Golden Visas are picking up
The Golden Visa program has this year been on a course of moderate recovery compared to 2020, according to the latest data compiled by the Migration Ministry.
Cyprus House approves 2022 budget
Cyprus’ parliament on Friday passed by a majority vote the 2022 state budget, House of Representatives Speaker Annita Demetriou announced after a three-day debate.
Pfizer says pandemic could extend through 2023
Pfizer Inc said on Friday the Covid-19 pandemic could extend through next year and announced plans to develop a three-dose vaccine regimen for children ages 2 to 16, a move that could delay its authorisation.
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Omicron, travel restrictions, and Russia dominate EU summit agenda
EU leaders held their last summit of 2021 amid heightened concerns about the spread of the omicron variant, which saw some members – including Greece and Italy – impose unilateral travel restrictions intended to control the spread of the new variant.
KINAL leader says he wants ‘new relationship of trust’ with citizens
Newly elected leader of Movement for Change (KINAL) party Nikos Androulakis said he aspires to a new relationship of trust with citizens, in his first interview to Ta Nea newspaper published on Saturday.
Pierrakakis: Trikala takes lead in adoption of smart technologies
Digital Governance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis visited on Friday the city of Trikala, one of two Greek cities along with Athens to pilot the digitization of cities and citizens’ services through the European project Harmony, and said hailed it as a paradigm that serves as a model for the entire country.
Storm Carmel brings snow to Attica
A low-pressure system named Storm Carmel was pounding Greece as of Friday, bringing low temperatures, stormy winds and even snowfall to southern and central parts of the country.
Acrimony over ICU study persists
Despite the fact that Saturday’s debate in Parliament is about the budget, the main focus of attention will be the pandemic and the study published this week concerning the mortality rates of Covid patients treated in intensive care units which sparked a political storm.
Gunshots video leads to arrests
In response to videos posted on social media sites this week by young gang members flaunting guns and firing shots into the air, police on Friday arrested eight people in a raid conducted in the western Attica suburbs of Zefyri and Ano Liosia.