6,000 children aged 5-11 already vaccinated, official says
More than 40,000 children aged from 5 to 11 have been scheduled for Covid-19 vaccination and more than 6,000 have already been inocculated, a health official announced on Monday.
Thessaloniki prosecutor probing homophobic incident in school
A chief prosecutor in Thessaloniki has ordered a preliminary investigation into press reports that two school girls were threatened by fellow students when they presented LGBTQI flags during an exchange of Christmas gifts at school.
Plan against overtourism on Mykonos, Santorini
A government-commissioned study on managing excessive tourism recommends significant legislative, administrative and investment interventions on the islands of Mykonos and Santorini.
Maybe we need to stop fighting over the pandemic
The point is that with almost double the population of Greece, the Netherlands has more or less the same death toll. It is obvious that Greece is not doing great with the pandemic, as in other areas.
New Covid cases climb to 3,689
New cases of the coronavirus rose on Monday, along with intubations, health authorities announced.
Pharmacist has license revoked for falsifying rapid tests
A pharmacist in Crete was found guilty on Monday of providing falsified rapid tests and had his license revoked for six months. He also faces a 27-month jail term, on a 3-year probation, and fines up to 3,600 euros.
The rise and fall
The rise and fall of civilizations are events that are spread out over a long period of time. In the short lives of important figures, however, they are events that can happen fast.
Judicial reform partly aims at unblocking investments
The government is implementing a series of reforms to upgrade Greece’s inefficient judicial system and one of its priorities is to make sure big investments do not become tangled up in lengthy litigation that ultimately threatens their implementation, Justice Minister Kostas Tsiaras has told Kathimerini in an interview.
Revolutionary Music | Athens | December 22
The Greek National Opera’s tribute to the bicentennial of the Greek War of Independence will be completed with a special concert presenting the American Revolution through film music, accompanied by screenings of excerpts from films.
Import costs set to affect GDP course
The Finance Ministry is counting the cost of rate hikes in energy and other commodities on state finances, currently projecting losses of 400-500 million euros per month on the trade balance – a sum that has a negative effect on growth.