Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority scrapped a requirement for travellers from the United States, Canada and Australia to present a negative Covid-19 test, provided they have a vaccination certificate or a certificate of recent illness.
Three people were arrested during police raids in 21 various soccer fan clubs in the region of Attica on Friday, authorities said Saturday.
Major infrastructure projects planned in Piraeus will transform the country’s biggest port into a true transport hub, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Kostas A. Karamanlis told radio station Kanali 1 on Friday.
“Piano in Love” is a tribute to love, from the Romantic movement to pop music. Celebrated pianist Manos Kitsikopoulos returns to the Athens Concert Hall to present a curated set list of musical works, from Franz Liszt to the Beatles and Radiohead.
Hitherto relatively shunned vocational education is gaining ground in Greece, according to Education Ministry data which show an increase in the number of teenagers choosing Vocational High Schools (EPALs) and of young adults that opt for a public Vocational Training Institute (IEK).
Greece had a positive record in investments last year, with Eurostat and Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) figures being in agreement with the European Commission estimates for an 8.5% economic growth rate last year in Greece, the second highest in the eurozone.
A total of 26,015 students born outside Greece attend Greek elementary and high schools. The children, aged 5-17, make up about 2% of the total number of pupils in Greece.
Amid Turkey’s dispute of Greece’s sovereignty over its islands in the eastern Aegean, Washington proceeded on Friday with a clear and a direct rejection of Ankara’s unfounded claims.
Seven suspects will appear in court on Saturday after being charged in connection with the deaths of dozens of people in a private nursing home in Hania, Crete.
Greece may remain among the top five destinations for European travelers for the first half of 2022, but it has slipped one place from last year, behind Italy, Spain, France and Germany.