Monthly income suffices for just 19 days for many households
The income of one in two households in Greece lasted until the 19th of each month on average in 2021, according to the results of a survey.
Covid restrictions to be lifted as summer approaches, health minister says
The government wishes to lift Covid-19 restrictions as the summer approaches, the health minister said in Thessaloniki on Friday.
SYRIZA welcomes invite for Zelenskyy to address parliament
The prime minister’s invitation to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to address Parliament is a “positive solidarity move,” shadow foreign minister Giorgos Katrougalos said on Friday
New Covid cases fall by over a quarter
Health authorities announced 16,234 new coronavirus infections for the 24-hour period ending 3 p.m. Friday, a 26.5% decrease on Thursday’s figure of 22,107.
Aunt throws two nieces off balcony before jumping herself
Two young girls are being treated in an Athens hospital after their aunt threw them off the balcony of their home in the western Athens suburb of Egaleo on Friday.
Athens: Independence Day parade held with spectators allowed
Thousands of people lined the streets in central Athens as fighter jets flew overhead and tanks rolled down the street outside Parliament during the Independence Day parade Friday, the first to be open to spectators in two years as coronavirus restrictions ease.
Erdogan says Turkey, Israel can work on gas amid push to mend ties
Natural gas cooperation is among the most important steps Turkey and Israel can take amid a bid to repair ties and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett could visit Turkey, President Tayyip Erdogan was cited as saying on Friday.
Could Turkey become a haven for Russian oligarchs?
Amberin Zaman joins our host Thanos Davelis to discuss the concerns that Turkey might become a haven for sanctioned Russians, explore Turkey’s broader role in illicit financing, and look at how this could impact Turkey’s relations with the West.
Tsipras: 1821 proves that small nations can defeat great empires
The 1821 revolution serves as “a timeless example for all the peoples of the world” as it “teaches us that even a small nation can defeat a mighty empire when it declares ‘Liberty or Death’ on its flag,” the main opposition SYRIZA leader said.
EU, US reach provisional deal on data flows but final pact months away
The European Union and the United States reached a preliminary agreement to avoid major disruption in transatlantic data flows that had been jeopardized by a ruling of the EU top court, the EU Commission head and the US President said on Friday.