Displaying items by tag: Greece
Gaps in Greece's strategy to combat cancer
The experts of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the European Commission, analyzing the data concerning Greece, identify inequalities in patient access as well as gaps in the national strategy for dealing with cancer.
Greek inflation rate fell to 6.5% in February
The Greek annual inflation rate fell to 6.5% in February from 7.3% in January, Eurostat said in its flash estimate on inflation trends. In a report released in Brussels, Eurostat said the annual inflation rate in the Eurozone was expected to ease slightly to 8.5% in February from 8.6% in January, reflecting prices increases in food, alcohol and tobacco (15% and 14.1%, respectively), followed by energy (13.7% from 18.9% in January) and non-energy industrial goods (6.8% from 6.7% in January). The consumer price index in the services sector rose 4.8% in February from 4.4% in January.
Latvia (20.1%), Estonia (17.8%) and Lithuania (17.2%) recorded the biggest inflation rates, while Luxembourg (4.8%), Belgium (5.5%), Spain (6.1%) and Greece (6.5%) had the lowest rates.
Anthony Blinken: The background to his visits to Greece and Turkey
Anthony Blinken today (21/02) concludes his visit to Athens after his trip to Turkey. The US Secretary of State aimed to propose that the two countries provide weapons to Ukraine in order for Kiev to defeat Moscow.