the cold and windy weather on Friday to make the crossing from Turkey, landing on Samos.

Tens of thousands of people attended on Saturday, on the National Day of Romania, the largest military parade ever organised in the "City of the Greater Union", a ceremony that was attended by President Klaus Iohannis, who, both prior and after this ceremony, gathered a mass of people," the head of state being welcomed and applauded by those who participated in this event.

Ioanna-Maria Gertsou is a psychologist at Aghia Sofia Children's Hospital, co-founder of the Lara Guide Dog School and an activist for people with visual impairments. She has survived some major ordeals during her life, but the one that she experienced earlier this month was among the worst.

The special online platform for recipients of the so-called social dividend will open for applications next week, so that they can receive the Christmas bonus the government is handing out, amounting to 1.3-1.4 billion euros, by December 14.