Fresh increase in bank deposits in October
Households’ and nonprofit institutions’ deposits increased by 456 million euros in October, totaling €132.5 billion, with the annual growth rate at 8.8%, the Bank of Greece said on Friday.
Closed holding center inaugurated on Leros
A view of the closed holding center for migrants on the island of Leros in the eastern Aegean which was inaugurated on Saturday.
High alert: World scurries to contain new Covid variant
With each passing hour, new restrictions were being slapped on travel from countries in southern Africa as the world scurried Saturday to contain the new omicron variant of the coronavirus that has the potential to be more resistant to the protection offered by vaccines. A host of countries, including Australia, Brazil, Canada Iran, Japan, Thailand…
Foreign Ministry condemns Kosovo bus shooting
The Greek Foreign Ministry has condemned Friday’s bus shooting in Kosovo that left three dead.
Athens: A capital in transition
A string of unexpected events have changed Athens in the 21st century, from the economic crisis in 2008 to the pandemic in 2020, and from its new human geography and the redistribution of its population around the suburbs to the tourism rebound.
Turkey closes borders to five countries due to new Covid-19 variant
Turkey closed its borders to passengers from five countries as a measure against the new coronavirus variant, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Friday.
Cyprus bans travel from eight African states on new Covid-19 concerns
Cyprus on Friday said it was banning arrivals from a number of African states, including South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe, following the detection of a new Covid-19 variant.
Asylum seekers face new rules in mainland areas
Two new reception and identification centers in northern and southern Greece will be designated by the Migration Ministry in the coming days to record the biometric data of all foreign nationals in mainland areas who were not registered at existing centers on the islands and the Evros border outpost.
Moody’s warning to Frankfurt
International rating agencies are sending clear messages to the European Central Bank about the risk to Greece’s cost of borrowing unless Frankfurt continues to purchase Greek bonds after the completion of the extraordinary program of quantitative easing (PEPP).
Tourism rebound fizzles out
Last-minute cancellations of bookings for holidays in Greece are on the rise after the latest surge in the pandemic, plunging Greek tourism back into a state of uncertainty.