Pledging zero tolerance, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a five-year action plan on Wednesday for the protection of children from sexual abuse and exploitation, saying the issue is a national priority.
Pope Francis is arranging to transfer a number of migrants to Italy from the east Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus, where he is opening a three-day visit next week, a Cypriot government official said on Thursday.
Greece and Egypt agreed on Thursday to expand their cooperation in the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and examine the possibility of constructing a subsea gas pipeline between the two countries, the Greek energy ministry said.
Leading dairy company FAGE announced on Thursday that it planned to build a new production facility in the Netherlands.
Almost 60 fans of a women’s volleyball team were led before a prosecutor after police found them in possession of weapons ranging from firebombs to axes, shovels and screwdrivers, police said on Thursday.
Bulgarian investigators said on Thursday that human error was the most likely cause of a bus crash that killed more than 40 people. The bus was carrying tourists, including children, from North Macedonia returning from a weekend trip to Turkey.
Two-thirds of voters would be in favor of making Covid vaccination mandatory for occupational categories who have contact with large groups of people, but 20% would be opposed, according to the results of an opinion poll published on Thursday.
Greek stocks were back in the black on Thursday as they reacted after four consecutive days of decline and posted significant gains, taking the benchmark close to the 900-point mark again.
In a reflection of the bureaucracy that still plagues business initiatives, Deputy Development Minister Nikos Papathanasis said Wednesday that the approval of some 1,500 investment projects is still pending, while another 2,000 have been completed but not audited.
In the near future, Greece will have the rare opportunity to have the resources of the EU Recovery Fund at its disposal.