Greeks reject populism, Mitsotakis tells Biden’s Summit for Democracy
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warned on Thursday of the need to tackle the persistent threats posed by politics of authoritarianism and populism.
Turkish court grants Greek couple unconditional release
A Greek police officer arrested in northwestern Turkey’s Erdine province over the weekend was Thursday granted unconditional release. The officer’s female companion was also released.
Coronavirus: 5,523 new cases, 81 deaths
Greek authorities announced 5,523 new cases of coronavirus and 81 fatalities in the past 24 hours Thursday.
‘Total’ commitment to Greece’s territorial integrity
Europe “means respect for the rule of law” and the rules must be upheld, “no matter the circumstances,” the president of Spain’s People’s Party, Pablo Casado, comments on apparently warming ties between the Sanchez government in Madrid and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Life expectancy raising retirement age
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) forecasts in its annual Pensions at a Glance report that the retirement age in Greece will have been increased by almost 1.5 years by 2035 and 2.8 years by 2050, due to the expected increase in life expectancy.
EU countries expected to agree 9-month duration of Covid pass
European Union countries are expected to agree to limit to nine months the duration of Covid-19 certificates for travel, two EU sources told Reuters, as talks continue about restrictions for inbound travellers from outside the bloc.
Embassy of Israel in Athens hails decision to return Holocaust archive
The Embassy of Israel in Athens released an announcement on Thursday celebrating the return of the Greek Jewish Community Archives to Greece from Moscow.
EU drugs regulator says data supports vaccine boosters after three months
The European Union’s drugs regulator said it could make sense for countries in the bloc to administer Covid-19 vaccine boosters as early as three months after the initial two-shot regimen.
Countries rush to buy experimental antiviral Covid-19 pills
Merck & Co Inc has signed deals to sell more than 7 million courses of its experimental Covic-19 pill molnupiravir to governments around the world as nations try to tame the pandemic.
Retroactives’ automatic tax deduction
The government is considering the submission to Parliament of a regulation that would abolish the 100-euro fine imposed on the belated submission of amending declarations for the retroactive amounts paid toward pensions, following a strong reaction by pensioners.