ATHEX: Blizzard hits local stock market too
Athinon Avenue suffered major losses on Monday, with the picture on the stock board matching the terrible weather outside.
Clear tourism message
Greek tourism has proved that it is strong and constitutes the locomotive of the Greek economy, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Sunday in an interview with newspaper Rhodes Dimokratiki.
Prosecutor orders investigation into Attiki Odos over snow failures
The Head of the Athens Prosecutor’s Office Sotiria Papageorgakopoulou has ordered an investigation on Monday into the failures of the Attiki Odos ring road to maintain normal traffic conditions to establish whether any charges of hindering traffic can be levelled at the managing company.
Coronavirus: 19,075 new cases, 111 deaths, 655 intubations
Greek health authorities announced 19,075 new coronavirus cases and 111 deaths during their daily briefing on Monday. The report by the National Organization for Public Health (EODY) also stated that 655 people are currently intubated in Greece’s Intensive Care Units.
It’s not the pipeline, stupid
In 1992, the Clinton campaign adopted the tagline “It’s the economy, stupid” to identify the candidate’s signature issue.
SNF program to bolster mental health services for children
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation is launching a five-year program aimed at bolstering mental health services for children in different parts of the country.
Greece, Turkey reactivate joint economic committee
The fifth session of the Greek-Turkish Joint Economic Committee concluded in Athens on Monday with the signing of a protocol by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Economic Diplomacy and Openness Kostas Fragogiannis and Turkish Deputy Minister of Trade Mustafa Tuzcu.
Cyprus president nixes luxury car use for top civil servants
Cyprus’ president has scrapped plans to grant free-of-charge, around-the-clock use of state-financed luxury vehicles to top civil servants amid a public outcry over a perceived waste of taxpayers’ money, a government spokesman said Monday.
Civil Protection Ministry books hotels for people stranded in Attica
The Civil Protection Ministry has released a statement informing citizens that it available hotel rooms for non-Attica permanent residents that have been stranded in the capital due to the extreme weather conditions.
Stranded bus rescued in Oropos
Civil Protection municipal staff worked to rescue a KTEL Intercity bus that was stranded due to the heavy snowfall on Monday in Oropos, East Attica.