Ferry routes disrupted due to strong winds
Ships in the port of Piraeus bound for the islands of the Cyclades remained docked on Thursday due to strong winds reaching up 9 on the Beaufort scale.
Jean-Louis Steuerman | Athens | February 4
Acclaimed Brazilian pianist Jean-Louis Steuerman joins the Athens State Orchestra, under the baton of Lucas Karytinos, in a single appearance at the Athens Concert Hall.
Greece donates 1.3 mln coronavirus vaccines to Ethiopia
Greece donated 1,346,400 coronavirus vaccines to Ethiopia through the World Health Organization’s agency Covax, the Foreign Affairs Ministry tweeted on Wednesday.
Online consensual divorce platform opens for users
An online platform that facilitates the issuance of consensual divorces was made official and operational on Thursday.
Inflation at an 11-year high
Inflation is breaking record after record in Greece, with the wave of price hikes growing even larger last month, taking the European Union harmonized index to 5.5%, the bloc’s statistical service, Eurostat, announced on Wednesday.
Homeless in Piraeus vaccinated against Covid-19
Mobile its of the National Organization for Public Health (EODY) started vaccinating the homeless against Covid-19 in the port city of Piraeus on Wednesday.
ENFIA tax to be slashed by 13 percent
With his government still reeling from the fallout from last week’s snowstorm and a toxic debate in Parliament, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis sought on Wednesday to cap a difficult run of events on a more positive note, announcing the permanent reduction of the much derided ENFIA property tax by 13%.
Turkish airstrikes in Syria and Iraq and their impact on religious, ethnic minorities
Turkish warplanes struck suspected Kurdish positions in Iraq and Syria early on Wednesday in a new aerial offensive. The Kurdish-led administration in northeast Syria condemned Turkey’s airstrikes and urged the international community to intervene to stop what it called “Turkish aggression.”
Former president Christos Sartzetakis dead at 93
Former president Christos Sartzetakis passed away early Thursday morning in a hospital in Athens. He was 93.
Thessaloniki teen’s murder suspect to appear before prosecutor
The main suspect in the murder of a 19-year-old man in Thessaloniki last Tuesday will appear before a prosecutor on Thursday.