Greece sees no disruption in gas flows, says minister
Gas flows to Greece are smooth and Greek gas suppliers have lined up additional gas cargoes if needed, Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas said on Friday, a day after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Gas flows to Greece are smooth and Greek gas suppliers have lined up additional gas cargoes if needed, Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas said on Friday, a day after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Opposition SYRIZA’s shadow minister for health has urged the government to ensure that thousands of migrants and refugees are not left without the benefit of healthcare at the end of the month.
The European Union’s interior ministers will discuss at a meeting this weekend the Ukraine situation, and issues regarding a likely ensuing refugee crisis following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
More than 9,700 impoverished families in the port city of Piraeus and the islands of Salamina, Spetses, Hydra, Aegina, Angistri and Kythira are expected to benefit from a European Union-backed assistance program next month.
Greek Archbishop Ieronymos on Friday said that he is “deeply shocked” by developments in Ukraine and expressed hope that “prudence and reason will prevail” to end Russian hostilities against the eastern European nation.
The Onassis Foundation pays tribute to one of Greece’s greatest sculptors, Yannoulis Chalepas (1851-1938), a pioneer of modernism who struggled with mental illness and stigma for much of his life.
Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias sought to increase tourism flows to Greece from Romania on Wednesday, during an official visit to Bucharest with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
The consortium of Mytilineos, Rover Maritime and HDK has been chosen for the expansion of the sixth dock at the port of Thessaloniki, a project budgeted at 150 million euros.
Temperatures in northern Greece dropped by as much as 11 degrees Celsius in the early hours of Friday compared to Thursday, as a result of clear skies and light, chilly winds.
Kathimerini’s Vassilis Nedos and Yannis Palaiologos join our host Thanos Davelis with the latest reports and analysis from Athens and Brussels on what we know so far about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.