Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on Thursday marked one year since Greece’s Parliament voted to extend the country’s territorial waters in the Ionian Sea from six out to 12 nautical miles.
The headmaster of Athens’ 1st High School in the northern suburb of Papagou says that squatters who occupied the building in the first week after the winter break in protest at coronavirus-related regulations have caused serious damage to the facility.
World number four Stefanos Tsitsipas was made to work hard by Sebastian Baez on Thursday before raising his game to beat the upcoming Argentinian 7-6(1) 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 and reach the third round of the Australian Open.
Greece is ordered to pay a lump sum of 5.5 million euros as well as a fine of more than 4 million euros every six months for its delay in recovering the illegal state aid granted to troubled nickel producer Larco, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) said on Thursday.
Teachers, students and parents were planning a rally in central Athens on Thursday to protest the lack of sufficient protection measures against coronavirus in schools, and denounce the government policy on the the pandemic.
Vassilis Nedos, Kathimerini’s diplomatic and defense editor, joins The Greek Current to talk about the arrival of the first six advanced French Rafale jets to Greece, their unique capabilities, the impact they will have on the Greek air force, and more.
The new National Health System (ESY) which the government plans to implement in the post-pandemic era was laid out this week by Alternate Health Minister Mina Gaga to all the doctor MPs in ruling New Democracy at the party’s headquarters.
The government announced Wednesday that existing measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus, like obliging restaurants and bars to close at midnight, will be extended for another week from January 23 until the end of the month.
Greeks and foreigners will finally get the chance to pay their taxes, duties and levies in Greece using cards issued abroad.
Greece’s first market foray for 2022, with a 10-year bond issue, offered a twin message: that the very low cost of borrowing is now a thing of the past, which is the case for all countries, and that Greece is still a normal issuer, even in a difficult period such as this.