Agriculture Ministry to set up horse registry
The government is to set up a registry of horses and other equine species, following a decision signed by Deputy Rural Development and Food Minister Simos Kedikoglou on Monday.
Motorists now able to pay road tax by the month
Motorists who have been unable to pay the annual road tax for their vehicle can now pay in monthly installments, the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) announced on Monday.
PM visits Greece’s first supervised drugs use site
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited Greece’s first Supervised Injection Site (SIS) at the Organisation Against Drugs (ΟΚΑΝΑ) in Athens on Monday.
2 Turks fly to Greece in small plane in apparent asylum bid
Two Turkish men who apparently flew right across the Aegean Sea in an ultralight aircraft to seek asylum in the European Union have been rescued after they ran out of fuel and ditched their small plane off the Greek island of Evia, officials said Monday.
Power bills bringing misery
Consumers are increasingly having to resort to special arrangements to pay their electricity bills, while more than 1,000 complaints are being submitted every week to the Regulatory Authority for Energy against adjustment clauses on bills.
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Girl injured in ferry accident on Aegina
An 8-year-old girl was injured on the island of Aegina on Monday during her embarkation on a passenger ferry. The girl was rushed by the Coast Guard to the local medical center and is expected to be moved to a hospital in Athens for further care.
Rate of new Covid-19 cases continue to fall
Greek health authorities announced 3,868 new cases of Covid-19 and 63 virus-related deaths on Monday. The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) also stated that the number of intubated patients saw a drop with 307.
Androulakis criticizes government’s energy policy
Nikos Androulakis, leader of center-left opposition party PASOK-KINAL, criticised the government for its energy policy in an interview with Radio Thessaloniki on Monday, insisting on the need for a ceiling to the re-adjustment clause in the electricity retail price.
Prosecutor to investigate alleged surveillance of Greek journalist
The head of the Athens Prosecutor’s Office, Sotiria Papageorgopoulou, ordered on Monday a preliminary investigation into the alleged surveillance of a Greek journalist.