New car sales top 100,000 in 2021
The car sales market had a much better year in 2021 than it did in the first year of the pandemic, as the number of new cars sold rose 24.6% from 2020 to return above 100,000 vehicles.
Coronavirus: 10,783 new cases, 95 deaths, 680 intubated
Health authorities announced 10,783 new cases of the coronavirus during the 24-hour period ending at 3 p.m. Sunday.
5.4-magnitude tremor occurred in especially active area, expert says
The 5.4-magnitude earthquake that rattled Greece early Sunday afternoon comes from one of the largest, most active geological faults in Greece, an expert tells Kathimerini.
Anastasiades on EastMed: Ready to examine other solutions
“If this project is practically feasible, [if] we can meet the great geological challenges and, at the same time, it is financially viable, there is the political will to implement it,” Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades said in an interview with Kathimerini.
Expansion of territorial waters is sovereign and inalienable right say diplomatic sources
Diplomatic sources available to Kathimerini have stressed on Sunday that Greece has not moved from its longstanding position that the expansion of territorial waters to 12 nautical miles is an inalienable sovereign right, as expressly set out by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Greek President states “We seek cooperation, but there can be no retreat”
In a statement to Kathimerini, President of the Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, has signaled Greece’s desire for peaceful coexistence with Turkey, stressing however that Athens will resolutely defend itself. Her statement came as a response to the furious reaction of the Turkish Foreign Ministry last week after the President referred to the massacre of the Greeks…
PM and FM express support for Greek minority on Imbros
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias stated their support for the Greek minority of Imbros on Sunday during an annual event organized by the Imbros Association of Athens.
Earthquake registered near Mt. Athos, felt in Attica
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 struck south of the monastic community of Mt. Athos on Sunday afternoon. The quake even rattled Attica, 225 kilometers away.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier turns 90
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, one of Athens’ most iconic, and visited, monuments, turns 90 this year.
Cyclades, Rethymno get extension for land registry
The deadline for the posting of cadastral data for the Cyclades and the city of Rethymno on Crete has been extended to March 15, according to the Hellenic Land Registry.