The European Commission has approved 31.5 million euros in Greek government support for specific types of farmers and producers affected by restrictive measures imposed during the continuing coronavirus pandemic.
A representative of the United States State Department has stated on Friday that there is no question of Greek sovereignty over its islands in the East Aegean. This was the response given when asked to comment on the proclamation by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Thursday that unless Greece demilitarized the islands in question,…
Greece had the second highest growth rate in the eurozone last year, at 8.5%, only behind Ireland, and will this year post the fourth highest, at 4.9%, the European Commission estimated on Thursday in its winter forecasts.
A 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck the island of Kos in the east Aegean on Friday evening according to the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens. The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre’s first estimation was a 4.0-magnitude quake.
In an interview with Kathimerini amid the crisis in Bosnia and recurring tensions in Kosovo, Serbia’s Foreign Minister Nikola Selakovic insists that if there is one lesson to be learned from the turbulent times of yesteryear, it is that peace must be preserved at all costs.
The President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou visited the National Center of Scientific Research ‘Demokritos’ on Friday to celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The President spoke of the importance of supporting women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) which have traditionally been considered a male domain.
This year’s tourism season will open on March 1, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Thursday.
The contract for restoration works on the Corinth Canal will be tabled in Parliament on Monday, Deputy Environment and Energy Minister Nikos Tagaras said on Friday, and is expected to be approved soon after.
The daily briefing by Greek health authorities announced 92 Covid-19 related deaths on Friday as well as 17,656 new cases of the virus. The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) also stated that there are currently 512 intubated patients being treated in Intensive Care Units across Greece.
The First Instance Prosecutor’s Office of Thessaloniki has ordered an investigation on Friday over the leak of judicial evidence (both pre-hearing inquiries and suspect hearings) in the murder case of Alkis Kampanos in Thessaloniki on February 1.