Climate change and its impacts in Greece
Climate change and its impacts have been central topics of discussion in Greece, especially after a summer of intense heat waves and devastating wildfires.
Inquiry launched into suspect oil tanker that skipped off
A prosecutor in Rhodes has opened an investigation into a freighter detained by local port authorities for smuggling fuel which managed to flee under the nose of the authorities on Wednesday, state-run broadcaster ERT reported Friday.
Croatia can join border-free Schengen area, EU governments say
European Union governments agreed on Thursday for Croatia to join the bloc’s passport-free Schengen travel area after Zagreb convinced Brussels that it was able to effectively manage its section of the bloc’s external borders
Multicultural Festival | Athens | December 11 & 12
Associations representing more than a dozen foreign communities in Greece – from Albanians to South Africans, Pakistanis and Ukrainians – are showcasing their regional cuisines, arts and crafts, dances and fashion at a two-day festival.
School principal incident in Pieria ‘unacceptable,’ says minister
Minister of Civil Protection Takis Theodorikakos condemned an attack against a school principal in northern Greece who was dragged to a local police station by local anti-vaxxers who oppose mask wearing and other measures to protect against the coronavirus.
Digital skills for civil servants
By 2025, more than 20,000 civil servants are expected to be trained in digital skills (including upskilling and reskilling) thanks to Microsoft’s GR for Growth initiative.
Libraries take big hit from 2020 lockdowns
Last year’s lockdowns appear to have dealt a hard blow to libraries, with the biannual survey of the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) showing traffic nosedive by 67%, from 5 million visitors in 2018 to 1.7 million in 2020.
Woman beaten by husband dies in Alexandroupolis hospital
A 29-year-old woman from northern Greece, believed to have been beaten up severely by her husband, died in hospital on Thursday night.
Covid ebbing but deaths, intubations concerning
Despite signs the fourth pandemic wave is ebbing, active cases continue to hover above 50,000, while 4,800 patients are in hospital with Covid and, according to experts, the number of intubated patients will be between 650 and 700 throughout December.
Suspension of VAT on new houses to continue till 2024 at least
The expected extension by two more years of the value-added tax suspension on new buildings, which today concerns construction permits issued up until 2022, should ease the growth rate of real estate prices in the coming years.