Gov’t shuts down civil service amid snowstorm
The Greek government shut down the civil service at noon to make it easier for staff to get home as a severe weather front hit the capital.
Invitation to artists
The Culture Ministry is inviting applications from artists and companies in a range of fields – from dance, music and theater to visual and performance art – that want to participate in this year’s “All of Greece, One Culture” program.
Report deciphers makeup and threat of anti-vaxxers
Anti-vaxxers are a low-level threat to domestic security, according to a report by Greek intelligence that also seeks to decipher the sociopolitical profile of local movements against Covid-19 vaccines.
Police searching for bank robbery suspect
A manhunt is underway for the suspect in an armed robbery in the central Athens neighborhood of Koukaki.
Cold front brings snow to Athens
People walk in the middle of the street during snowfall in Agios Stefanos, north of Athens, on Monday.
Finance Ministry to grant deadline extensions
The Finance Ministry is planning to grant two deadline extensions to assist enterprises hurt by the health and energy crises and which have run up debts during the pandemic, and to help those who submitted their property transfer tax declarations by end-December which have not yet been processed by the tax authorities.
Elpis brings snow to Greek capital
A cold front dubbed Elpis (Greek for Hope) is hitting many parts of Greece, including the capital, with snow Monday, disrupting traffic along the Athens-Thessaloniki motorway.
Severe weather brings snow to Athens, Greek islands
A severe weather front has hit Greece, with below-freezing temperatures and snowfall in many parts of the country, including the capital Athens and many Aegean islands.
Plans approved for the new museum of underwater antiquities
Greece’s Council of Museums has unanimously approved the preliminary architectural and structural plans for the much-anticipated Museum of Underwater Antiquities in Piraeus.
Banks to attain their bad-loan reduction goal by year-end
All four Greek systemic banks will have attained the goal for the reduction of their nonperforming loans below 10% by the end of this year: Eurobank already reached it at the end of 2021, Alpha Bank and National Bank should make it by the end of the year’s first half and Piraeus will achieve it…