The government on Wednesday presented lawmakers with an amendment on mandatory vaccination measures announced by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday, attached to a Health Ministry bill that is scheduled to be voted on in Parliament later in the day.
Roman Catholics in mainly Orthodox Greece are preparing excitedly for a visit by Pope Francis that they hope will help bring Eastern and Western Christianity closer together.
The Basil and Elise Goulandris Foundation Shop in Athens is currently selling festive ornaments inspired by works in its collection to celebrate the holiday season.
The police’s Internal Affairs Division is rounding up at least 30 police officers following a months-long investigation into an illegal citizenship racket that appears to have had dozens of members.
Ambassador Marc Pierini joins us to discuss the steps the Council of Europe could take over the Osman Kavala case, how the degradation of rule of law in Turkey is impacting EU-Turkey relations, and why the EU must stand firm when it comes to rule of law issues and its core values and principles.
Non-governmental organization Metadrasi is calling on the government to make is easier for irregular migrants and asylum seekers to get a Covid vaccine, pointing to snags in the current system.
In the latest instance of acrimony from Ankara, the Turkish Defense Ministry accused Greece of illegal activities, aggressive rhetoric and escalating tensions.
Amid the latest uncertainty ushered by the Omicron variant and the mounting pressure on the country’s hospitals, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday announced that vaccination will be mandatory for citizens over the age of 60.
Ahead of next week’s meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Alternate Foreign Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis jointly chaired the 13th Joint Greek-Russian Interministerial Committee in Moscow on Tuesday with Russian Transport Minister Vitaly Saveliev.
November came to a close on Tuesday with the hard coronavirus data showing few signs of easing after one of the toughest months Greece has experienced since the start of the pandemic.