At least 14,000 pupils test positive for Covid as schools reopen
At least 14,000 Covid-19 cases were reported as Greek pupils returned to class after the winter holidays on Monday, Skai.gr reported quoting sources in the Education Ministry.
Total of 55 projects included in EU-subsidized package
The government has inducted 55 projects into the Recovery and Resilience Facility worth €3.35 billion, following their approval by Alternate Finance Minister Thodoros Skylakakis.
Florina struck by 5.3-magnitude earthquake
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 was registered in northwestern Greece late on Sunday, the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens said.
Pandemic support on real data
The new government package of support measures for the economy against the pandemic will include targeted and well-calculated interventions that will not be horizontal, but decided on a case-by-case basis, determined by real data.
Turkey escalates its aggressive rhetoric against Greece
Tom Ellis, the editor in chief of Kathimerini English Edition, joins The Greek Current to talk about his two latest opinion pieces that look into the escalating rhetoric coming out of Ankara this week, Greece’s response, and the road ahead for Greek-Turkish relations in 2022.
Health system bolstered as virus spreads
As the battle against the coronavirus enters what experts are calling its most decisive stage, the Health Ministry is activating an emergency plan for the national health system (ESY) that entails a series of “fortification measures.”
Bill for overhauling long-suffering EFKA
A long overdue draft bill overhauling the Single Social Security Entity (EFKA) and making it more efficient was put to a 15-day public consultation on Friday, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs said.