Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia, accounting for 60–70% of all cases. According to the World Health Organization, more than 50 million people worldwide are living with dementia — and the number is expected to more than triple by 2050. In Greece, over 160,000 people already suffer from dementia and another 280,000 have mild cognitive impairment. If the caregivers who support the patients are also counted, then the disease directly affects approximately one million Greeks.

The Minister of Environment and Energy, Mr. Stavros Papastavrou, today signed four Ministerial Decisions concerning hydrocarbon exploration in the marine areas south of the Peloponnese (blocks “A2” and “South of the Peloponnese”) and south of Crete (blocks “South of Crete 1” and “South of Crete 2”).

Thousands of people attended the Brunswick Greek Festival which was organised and run by the committee and volunteers of the Greek Community’s St Eleftherios Albion Street Brunswick parish in Australia.

At the residence of the Japanese Ambassador in Athens, an event that went beyond the boundaries of a typical diplomatic reception took place yesterday, Thursday evening: the Greece-Japan Maritime Innovation Summit.